A small square painting showing a grinning nude couple dancing in a green living room with a record player in the background

Arlene and Craig had worked their way through Mambos no. 1-5, next they needed to work on their Argentine Tango 👍🏛️🍑 #MuseumBums

"Nude Tango", 1980, Beryl Cook, from @theboxplymouth.bsky.social, part of the current "Pride and Joy: Beryl Cook" exhibition 😁

A sculpture of a figure stood holding a shield, and a pike. But the pike looks like a prop from one of the old Batman films

When the alarum sounds and you jump out of bed, grab your shield and BatSpear, and run to your post 👍🏛️🍑 #MuseumBums

"The Pikeman" Helmsley Castle, Malcolm Brocklesby, 1995

Thanks for sharing, @scornflakegrrrl.bsky.social 😁

A figurine of a figure daintily ascending stairs, holding their skirts up, while looking back over their shoulder and pursing their lips in a big pouty kiss

Ruby Venezuela!! The drag queen persona of Bryan, Beryl Cook's next door neighbour 🥰👍🏛️🍑 #MuseumBums

This prototype figurine, 1989, forms part of "Pride and Joy", the Beryl Cook exhibition currently at @theboxplymouth.bsky.social 😁 go see it if you can!

A mural showing a seated figure handing a stood figure a rock. The miners' hammers allow a lot of suggestive angles, shafts and grips to go with the two figures intense eye contact and touching hands

This is my pet rock, "Julio". Please cuddle him 14 times a day, and take him for walks in the sun 👍🏛️🍑 #MuseumBums

"Miners" mural from the columned hall of the Vienna Parliament Building, 1907-11 (destroyed WW2)

Thanks @breakingthegaycodeinart for sharing 😁

A charcoal sketch of a seated Nude figure with one arm out in front and the other behind. The sketch loses detail after shoulders, above the neck and below the knee

The model here is Mary "Long Mary" Bartley, a housemaid where artist, George Seaton Watts was a guest. Long Mary (because she was tall) became a regular model for GSW, and he transformed her into "Daphne", "Eve", and "the wife of Midas" 😁

c1860s @royalacademy.bsky.social, #MuseumBums 👍🏛️🍑

A birthday party invitation for Sunday 26th April, 12:00, picnic in Russell Square, Trip to Gay's The Word bookshop, followed by a bum-filled experience at The British Museum

It's our party, we'll look at #MuseumBums if we want to! 👍🏛️🍑🥳

We're celebrating 10 years since we posted our very first Museum Bum (on Instagram)

Are you coming along? 😁

A red block print showing a stern face with lots of wavy hair around it. On top of their head is a small figure lying on their stomach

Felicity was adamant, her fascinator was going to out-fascinate all the others this wedding season 👍🏛️🍑 #MuseumBums

"In the man's brain", 1897, by Edvard Munch, from Bergen Kunstmuseum.

Thanks @lipthesp.bsky.social for sharing 😁

A bronze statue showing the famous Mona Lisa character but lifting their dress to show off their bum. Enigmatic smile remains intact

"Mooning Lisa", bronze, by Nick Walker was exhibited at MShed Museum, Bristol, as part of their Vanguard:Street Art exhibition in 2021 👍🏛️🍑 #MuseumBums

A painting showing a full-figured nude standing in contrapposto, with one hand on their hip, giving us some bountiful curves and swerves, in front of a green backdrop

Congratulations Hungary on moving in the right direction. Trip to Budapest anyone? 👍🏛️🍑 #MuseumBums 🇭🇺

"Standing Female Nude", József Nemes-Lampérth, 1916, in the Hungarian National Gallery,

A lead-cast sculpture of a figure balancing on the side of their hip, arms and legs out to balance

Julia's technique in the butt-sliding championships was masterful and unrivalled 👍🏛️🍑 #MuseumBums

"Air" by Aristide Maillol, 1938 at @gettymuseum.bsky.social, thanks @lkanter08 for sharing 😁

You can pre-order Hotties in Art, find Museum Bums: The Book and see all our fun upcoming events here linktr.ee/jackshoulder

A photo from behind the statue of the dying Gaul, showing him sat on one hip and leaning over so his head is hanging forwards Thanks @hobbitclaret for sharing the photo

The Dying Gaul, from Broughton House, National Trust of Scotland 👍🏛️🍑 #MuseumBums

It's difficult to get this guy's bum *and* his incredible moustache in the same shot, but you can see it in all its splendour in @jackshoulder.bsky.social's "Hotties in Art" uk.bookshop.org/p/books/muse... 🩵🩷

Aaah, fantastic! Thanks for sharing 😁

A photo of a statue on a raised patio facing out towards trees. The figure is holding out their arms and holding flowers and wildlife

Yes ma'am, you mentioned the toweling interferes with your communing, but we really must insist you don't leave the spa without your robe again 👍🏛️🍑 #MuseumBums

Queen Esther, 1972, by Ernst Fuchs, and from the Ernst Fuchs Museum, Vienna, Austria

Thanks @melancoliaesque.bsky.social for sharing 😁

A photo of the Museum Bums book being held up with the background being a European shop which probably serves amazing coffee

Hello lots of new followers! You can even get your #MuseumBums fix after you log off, with the Museum Bums book! 👍🏛️🍑

uk.bookshop.org/p/books/muse...

This one was spotted at @peripteroshop in Bologna, Italy 😁

A painting showing a nude figure with their back to the viewer. A murky dark green background and dark shadows make this painting exciting and shadowy

Here's a stunning Duncan Grant painting. We love it and we think you will too 😁👍🏛️🍑 #MuseumBums

"Male Nude (Pat Nelson)", 1930, at St Peter's College, Oxford, UK

A stone sculpture of a figure leaning on elbows and hip, but peering over the edge of their pedestal

Aaaaah! A mouse!?! 👍🏛️🍑 #MuseumBums

Narcisse, from the Palais des Beaux Arts, Lille, by Ernest-Eugéne Hiolle, 1868

Thanks for sharing @leeunderwood.bsky.social 😁

Yeah. It's not a coincidence that we posted about Artemis during the Artemis mission...

Artemis is a god. She's everywhere 🤨

A gold-plated figure balancing on a ball and aiming her bow and arrow

Artemis (or Diana) is the classical goddess of the moon (amongst many many other things) 👍🏛️🍑 #museumbums

This one, by Augustus Saint-Gaudens, used to top the tower of Madison Square Gardens, New York, from 1894-1925 when the arena was rebuilt. Now she lives at @metmuseum.org

A screenshot showing a list of events

Lots of events coming up, including @museumbums.bsky.social 10th birthday party, an evening with us at Queer Bath, a chat with the wonderful Juno Dawson and LGBTQIA+ History tours.

And, you know, some links for some lovely books.

Link in bio for the curious 😘

A statue of Christ, standing next to his cross, looking a bit sad

"Risen Christ", by Michelangelo, 1521, is in the church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva in Rome 👍🏛️🍑 #MuseumBums

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A fragment of an ancient stone sculpture who's laying on their side

Wuu2?
Just chilling
👍🍑🏛️ #MuseumBums

One of the artefacts at National Archaeological Museum of Athens 😁

Hmmm, maybe an indoor alternative?

A watercolour painting showing two nude youths slumbering on a riverbank

When someone asks what your plans are for the long Easter bank holiday weekend 👍🏛️🍑 #MuseumBums

John Singer Sargent's "Tommies Bathing", 1918, from @metmuseum.org 😁

Happy Easter! 🐣

A painting showing 5 figures in a public bath house. The central figure is nude and bending at the hips to drink or wash their hair in a bathtub. All the other figures are very keen to watch

Sir! *taps the "No Drinking Water Sexily" sign* Please respect the rules of the establishment! 👍🏛️🍑 #MuseumBums

"Showers in a Prague Sokol I", 1901, by Milos Jiránek, from the Prague National Gallery

Thanks @jamesisies for sharing 😁

Phwoar! 😁

You have foiled our dastardly plot! 😁📔👍🏛️🍑📔

No joke - there is a book out there filled with photos of museum bums. I may or may not have a copy.

www.mcnallyjackson.com/book/9781797...

The ankle of a white marble statue

After 9 years and 11 months of #MuseumBums, we thought we'd shake things up and announce that going forward we'll be #MuseumAnkles 👍🏛️🦶

Thank you for bearing with us while we surf this tricky transition 🙏