Museum of Contraception and Abortion Mariahilfergürtel 37, 1150 Wien E-Mail: info@muvs.org Telefon: 0699 178 178 04 The Museum News Conserving cultural assets Visitor Information Opening Hours and Tickets Tours at MUVS Tours online Virtual tour Audioguide Museums Information The very beginning Awards Supporters & Contributors Media Reports Press Contact Topics Overview Contraceptions Pregnancy Test Abortion Plights Pioneers Collections Plants Literary Quotes Videos Objects Contraception Overview Vaginal Rinsing Futile Attempts Coils Sterilisation Pregnancy Tests Media Self Observation Vaginal Barriers Condoms Pill & Co Future Methods Body Models Abortion Overview Instruments Substances Pharmaceutical drugs Body Models Media Library Categories Books Newspaper Articles Ad- & Infofolders Posters & Flyers Gebrauchsanweisungen Professional Articles Professional Journals Original Documents Topics Abortion Contraception Sex Education Work of Reference A tour through our museum Three rooms show a ramble through the history of contraception from the ancient Egyptians to the methods of tomorrow, woman and man. Tours for groups Collections Cultural Heritage Ovulen 21 contraceptive pills in a small plastic box, in the … The new C.D.I. Basal Thermometer MUVS News Surprise, surprise: sexual names for plants and animals! A walk in the fresh air through the Botanical Garden of the University of Vienna is always healthy, is beautiful in any season... and is, sometimes, surprising – for instance, when you come across a plant by the name of Coronilla vaginalis, colloquially known as the small scorpion vetch. It’s not that it looks erotic; rather, it’s the name that is puzzling! The fertile Easter bunny “The rabbit was a symbol of fertility – accordingly, it was also imputed with the legend of laying Easter eggs – and this was the reason for the choice of name.” Probably our object is a votive offering seeking, or seeking to avoid, being blessed with (too many) children, but we can only speculate. The silver lining of a difficult time The average European household is home to around 10,000 objects; one actually means to have a clear-out, but never gets around to doing it. This has changed “thanks to” the coronavirus. During the lockdowns, quarantine and periods of working from home, many people decluttered their homes and came across various things that were too good to throw away. Lucky for us, because our museum has gained a total of eleven new objects as a result, two of which we would like to introduce to you today. G for Gräfenberg – A rocky road to success Since our topic is the “most pleasurable activity in the world”, as some say, and we therefore don’t always want to be deadly serious, we will entertain you today with a special piece from our collection: the cup depicted is 7 centimetres high and has “Gräfenberg” written on it. Only obstinate realists suspect a connection to the 4000-inhabitant village of Gräfenberg in Bavaria, first mentioned in records in 1172. Get our Newsletter Museum of Contraception and Abortion Mariahilfer Gürtel 37 1150 Vienna info@muvs.org +43 699 178 178 04 Opening Hours: Wednesday to Sunday 14:00-18:00 Tickets Tours at MUVS Tours online Guided tours take place exclusively outside opening hours. Support the museum with a donation Awards Member of the Austrian Museum Association Seal of Approval of the Austrian Museum Association Supported by European Society of Contraception and Reproductive Health Nominated for the EMYA Museum of the Year Award 2010. First Winner of the Kenneth Hudson Award given by the Trustees of the European Museum Forum Accepted into the 'Excellence Club - The Best in Heritage' Imprint Data Protection Support MUVS Press info@muvs.org Museum of Contraception and Abortion © 2026