Best Bum Battle

Same derriere, different decade

You can track Henry VIII’s burgeoning bottom through our collection of his combat armours. The Tudor tubster went from a modest 32in waist in 1520 to a whopping 51in booty by 1540.

A 60% increase in trunk junk ? pic.twitter.com/vpx9mQyCpA

— Royal Armouries (@Royal_Armouries) June 26, 2020

Museums around the world have a unique bond with each other on social media. While they are kindred spirits, they love to one-up each other for our benefit. The Yorkshire Museum grabbed everyone’s notice late last month with a “curator battle” that challenged other museums to share their best bum (or butt in American English). The photos rolled in under the hashtag #BestMuseumBum. Of course, we saw posts of sculptures, ancient artifacts, and paintings, but some museums contributed butts from animals, insects, vintage advertising, and even skeletons! But the most popular are the sculptures, of course.

I hear @YorkshireMuseum is searching for the #BestMuseumBum
I nominate these fine examples from @walkergallerypic.twitter.com/k7w2Z2T7UV

— Bernie Blackburn (@bernieblac) June 27, 2020

See plenty of butts, clothed and unclothed, at the original thread, under the hashtag, or in a ranked list at Bored Panda. Some images may be NSFW.

Source: neatorama