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WORDS BY CLAIRE BENNIE
 Choose from one of these unique, saucy museums this Valentine’s Day: one is guaranteed to suit your mood
Saucy Amora is the world’s first museum dedicated to love, sex and relationships. Distinctly set apart from the seedy sex museums of Amsterdam, this museum was created by sex therapists, doctors, academics and relationship counsellors. Feisty couples can explore seven interactive zones that cover all stages of a relationship, from flirting, to dating and sexual experiences with a long-term partner. Learn the art of the elusive perfect kiss and how to undress with a cheeky air of sophistication. The stereotypical British stiff upper flip attitude is thrown out of the window with careless abandon in this sensual, rather than sleazy, museum.
MUSEUM OF BROKEN RELATIONSHIPS
CROATIA, fly to Ljublijana www.brokenships.com
If jealous and jilted is more your style, then visit this travelling museum devoted to the heart-breaking reminders of relationships gone wrong. The Museum of Broken Relationships gives you the chance to purge yourself of the bad memories from a severed relationship. See the donated tokens of love and objects that remind the members of their once-true love: engagement rings, wedding dresses, as well as the slightly macabre—empty liquor bottles after the love turned sour, and even a prosthetic leg!
MUSÉE DE LA VIE ROMANTIQUE
FRANCE, fly to Paris www.vie-romantique.paris.fr
In the world’s most romantic city, it seems fitting to visit this, a museum dedicated to the “romantic” movement in art. Paintings by the former owner and artist, Ary Scheffer, are displayed on the first floor, and memorabilia from George Sand, one of the first feminists (whose most famous quote is, fittingly, “there is only one happiness; to love and be loved”) who also resides here. Lovers can whisper sweet nothings through beautiful rose gardens, sip tea and relax. Shh… this museum is a bit of a secret—perfect for Valentine’s Day.
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