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In a museum in Baden-Württemberg, visitors will soon be able to take a look at something that is particularly important to Hollywood star David Hasselhoff.
Bad Rappenau – David Hasselhoff (71) became famous worldwide in the 1990s with the role of lifeguard Mitch Buchannon.
His “Baywatch” look is equally well-known to this day: bright red swimming trunks.
Fans will soon be able to see them for themselves – in a museum in Germany.
“Baywatch” swim trunks autographed by David Hasselhoff
The BikiniARTmuseum in Bad Rappenau in Baden-Württemberg bought the original swimming trunks from the 1990s for $3,000.
There is even an autograph from Hasselhoff himself on the red fabric.
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“We have thus been able to acquire another top-class item for our museum, which also completes our Baywatch collection alongside Pamela Anderson’s original swimsuit,” museum director Marco Preißer is quoted as saying on the museum’s website.
In addition to Hasselhoff's iconic lifeguard outfit, the museum already has exhibits from other great icons, including Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor, Amy Winehouse and Brigitte Bardot (89).
Lots of “Baywatch” in the museum from summer
The museum purchased the Hasselhoff swimming trunks on Wednesday evening (March 20) at an auction by the US auction house Heritage Auctions.
However, the piece can only be seen from the summer of 2024: From July, the BikiniARTmuseum wants to show a large special Baywatch exhibition and then present the red cult swimming trunks for the first time.
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In a museum in Baden-Württemberg, visitors will soon be able to take a look at something that is particularly important to Hollywood star David Hasselhoff.
(Photomontage) © left: IMAGO / Everett Collection;
right: IMAGO / Future Image
But not everyone celebrates the former “Baywatch” actor: In an episode of her podcast “With the Waffles of a Woman,” host Barbara Schöneberger (50) openly talked about what she thinks of David Hasselhoff.
Sources used:
Press release BikiniARTmuseum, zeit.de