He’ll show you his if you show him yours – your tattoo, that is.

Robert Parr, the tattoo artist who gave a lecture about his art Sunday, will speak at the Brunnier Art Museum Thursday evening to facilitate a body art show and tell.

Anyone with tattoos, piercings or other body modifications are invited to “come show them off,” Parr said.

Anything goes – almost. The Brunnier staff has requested that participants refrain from public displays of nudity, in accordance with state and university laws.

Parr said that he will kick off the event at 7 p.m. by talking about some of his own tattoos.

He has about 20 tattoos that include a “sacred pacifier” on his chest that reminds him of his children, he said, and about six eyes on his arms that symbolize his ability to “see into” people.

After his own brief presentation, it will be a “pretty open forum,” he said.

“We’re hoping to have kind of a continuous stream of people up there talking about their tattoos,” said Allison Sheridan, education assistant for University Museums.

Sheridan said she is the only member of the museum staff who has a tattoo.

Her tattoo is a “little bitty” four-leaf clover on her thigh, she said. “I know it brings luck.”

“I got it so that . the only time anyone is going to see it is when I wear shorts,” Sheridan said. “But I guess I have to show it now because everyone knows.”

The show and tell and lecture were inspired by one of the sculptures in the Brunnier’s current exhibit of the ultra-realistic human sculptures by Marc Sijan, said Rachel Hampton, information and collections manager for University Museums.

The sculpture, titled “Biker,” portrays a female biker who sports a tattoo on her chest.

The show and tell format is a way to show that “experiencing art is not a static experience but an interactive experience,” Hampton said.

While some people might be “surprised to see this type of event at the Brunnier,” she said, “the museum’s mission is to present different views on art.”