Founder of the Vagina Museum: 'Society tells us that our bodies are dirty'

Florence Schechter has encouraged and enlightened audiences through open conversations and in debunking the myths that heavily surround gynecological anatomy

Founder of The Vagina Museum, the world’s first museum dedicated to the gynecological anatomy, Florence Schechter will present at SCI:COM event on December 7.

SCI:COM, Ireland’s largest Science Communication event returns on December 7 at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium, the first in-person event in two years. Now in its seventh year, SCI:COM will explore how we ‘represent’ in science communication through inspiring talks, workshops, and guest speakers. Building on the success of previous years, organiser Jonathan McCrea said, “We have an incredible roster of speakers and breakout sessions to look forward to on the day, bringing like-minded people together with fresh perspectives to challenge our theme, and more.”

This year the keynote speaker is Florence Schechter, founder of the Vagina Museum. Schechter started the original project in 2017 to build the world’s first bricks and mortar museum dedicated to the gynecological anatomy. Her background is in science communication, and she came highly commended in the Women of the Future Awards in 2017 in the arts and culture category for her work and received the Pioneer of the Year award from the Sexual Freedom Awards in 2019. Schechter was nominated for Rising Star of the Year by DIVA in 2020.