Nude museum tours sell out in Stuttgart, Germany
Tickets for two nude evening events at the Haus der Geschichte Baden-Württemberg in Stuttgart have completely sold out. These special visits are scheduled for August 30 and September 13, 2025, as part of the ongoing exhibition "Frei Schwimmen – Gemeinsam?!", which will be available until September 14. Attendees are required to be nude, except for a towel, with clothing stored in lockers while the hall maintains a temperature of 23°C. Organized by GetNakedGermany, the exhibition showcases over 200 artifacts and images related to bathing history. Similar nude tours have been conducted at various museums, including La Boverie in Liège in February 2025 and Mucem in Marseille in 2024. The nudist movement, known as Freikörperkultur (FKK), began in Germany in the late 19th century.
Key facts
- Haus der Geschichte Baden-Württemberg in Stuttgart sold out nude night visits for August 30 and September 13, 2025.
- Visits are part of exhibition 'Frei Schwimmen – Gemeinsam?!' running until September 14, 2025.
- Exhibition covers history of swimming and public morality with over 200 objects and photographs.
- Visitors must be completely naked except for a towel; clothes left in lockers; hall at 23°C.
- Idea proposed by association GetNakedGermany.
- Similar nude tours occurred at La Boverie (Liège, Belgium) in February 2025 for Paul Delvaux exhibition.
- Mucem (Marseille, France) offered nude tours in 2024 for 'Paradis naturistes'.
- Musée Maillol (Paris) had nude visits in 2022 for 'Hyperréalisme: ceci n'est pas un corps'.
- Palais de Tokyo (Paris) offered undressed visits in 2018 for 'Discorde, Fille de la Nuit'.
- Archaeology Museum of Catalonia (Barcelona) held nude tour in 2023 among Riace Bronzes photos.
- PAC – Padiglione d'Arte Contemporanea (Milan) organized Naturist Tours in 2019 with artist Stuart Ringholt.
- German FKK movement started in late 19th century, peaked in 1960s-70s, still present in beaches and saunas.
Entities
Artists
- Paul Delvaux
- Luigi Spina
- Stuart Ringholt
Institutions
- Haus der Geschichte Baden-Württemberg
- GetNakedGermany
- La Boverie
- Belgian Naturist Federation
- Eva and Adam simply naked
- Mucem – Musée des civilisations de l'Europe et de la Méditerranée
- Musée Maillol
- Palais de Tokyo
- Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya
- Club Naturista Català
- PAC – Padiglione d'Arte Contemporanea di Milano
Locations
- Stuttgart
- Germany
- Liège
- Belgium
- Marseille
- France
- Paris
- Barcelona
- Spain
- Milan
- Italy