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A Paris museum opened its doors for the first time to nudist visitors on Saturday, granting them special visiting hours to tour an exhibit in a one-off naturist event. Naturist campaigners said the museum event, with around attendees, was a breakthrough in one of the culture capitals of the world. According to the association, which has 88, followers in Paris alone, there are 2. Next in store is a nudist clubbing night planned for later this year. Nudist events at museums are not unheard of. A gallery in Vienna invited visitors to take their clothes off for a special viewing in of an exhibit dedicated to paintings of male nudity, while a museum in Australia has also opened its doors to naked viewers.

By Mark Blinch. Imagine a campground where people perform everyday tasks but without a stitch of clothing on. Mowing the lawn, coffee with friends, dinnertime with family members, even board meetings with colleagues — at this camp, there were no exceptions to the no clothes rule. Most people might be familiar with the ideas of naturism or nudism. Inside the naturist community at Bare Oaks, clothing is only used for protection, whether it be from the cold or from work that might injure your body, but most of the time you would never see a naturist in clothing unless they left the park and went into the general public.

Facebook Twitter Email. CNN — Filled with nerves, I intentionally left my bikini behind before embarking on my first nudist beach experience on the uninhabited Lokrum Island in Croatia. This was the only way I could be sure that the fear of baring it all in front of strangers wouldn't cause me to back out at the last minute.