Photographing visitors in your museum

Posted on 17 June 2010 | Comments Off

Yesterday we were discussing the problem of photographing visitors in museums on Twitter. This post was the reason: At Too Many Museums, It’s Check Your Camera at the Door, June 14 | By David Saxe

So, I asked on @museummedia May visitors take photographs in your museum? What are the conditions? (No flash, no tripod…?) What about cell phones? These are some reactions:

• @lukask @museummedia @Veermus  Fortunately, there are positive exceptions :-) http://www.flickr.com/photos/lukask/tags/kiasma/ #photographers
• @Lorika13 Glad @artsmia encourages photos! RT @museummedia Unfortunately, too many museums have restrictions on #photographers http://bit.ly/c0BvyW
• @antiheroine @museummedia It’s about copyright. Museums don’t always own the work they show, and they have to respect the owners’ rights.
• @antiheroine @museummedia I know that, and museums might too, but if the artwork owners disagree, museums’ hands are tied. It’s not fair to blame them.
• @smailtronic @museummedia in areas w/o original artwork, yes, any type is ok. We’re an art & science museum. Don’t think I’ve seen non-press w/ tripod
• @koko500 @museummedia Photographs allowed nearly everywhere, flash okay. Just not of loans/art we don’t own copyright on. Otherwise snap away. (1/2)
• @koko500 @museummedia No tripods indoors unless prior permission. Haven’t had big # of visitors using tripods, only press or PR peeps. (2/2)

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