i don't think curators should allow exhibitions of *life imitating art* within exhibitions. depending on the subject of *original* exhibition, it could lead to some very problematic situations, not the least of which is possibly offending other museum-goers. On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 10:42 AM, adelheid straten < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > Dear all, > > the exhibition "Das nackte Leben. Bacon, Freud, Hockney und andere" [tHE > NAKED LIFE: Bacon, Freud, Hockney and others. Paintings in London > 1950-1980] in Münster, Germany, was allowed to be visited by 61 naturalists > unhampered by clothes which had been left in a special ante-chamber > cloakroom. The were welcomed by museum director Dr. Hermann Arnhold and > received a guided guided tour, some left their shoes and socks on, some yet > barfooted. > > Any comments? > > Christian > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the MUSEUM-L list, click the following link: > http://home.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa-HOME.exe?SUBED1=MUSEUM-L&A=1 > -- Tina Loo Teamleider FES Collectie Digitalisering (E)vertebraten T 071 568 77 17, M 06 3809 0770 Darwinweg 2, Postbus 9517, 2300 RA Leiden E [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>, I www.naturalis.nl <http://www.naturalis.nl> ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).