“Nudity has always existed and bodies should not be a source of shame for anyone,” said one participant.
Life was reflected in art over the weekend when a Barcelona museum opened its doors to nudists. Wearing nothing but shoes, they enjoyed a photography tour of naked warrior statues.
Marta, a 59-year-old healthcare worker and naturist, said: “[I feel] with the same intensity of observing her dressed, but with the difference that we could better understand that nudity has always existed and bodies should not be a source of shame for anyone.”
The Archaeological Museum of Catalonia organized the 90-minute visit in collaboration with the Catalan Naturism Club.
Tour guide Edgard also explained the exhibition to the group without clothes. “We wanted to make the visit more colorful and not the typical guided tour,” she said.
“We wanted people who came to see it to have exactly the same sensations as the work they were watching.”
The visitor was there to see the exhibition of the Riace Bronzes with photographs by Luigi Spina. They depict two large Greek bronze statues of naked warriors from the 5th century BC discovered in 1972 near Riace in Italy.
The museum’s website promises visitors the chance to “admire the works by posing in the same situation they are in, completely naked and surrounded by other bodies.”
Nudists are not always welcome at tourist attractions.
Earlier this year, two European tourists were kicked out of Machu Picchu on Thursday for taking nude photos. Read the full story here.
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