"As I sat there, just being in their foot steps and lot of people looking at you, it is such a very embarrassing and I don't know how they put up a brave face every single day, just to go through it," said Shamim Jumba, a University student and museum visitor.
There's a short film documenting the history of prostitution tolerance in Amsterdam, starting from the 16th century, when it was a port city flush with wealth from the spice trade and authorities turned a blind eye when sailors went ashore looking for women.
