The Lannan Foundation’s Art Program is designed to support the creativity of exceptional contemporary artists, foster serious criticism and discussion of contemporary art, and bring new and experimental works of art to a wide audience. The foundation, based in New Mexico, donated nineteen pieces, including works by William Fielding, Miles Forst, Gerald Gooch, Scott Miller, Milo Riece, Anita Steckel, T. Verries and Louis Renzoni, to the museum in May of 2000.

Ralph Whittington Collection

Ralph Whittington, a retired librarian at the Library of Congress, has been collecting pornography since the 1970s. Ralph traces his lifelong interest in the subject to the discovery of a pocket-sized magazine, chanced upon during a trip to Baltimore when he was in the second grade. Consisting of films, videos, magazines, books and related paraphernalia, this collection provides an extensive record of the adult industry over the past three decades.

Harmony Theatre

The Harmony Theatre, previously known as the Melody Burlesk, featured exotic dancing that combined golden era burlesque with more sexually explicit routines from its Times Square location. One of the longest-running strip establishments in the area, the Harmony was famous for often featuring porn stars as performers. A number of artifacts from the theatre, including promotional signs, costumes and photographs are housed in the museum. For more information please contact