a museum of menstruation!

[rockstarbob.livejournal.com]

i don't know if this has been mentioned before, but a US man started a museum of menstration (MUM). you can check it out here.

you can go on a 'virtual tour' (filled with lots of neat info and photos of exhibits, etc.). there are also links there to art concerning menstruation and the norwegian museum of menstruation. i just spent a good hour milling around on the site -- it was fascinating!

on a side note, i stumbled upon the link by accident when i was researching comparisons between "The Keeper" and "INSTEAD" -- does anyone have any feedback they'd like to share on that? and let me know what you think of the museum (interesting that a man started it, no?).

Comments

[contrary.livejournal.com]

yeah the museum is actually in maryland. my friend did a zine on menstruation for her thesis ( i did mine on riot grrrl), but she was in contact with the guy and everything. he closed the museum for a bit. i don't know if he's reopened it or not since.

i hear nothing but good things about the keeper.

i tried instead once. i hated it. it leaked, but then again, i was a heavy bleeder.

Keeper vs. Instead

[champignon.livejournal.com]

I used Instead for a few months before I bought my Keeper, just to make sure I could deal with the menstrual cup scene before I invested the money. I had no problems with Instead at all. However, I see definite advantages in the Keeper:

• It is not a disposable product, so I'm not producing waste every month what with the product itself, packaging, etc...
• Over the life of the product (I think it's supposed to be 10 years) it is much cheaper than Instead
• Instead seems to be becoming rarer and rarer in stores... maybe that's just in my area, though.

Just my 2¢, for what it's worth...

yup!

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

the homepage we link to from the hut is mum, and he made a mention of us in his news page last month.

As a side note... a man started the menstrualhut community, too. :)

Re: yup!

[rockstarbob.livejournal.com]

yes, i remembered that! i wondered if anyone would bring that up. interesting that you did. :P

Insteads

[tinkerbelle1972.livejournal.com]

I've used Insteads now for about two years, and they are wonderful! It took me a few tries to get it right inserting them, but then, so did tampons!

What is The Keeper? and where does one buy them? I find Insteads hard to find in the New England area. CVS is about the only place I've found them.

[00goddess.livejournal.com]

I've heard nothing but good things about the Keeper. I'm planning to purchase one.

I tried Instead a few years ago. It's a fucking nightmare. Huge, unwiedly, uncomfortable. And it leaks if you cough, sneeze, or laugh. Run far, run fast.

The museum is cool- I've browsed through it a bit, but never had time or inclination to really dig.

00g