The Pleasure Society works with a diverse range of partners to curate events, exhibitions, and other creative endeavours that bring sexuality and pleasure into the public eye.
We participated in Wish Me Well, a sculpture by Dutch artist Lara Schnitger. She invited ten Amsterdam-based feminist organisations to create flags and slogans which are incorporated into her 7-meter installation at the NDSM wharf. The work is inspired by women's monuments, street protests, and a wishing well in Los Angeles' Chinatown. It serves as a symbolic meeting place for feminist groups and the public, and invites reflection, participation, and collective action.
Photos by LNDW Studio and Maarten Nauw
Photos by Prins de Vos
The Pleasure Society and CHEEX invited a series of writers between the ages of of 40-70 to share their experiences, thoughts and feelings about the connection between their sexuality and age (or how it doesn’t exist at all).
As part of World Pride Amsterdam, the Pleasure Society is curating a one-night programme at the Amsterdam Museum's Huis Willet-Holthuysen. This event is a celebration of queer pleasure as visibility, care and activism, exploring and reimagining Amsterdam's queer histories in relation to contemporary experiences through workshops, performances, sound and conversations.
The Pleasure Society launches campaigns that challenge taboos and create spaces for open, shame-free discussions about our bodies, desires, and identities. We’re not just raising awareness; we’re driving real change in how we talk about and experience sexuality, intimacy, and body image—helping build a world where pleasure is seen as a natural, healthy part of life.
We kicked off the Schaamteloos campaign with our friends at The Oh Collective, The Social Code and The Vulva Gallery to tackle something most people don’t even think twice about: the words we use for our own bodies. Why are we still calling them schaamlippen aka “shame lips”? Spoiler: we shouldn’t be. That’s why we’re pushing for “vulvalippen” — a term that’s accurate, confident, and proudly unapologetic. Inspired by the legacy of Ellen Laan, this campaign is about ditching shame and rewriting the narrative, starting with the dictionary.