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Callipygian statues πππ
'Cheeky, Witty, Funny' - The Bookseller;
'Crude' - Daily Express π€£
(curated by @thehistoryboy.bsky.social & @jackshoulder.bsky.social)
Buy our book here:
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'Cheeky, Witty, Funny' - The Bookseller;
'Crude' - Daily Express π€£
(curated by @thehistoryboy.bsky.social & @jackshoulder.bsky.social)
Buy our book here:
www.museumbums.com
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@museumbums.bsky.social
Β· Nov 11
Hello lots of lovely new BlueSky followers! π Isn't it nice over here!
This festive season π, give the gift of bums ππποΈππ
There's our #MuseumBums book! Our 2025 calendar! And our notecards!
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This festive season π, give the gift of bums ππποΈππ
There's our #MuseumBums book! Our 2025 calendar! And our notecards!
uk.bookshop.org/search?keywo...
It's day 5 million of it being cold and dark and drizzly in the UK. Let's all go somewhere where we get fun tanlines from our bathing suits πποΈπ #MuseumBums
This figurine was made by W. Fritsch, c1935 for Puls, and is at the NΓ‘rodni TecknickΓ© Muzeum in Czechia
Thanks @pdot.at for sharing π
This figurine was made by W. Fritsch, c1935 for Puls, and is at the NΓ‘rodni TecknickΓ© Muzeum in Czechia
Thanks @pdot.at for sharing π
February 3, 2026 at 7:40 AM
It's day 5 million of it being cold and dark and drizzly in the UK. Let's all go somewhere where we get fun tanlines from our bathing suits πποΈπ #MuseumBums
This figurine was made by W. Fritsch, c1935 for Puls, and is at the NΓ‘rodni TecknickΓ© Muzeum in Czechia
Thanks @pdot.at for sharing π
This figurine was made by W. Fritsch, c1935 for Puls, and is at the NΓ‘rodni TecknickΓ© Muzeum in Czechia
Thanks @pdot.at for sharing π
When you're not 100% certain you're using this gym machine correctly, but no-one's laughed yet so you keep going πποΈπ #MuseumBums
ZapuΕ‘Δine, Ε‘tudijsko in dokumentarno gradivo, from Museu.Ms (undated)
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ZapuΕ‘Δine, Ε‘tudijsko in dokumentarno gradivo, from Museu.Ms (undated)
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February 2, 2026 at 7:31 AM
When you're not 100% certain you're using this gym machine correctly, but no-one's laughed yet so you keep going πποΈπ #MuseumBums
ZapuΕ‘Δine, Ε‘tudijsko in dokumentarno gradivo, from Museu.Ms (undated)
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ZapuΕ‘Δine, Ε‘tudijsko in dokumentarno gradivo, from Museu.Ms (undated)
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There's so much to see! π
February 1, 2026 at 10:28 AM
There's so much to see! π
Hey! Stop looking at their bums! Stop it!! DON'T LOOK AT THEIR BUMS!!! πποΈπ #MuseumBums
A cast of a charioteer from Delphi, Greece, c478 BCE trying to gatekeep these hunks at the @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social π
A cast of a charioteer from Delphi, Greece, c478 BCE trying to gatekeep these hunks at the @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social π
February 1, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Hey! Stop looking at their bums! Stop it!! DON'T LOOK AT THEIR BUMS!!! πποΈπ #MuseumBums
A cast of a charioteer from Delphi, Greece, c478 BCE trying to gatekeep these hunks at the @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social π
A cast of a charioteer from Delphi, Greece, c478 BCE trying to gatekeep these hunks at the @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social π
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It never gets old seeing @museumbums.bsky.social in the wild!
Spotted in the V&A gift shop π₯°
If you're coming along on a tour this afternoon (kick off at 4!) you can pick up a copy πποΈπ
Spotted in the V&A gift shop π₯°
If you're coming along on a tour this afternoon (kick off at 4!) you can pick up a copy πποΈπ
January 31, 2026 at 12:20 PM
It never gets old seeing @museumbums.bsky.social in the wild!
Spotted in the V&A gift shop π₯°
If you're coming along on a tour this afternoon (kick off at 4!) you can pick up a copy πποΈπ
Spotted in the V&A gift shop π₯°
If you're coming along on a tour this afternoon (kick off at 4!) you can pick up a copy πποΈπ
When your @nhm-london.bsky.social x PokΓ©mon merch arrives water-damaged because the courier "successfully delivered" the parcel over the garden fence and then it got rained on for hours π€π
πποΈπ #MuseumBums
"Study of a nude seated", c1600, Giovanni Baglione, Christ Church Picture Gallery, Oxford
πποΈπ #MuseumBums
"Study of a nude seated", c1600, Giovanni Baglione, Christ Church Picture Gallery, Oxford
January 31, 2026 at 7:57 AM
When your @nhm-london.bsky.social x PokΓ©mon merch arrives water-damaged because the courier "successfully delivered" the parcel over the garden fence and then it got rained on for hours π€π
πποΈπ #MuseumBums
"Study of a nude seated", c1600, Giovanni Baglione, Christ Church Picture Gallery, Oxford
πποΈπ #MuseumBums
"Study of a nude seated", c1600, Giovanni Baglione, Christ Church Picture Gallery, Oxford
Let us know if you do! We'll come and do a reading and sign copies ππποΈπ
January 30, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Let us know if you do! We'll come and do a reading and sign copies ππποΈπ
Happy Pay Day, everyone! Treat yourself to that excellent value purchase you've been waiting for... shop.ashmolean.org/products/mus... πποΈπ #MuseumBums
We have an excellent recommendation for you, AND buy it from your local museum or indie bookshop, and you can feel even better about your bargain π
We have an excellent recommendation for you, AND buy it from your local museum or indie bookshop, and you can feel even better about your bargain π
January 30, 2026 at 7:29 AM
Happy Pay Day, everyone! Treat yourself to that excellent value purchase you've been waiting for... shop.ashmolean.org/products/mus... πποΈπ #MuseumBums
We have an excellent recommendation for you, AND buy it from your local museum or indie bookshop, and you can feel even better about your bargain π
We have an excellent recommendation for you, AND buy it from your local museum or indie bookshop, and you can feel even better about your bargain π
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January 30, 2026 at 7:00 AM
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It's nearly tour time again!
On Saturday 31 Jan, I'll be leading a tour of V&A, exploring LGBTQIA+ histories from across time, space and cultures.
When? 4-5
Where? V&A (meet under the blue and green chandelier)
Booking? Just rock up and say hi
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On Saturday 31 Jan, I'll be leading a tour of V&A, exploring LGBTQIA+ histories from across time, space and cultures.
When? 4-5
Where? V&A (meet under the blue and green chandelier)
Booking? Just rock up and say hi
πποΈπ³οΈβππ³οΈββ§οΈ
The cast courts at the V&A display copies of sculptures from across the world. Like scrolling through your mates' holiday Instagram but without the burning jealousy πποΈπ #MuseumBums
Mercury and Psyche, (orig 1594, Adrien de Vries) plaster cast made 1865 in Paris, now at the V&A
Mercury and Psyche, (orig 1594, Adrien de Vries) plaster cast made 1865 in Paris, now at the V&A
January 29, 2026 at 8:05 AM
It's nearly tour time again!
On Saturday 31 Jan, I'll be leading a tour of V&A, exploring LGBTQIA+ histories from across time, space and cultures.
When? 4-5
Where? V&A (meet under the blue and green chandelier)
Booking? Just rock up and say hi
πποΈπ³οΈβππ³οΈββ§οΈ
On Saturday 31 Jan, I'll be leading a tour of V&A, exploring LGBTQIA+ histories from across time, space and cultures.
When? 4-5
Where? V&A (meet under the blue and green chandelier)
Booking? Just rock up and say hi
πποΈπ³οΈβππ³οΈββ§οΈ
The cast courts at the V&A display copies of sculptures from across the world. Like scrolling through your mates' holiday Instagram but without the burning jealousy πποΈπ #MuseumBums
Mercury and Psyche, (orig 1594, Adrien de Vries) plaster cast made 1865 in Paris, now at the V&A
Mercury and Psyche, (orig 1594, Adrien de Vries) plaster cast made 1865 in Paris, now at the V&A
January 29, 2026 at 7:29 AM
The cast courts at the V&A display copies of sculptures from across the world. Like scrolling through your mates' holiday Instagram but without the burning jealousy πποΈπ #MuseumBums
Mercury and Psyche, (orig 1594, Adrien de Vries) plaster cast made 1865 in Paris, now at the V&A
Mercury and Psyche, (orig 1594, Adrien de Vries) plaster cast made 1865 in Paris, now at the V&A
And the Oscar for dramatic museum lighting goes to.... France's The Museum of Romanity's "The Roman Emperor, a mortal among the gods" exhibition ππππ
#MuseumBums πποΈπ
Thanks @lydiam31.bsky.social for sharing π
#MuseumBums πποΈπ
Thanks @lydiam31.bsky.social for sharing π
January 28, 2026 at 7:40 AM
And the Oscar for dramatic museum lighting goes to.... France's The Museum of Romanity's "The Roman Emperor, a mortal among the gods" exhibition ππππ
#MuseumBums πποΈπ
Thanks @lydiam31.bsky.social for sharing π
#MuseumBums πποΈπ
Thanks @lydiam31.bsky.social for sharing π
When you're so hungry, rational thought goes out of the window πποΈπ #MuseumBums
Milo of Croton, a Greek athlete who died attacked by either a lion or a wolf. He couldn't escape because he'd got his finger stuck in a tree π€
By Pierre Puget in 1682, in Marseille, France
Milo of Croton, a Greek athlete who died attacked by either a lion or a wolf. He couldn't escape because he'd got his finger stuck in a tree π€
By Pierre Puget in 1682, in Marseille, France
January 27, 2026 at 7:27 AM
When you're so hungry, rational thought goes out of the window πποΈπ #MuseumBums
Milo of Croton, a Greek athlete who died attacked by either a lion or a wolf. He couldn't escape because he'd got his finger stuck in a tree π€
By Pierre Puget in 1682, in Marseille, France
Milo of Croton, a Greek athlete who died attacked by either a lion or a wolf. He couldn't escape because he'd got his finger stuck in a tree π€
By Pierre Puget in 1682, in Marseille, France
When you're in Edinburgh, look up! This 6ft tall, gold-leafed "The Figure of Youth" right at the top of the Old College building was based on Edinburgh boxer and athlete, Anthony Hall. Sculpted in 1888, by John Hutchison πποΈπ #MuseumBums
January 26, 2026 at 7:23 AM
When you're in Edinburgh, look up! This 6ft tall, gold-leafed "The Figure of Youth" right at the top of the Old College building was based on Edinburgh boxer and athlete, Anthony Hall. Sculpted in 1888, by John Hutchison πποΈπ #MuseumBums
Ohhh, it kinda looks like the gallery lighting is Zeus' thunderbolt... Kinda? β‘
πποΈπ #MuseumBums
Cast of a bronze original found in 1928 near a shipwreck that had sunk in c100BCE near a Greek island. This one's at the @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social π
πποΈπ #MuseumBums
Cast of a bronze original found in 1928 near a shipwreck that had sunk in c100BCE near a Greek island. This one's at the @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social π
January 25, 2026 at 9:42 AM
Ohhh, it kinda looks like the gallery lighting is Zeus' thunderbolt... Kinda? β‘
πποΈπ #MuseumBums
Cast of a bronze original found in 1928 near a shipwreck that had sunk in c100BCE near a Greek island. This one's at the @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social π
πποΈπ #MuseumBums
Cast of a bronze original found in 1928 near a shipwreck that had sunk in c100BCE near a Greek island. This one's at the @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social π
We count 8 visible bums! Can you see any more? πποΈπ #MuseumBums
"The virtues of matrimony expelling the vices and ills", Agnolo Bronzino, 1565, from the Christ Church Picture Gallery, Oxford π
"The virtues of matrimony expelling the vices and ills", Agnolo Bronzino, 1565, from the Christ Church Picture Gallery, Oxford π
January 24, 2026 at 5:39 PM
We count 8 visible bums! Can you see any more? πποΈπ #MuseumBums
"The virtues of matrimony expelling the vices and ills", Agnolo Bronzino, 1565, from the Christ Church Picture Gallery, Oxford π
"The virtues of matrimony expelling the vices and ills", Agnolo Bronzino, 1565, from the Christ Church Picture Gallery, Oxford π
For your viewing pleasure: bsky.app/profile/muse... ππποΈπ
We've been team @yermatty.bsky.social #thetraitors for years!
Back in 2021 he visited @royalacademyarts.bsky.social and made friends with this Antony Gormley ππποΈπ #museumbums
Back in 2021 he visited @royalacademyarts.bsky.social and made friends with this Antony Gormley ππποΈπ #museumbums
January 24, 2026 at 8:01 AM
For your viewing pleasure: bsky.app/profile/muse... ππποΈπ
For the 2024 Paris Olympics, Mathieu Forget took dynamic airborne photos of French Olympians in iconic Parisian locations πποΈπ #MuseumBums
Here's Paul Dubois' "Narcissus", 1867, doing his best to upstage Nikola Karabatic at Musee D'Orsay π
Here's Paul Dubois' "Narcissus", 1867, doing his best to upstage Nikola Karabatic at Musee D'Orsay π
January 23, 2026 at 7:42 AM
For the 2024 Paris Olympics, Mathieu Forget took dynamic airborne photos of French Olympians in iconic Parisian locations πποΈπ #MuseumBums
Here's Paul Dubois' "Narcissus", 1867, doing his best to upstage Nikola Karabatic at Musee D'Orsay π
Here's Paul Dubois' "Narcissus", 1867, doing his best to upstage Nikola Karabatic at Musee D'Orsay π
You'll have to take your complaint up with the artist π€·ββοΈ
January 22, 2026 at 7:45 AM
You'll have to take your complaint up with the artist π€·ββοΈ
Brooklyn obviously found it a challenge to talk about the beautiful but difficult to photograph animal in the room ππποΈπ #MuseumBums
"Amusing the Ladies", 1939, James Patrick, from the American National Gallery of Art, in DC
"Amusing the Ladies", 1939, James Patrick, from the American National Gallery of Art, in DC
January 22, 2026 at 7:39 AM
Brooklyn obviously found it a challenge to talk about the beautiful but difficult to photograph animal in the room ππποΈπ #MuseumBums
"Amusing the Ladies", 1939, James Patrick, from the American National Gallery of Art, in DC
"Amusing the Ladies", 1939, James Patrick, from the American National Gallery of Art, in DC
On cold, wet, rainy English mornings, we like to spirit ourselves back to the sunny, bright, warm Agora in Athens π πποΈπ #MuseumBums
January 21, 2026 at 7:33 AM
On cold, wet, rainy English mornings, we like to spirit ourselves back to the sunny, bright, warm Agora in Athens π πποΈπ #MuseumBums
Blue artworks are for life, not just for museum social media ccounts on Blue Monday! πποΈπ #MuseumBums
Yves Klein's "Blue Venus", c1961 from @metmuseum.org π
Yves Klein's "Blue Venus", c1961 from @metmuseum.org π
January 20, 2026 at 7:22 AM
Blue artworks are for life, not just for museum social media ccounts on Blue Monday! πποΈπ #MuseumBums
Yves Klein's "Blue Venus", c1961 from @metmuseum.org π
Yves Klein's "Blue Venus", c1961 from @metmuseum.org π
Mondays πποΈπ #MuseumBums
"Curled Nude on a Stool", by Euan Uglow, Ferens Art Gallery, 1982
"Curled Nude on a Stool", by Euan Uglow, Ferens Art Gallery, 1982
January 19, 2026 at 7:35 AM
Mondays πποΈπ #MuseumBums
"Curled Nude on a Stool", by Euan Uglow, Ferens Art Gallery, 1982
"Curled Nude on a Stool", by Euan Uglow, Ferens Art Gallery, 1982
When you've absolutely nailed right legs, but you haven't done the class on left legs or heads yet πποΈπ #MuseumBums
James Daugherty's "Back of a Nude", 1916, from Whitney Museum of American Art π
James Daugherty's "Back of a Nude", 1916, from Whitney Museum of American Art π
January 18, 2026 at 10:43 AM
When you've absolutely nailed right legs, but you haven't done the class on left legs or heads yet πποΈπ #MuseumBums
James Daugherty's "Back of a Nude", 1916, from Whitney Museum of American Art π
James Daugherty's "Back of a Nude", 1916, from Whitney Museum of American Art π
Icarus werking those wings. If only he'd had a hot-glue gun and a whole load of setting spray π€·ββοΈ
πποΈπ #MuseumBums
"Icarus", by Alfred Gilbert, 1882, from @tate.bsky.social
πποΈπ #MuseumBums
"Icarus", by Alfred Gilbert, 1882, from @tate.bsky.social
January 17, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Icarus werking those wings. If only he'd had a hot-glue gun and a whole load of setting spray π€·ββοΈ
πποΈπ #MuseumBums
"Icarus", by Alfred Gilbert, 1882, from @tate.bsky.social
πποΈπ #MuseumBums
"Icarus", by Alfred Gilbert, 1882, from @tate.bsky.social