Unveiled: The Bizarre 200-Year-Old Sheep Appendix Condom Shocking Museum Visitors

Picture this: you’re meandering through the Rijksmuseum, utterly in awe of all those golden age brushstrokes and—hold on—what’s that nestled between the Rembrandts and Vermeers? Oh, just a 200-year-old illustrated condom, proudly displayed like it’s the Mona Lisa of safe sex . I mean, who says history can’t be both artsy and a little risqué? If you’ve ever wondered what high culture and bedroom innovation looked like in the 1800s, brace yourself. This “luxury souvenir” (yes, really) has officially made art history by becoming the museum’s very first antique contraceptive sheath. Can’t help but ask: Is it weird to feel a bit jealous of a condom getting more museum recognition than my childhood macaroni art? Dive into the wild intersection of body, art, and Dutch ingenuity—and maybe, just maybe, reconsider sheep intestines. LEARN MORE

A 200-year-old illustrated condom will go on display with Dutch golden age masters in Amsterdam, after the 19th-century “luxury souvenir” became the first-ever contraceptive sheath to be added to the Rijksmuseum’s art collection. What do you think?

“Finally, art that I understand.”

Robert Halvarson, Groundhog Displacer

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“My kid could make that.”

Sonya Jung, Cupcake Critic

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“The ‘it’s gross to cum in a sheep’s appendix’ crowd owes me a big apology.”

Harold Poe, Fabric Historian