The Mint Museums do not allow photography, including cell phones, in the
galleries.  Further, we ask visitors not to talk on cell phones in the
galleries.  These requests along with rest of the museums' gallery
policies are posted at the entrance.  Our security guards enforce these
policies as they  patrol the galleries and monitor  security cameras.
Does this system always work?  No, but for the most part meets our
needs.

have a good weekend,
Kristen

Kristen S. Watts
Associate Registrar
The Mint Museums
Mint Museum of Craft + Design/ Mint Museum of Art
704-337-2058
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-----Original Message-----
From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Indigo Nights
Sent: Friday, November 11, 2005 3:13 PM
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Subject: Camera Phones

About two months ago, I had cause to upgrade my cell phone inasmuch as
the old one was warning it wanted to die.  In the upgrade, I opted to
purchase one that had a camera phone as part of the unit.  Some part of
my decision process had to do with the fact that the Hollywood Bowl
claims they don't allow cameras, but there were camera phones in use
like crazy this summer (and, as an aside, at the Eagles Concert at the
Staples Center last month, I was amused to learn cell phone displays
have replaced lighters at concerts).  I went with the new Samsung A840,
and the quality of the pictures, in some instances, is actually quite
good.

With the proliferation of cell phone cameras, how are your institutions
controlling what transpires?  Beyond the cell phone chatter, you now
have issues of folks potentially seizing images for which they do not
have copyright.  Are you doing anything to curtail this usage, or is
this an issue like at the Bowl where they claim no cameras, but there
are miniature cameras all over the place?



Indigo Nights
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