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Imperial attitudes to sexuality

Watch Kate Fisher discuss the Intimate Worlds exhibition (Wellcome Collection - RAMM, Exeter, 2014), and learn about imperial attitudes to sexuality.

Note: This video shows and discusses sculptures and drawings of sexual activity which some may feel is not appropriate for learners under 16.

In this video, Kate Fisher takes us on a tour of the Intimate Worlds exhibition that took place at The Royal Albert Memorial Museum in Exeter during the summer of 2014. The exhibition explored imperial attitudes to sexuality through the Wellcome Collection.

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