I would set up a small notification outside the exhibition. A sign saying, some content may be offensive. Granted the one time I experienced this was for an exhibition that was mainly focused on pornographic material used in every piece of art and some pieces having fecal ingestion and sex as the piece. So that was an extreme example. I do not think parents should be warned, I think if they are offended, they can excuse themselves. Most people that go into an art exhibition are prepared in some way for anything and everything. 

Side note, I was recently in Amsterdam and at the contemporary art museum they had a pitch black room and once your eyes adjusted, you saw two naked people on the floor kissing and being intimate. A beautiful piece and the process of the visitor experience is amazing. 

Nudity is beautiful. Make sure you push that fact also!!

Evan Smeenge


> On May 28, 2015, at 7:33 PM, Ilana <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Hello to the museum collective,
> 
> Our gallery, Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art, will be opening our new exhibition, Picasso: Creatures and Creativity on July 3rd. The exhibition features a series of 15 lithographs of two nude women, in both realist and abstract forms. From an educational standpoint they serve to show Picasso's evolution in the artistic process but how to we showcase this with school and camp groups? Can we even show them at all? We have only booked one field trip so far, and in this case, I brought up the nudity and the camp director will come preview the exhibit. Also, aside from making my staff aware that some guests may be offended by the content and how we prepare for that, is there anything else we need to do? We will mention the content to guests that arrive with children, but we don't necessarily want to bring it up with every guest. I appreciate your input. 
> 
> Ilana Short
> Manager of Visitor Services and Education
> Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art
> Las Vegas, NV
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