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The Museum of Sex, the nation's first gallery devoted to the history of gettin' it on. THE MET IT AIN'T Opening day at this NYC curiosity magnet caught patrons flagrante delicto -- eyeing everything from vintage burlesque and bawdy unauthorized celebrity comics to old-school gay magazines. Says a spokeswoman: ''Our phone's been ringing so much we can't answer it anymore.'' Round-the-block lines were common throughout the first weekend. YUL action Yul Brynner's ample family jewels are on display in nude photos taken by George Platt Lynes. ''It's one of those things that people know about [Brynner],'' laughs executive curator Grady Turner. ''So here's the evidence.'' wait and see MoSex (as the museum is called) is still a work in progress. Features such as posters for taboo breakers like Deep Throat were still MIA. ''I hate to admit it,'' says Turner, ''but we just ran out of Plexiglas.'' At least we found one of those cute floaty pens with a stripper in it at the gift shop.
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