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World Erotic Art Museum

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Established2005
Location1205 Washington Avenue
Miami Beach, Florida, United States
DirectorHelmut Schuster
OwnerWilzig Family
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World Erotic Art Museum
Established2005
Location1205 Washington Avenue
Miami Beach, Florida, United States
DirectorHelmut Schuster
OwnerWilzig Family
Websitewww.weam.com
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The World Erotic Art Museum is a museum, library, and education think tank for erotic art, located in the Art Deco District of Miami Beach, Florida, United States. It contains the collection of Naomi Wilzig.[1]

Collection

The collection includes sculptures, drawings, paintings, and photographs. The collection ranges from folk art to the work of famous artists. The Museum shows artwork from artists like Rembrandt, Picasso, Salvador Dalí, Fernando Botero as well as Robert Mapplethorpe, Paul Kagan, Helmut Newton and Bunny Yeager to name just a few out of more than 4000.

Exhibitions

In 2011 WEAM premiered the first US exhibition of rare erotic Rembrandt etchings belonging to the Barony of Fulwood Trust, the exhibition was curated by the Baron of Fulwood and Dirleton. In 2012 the curator Helmut Schuster arranged the first solo show of Helmut Newton in Florida in cooperation with the MDM in Salzburg.[2]

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