Animal Penis Museum
Sigurdur Hjartarson collects penises for a living.
Hjartarson is founder and owner of the Icelandic Phallological Museum, which offers visitors from around the world a close-up look at the long and the short of the male reproductive organ.
His phallic collection, which began in 1974 with a single bull’s penis, now boasts 261 preserved members from 90 species.
The largest specimen, from a sperm whale, is 70 kg (154 lb) and 1.7 metres (5.58 ft) long. The smallest, a hamster penis bone, is just 2 mm and has to be viewed through a magnifying glass.
The penis museum is in the quiet Icelandic fishing village of Husavik, 480 km (298 miles) northeast of the capital, Reykjavik. and is open from May to September.
Sigurdur Hjartarson, owner and founder of the Icelandic Phallological Museum, proudly strokes his stuffed elephant penis.
Some of the penises on display.
