0 0 ▁individual ▁pieces ▁catalog ed ▁by ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁and ▁instead ▁maintained ▁a ▁virtual ▁presence ▁on ▁the ▁internet . ▁▁ ▁Pat ten ▁scale d ▁down ▁her ▁interests ▁in ▁the ▁company ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁to ▁purs ue ▁other ▁interests ▁in ▁advoc acy . ▁She ▁returned ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁and ▁left ▁again ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁Parliament . ▁ ▁National ▁Museum ▁of ▁E rot ica ▁The ▁National ▁Museum ▁of ▁E rot ica ▁was ▁opened ▁in ▁Can ber ra ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁dedicated ▁to ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁er ot ica ▁and ▁the ▁pres ervation ▁of ▁er otic ▁art , ▁literature , ▁film ▁and ▁phot ography . ▁The ▁museum ▁was ▁un ve iled ▁by ▁Chief ▁Minister ▁Kate ▁Car nell , ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁establishment ▁of ▁its ▁kind ▁in ▁Australia . ▁ ▁The ▁National ▁Museum ▁of ▁E rot ica ▁collected ▁works ▁from ▁the ▁lik es ▁of ▁Bre tt ▁White ley , ▁Charles ▁Black man , ▁Salv atore ▁Z of rea , ▁Les bia ▁Thor pe , ▁Richard ▁L arter , ▁Mario ▁Az z op ardi , ▁and ▁more ▁histor ically ▁Mih ály ▁Z ich y . ▁Pat ten ▁expressed ▁that ▁the ▁collection ▁and ▁arch iving ▁of ▁er otic , ▁por n ographic ▁and ▁sexual ▁art ▁and ▁arte fact s ▁is ▁fund ament ally ▁different ▁from ▁the ▁collection ▁of ▁non ▁sexual ▁material ▁because ▁the ▁former ▁was ▁perce ived ▁as ▁a ▁rapidly ▁dimin ishing