Hyperrealism at the Maillol Museum in Paris

The Paris Naturist Association (ANP), already well known as the driving force behind the creation of the naturist park of Paris in 2017 and the naturist museum visits of the Palais de Tokyo in 2018 and the Cinematheque in 2020, collaborated with Tempora (cultural event company) on three naturist evenings at the Maillol Museum in Paris, for the exhibition Hyperrealism. This is not a body. More than 700 people attended these sessions in November 2022, which began with a press visit, joined by members of the national board of the French Federation of Naturism, and a certain number of journalists who decided to play the game by putting themselves in the real skin of a naturist. Following this success, the museum invited the ANP back for three extra sessions on January 19th, with over 260 visitors. Like at previous events of this kind in Paris, there was perfect gender parity, with a huge number of young people under the age of 30. Moreover, for nearly half of the participants, it was their first naturist experience. Its very chic, very Parisian, to be able to say that ones initiation into the naturist world was at a museum visit! The reaction of the guests was interesting. Arriving for their slot, very few dared to look at the president and vice-president of the ANP, who were naked as they greeted visitors and directed them to the changing rooms. On their return, themselves naked, the visitors had already had time to get used to it a little and at the end of their visit many said they were disappointed to have to get dressed and rejoin the real world. The feedback of the exhibition was quite unanimous, with a large number of visitors saying how much they appreciated the normal pieces, those showing the human body with all its natural attributes, and the look of age and experience visible on certain faces. From the day after the first evening, many of these new naturists contacted the ANP to thank them for the organisation and to ask for more information about french naturist activities. The opening of the naturist park and the visit to the Palais de Tokyo allowed the ANP to increase the number of club members. They hope to relive this thanks to the success of this new event. see more at: https://downloads.inf-fni.org/