Vagina Museum forced to vacate premises

The Vagina Museum has received notice it must vacate its current premises by the end of the week.

In a statement released on Twitter, the museum said its last day open to the public will be tomorrow (1 February), before it will operate digitally while it searches for a new home.

The museum has been located in Bethnal Green since March 2022 through a property guardianship with creative hub ENTER. Both organisations have been asked to vacate the space by the end of the week.

“We’re sad about this development, but incredibly proud of what we’ve accomplished in the ten months we’ve been at our Bethnal Green premises,” the statement said.

“We’ve welcomed more than 40,000 visitors through our doors and received so much love and positive feedback.”

Starting out as a pop-up museum in 2017, the Vagina Museum has been without a permanent home several times in its history.

It secured its first physical location in 2019 in Camden Market, before having to leave the premises in 2021 after its least was not renewed. 

It went six months without a permanent fixture before securing its current site. During that time, it issued a public call to help search for a new venue and it has requested the same from its followers now.

The museums’ statement on Twitter added: “We’re actively searching for a new home, and if you know of any vacant spaces (or have one yourself!) please don’t hesitate to reach out.” 

“In our home in Bethnal Green, we and ENTER demonstrated that we can transform an empty, unused building into a thriving heart of a community.

“We’ve made it through a pandemic and a period of temporary homelessness before. With you, together, we can make it through this too.”