Museum to host naked night for naturists

Visitors will be able to shed their clothes before exploring the museum's galleries

A museum is hosting a special private viewing for naturists.

Visitors to Dorset Museum will be able to wander through its galleries naked at the evening event on 17 September.

The ticket price includes a glass of wine, changing facilities and a locker for clothes, according to organiser British Naturism.

The organisation said it was "an amazing opportunity to enjoy a private viewing of the museum - naked".

Dorset Museum and Art Gallery in Dorchester's High East Street reopened in 2021 after a £16.4m revamp lasting more than two years.

Collections include the story of palaeontologist Mary Anning, the archive of novelist Thomas Hardy and works by sculptor Elisabeth Frink, along with 250 million years of natural history.

In January the museum said Covid-19, the cost of living crisis, Brexit and the war in Ukraine had impacted visitor growth while costs had also risen.