Tijuana Bibles
You’re going to wish Donald Duck wore pants when you see this new exhibit of four-by-three-inch comic books depicting your favorite cartoon characters as total nymphos (case in point: Dagwood’s eating a lot more than sandwiches). “They weren’t actually from Tijuana,” says MoSex curator Sarah Jacobs. “Experts say the Mafia were responsible for them. Back in the ’30s, they were considered raunchy and scandalous.” Um, they still kinda are.
Suspension cage
This nine-foot-tall, steel-framed love pen was used to punish naughty “slaves” during floggings. “Domina M., a NYC dominatrix, was cleaning up her dungeon and donated it to us,” says Jacobs. “A lot of time was spent on the design of it.”
Abyss real dolls
One of the museum’s most famous artifacts was its squeezably soft love doll torso, on display for two years. Sadly, the worn-down dummy is being replaced with a younger, fitter model. On the plus side, we’re finally getting to meet her male counterpart. “I thought it was very important to have a balance,” says Jacobs. So how does he measure up to the real thing? “I would say it’s a medium-sized penis—we didn’t want something ridiculous—and made of a harder silicone.”
READY TO GO? The Museum of Sex, 233 Fifth Ave at 27th St (212-689-6337, museumofsex.com). Mon–Fri, Sun 11am–6:30pm, Sat 11am–8pm. $14.50, seniors and students $13.50, children under 18 not admitted.