▁resource ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁The ▁museum ▁hous ed ▁er otic ▁art istic ▁works , ▁including ▁paint ings , ▁pictures , ▁pin - up , ▁illustrated ▁books , ▁com ic ▁stri ps ▁and ▁films , ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁Japan , ▁Hung ary , ▁Russia ▁and ▁Australia . ▁ ▁The ▁museum ▁also ▁displayed ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁sex ▁to ys , ▁including ▁d ild os , ▁v ib rat ors ▁and ▁other ▁mechanical ▁devices ▁d ating ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 0 0 s . ▁ ▁The ▁Museum ▁was ▁closed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁but ▁the ▁collection ▁remained ▁preserved ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁grow , ▁with ▁over ▁ 4 0 0 ▁individual ▁pieces ▁catalog ed ▁by ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁The ▁Museum ▁now ▁maintain s ▁an ▁internet ▁archive . ▁ ▁Political ▁career , ▁ 1 9 9 2 – present ▁ ▁Pat ten ▁first ▁sought ▁election ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁A CT ▁general ▁election . ▁Pat ten ▁cont ested ▁the ▁second ▁election ▁for ▁representation ▁in ▁the ▁multi - member ▁single ▁constitu ency ▁Australian ▁Capital ▁Territ ory ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁on ▁a ▁ticket ▁called ▁the ▁H are - Cl ark ▁Independent ▁Group , ▁in ▁association ▁with ▁the ▁larger ▁group ▁of ▁independent ▁polit icians ▁who ▁entered ▁an ▁al liance ▁with ▁the ▁Liberal ▁and ▁Res idents ▁R ally ▁government . ▁Pat ten ▁ran ▁alongside ▁the ▁sitting ▁member ▁Craig ▁D uby , ▁however ▁both ▁D uby ▁and ▁Pat ten ▁were ▁un success ful