The Metropolitan Museum of Art is closed on Mondays. The Louvre is closed
Tuesdays. I think those are museums....



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kelly Bennett [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 10:38 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: visitor photography in museums
>
> You are not the only place that is closed on Monday.  In fact most
> Houston museums are closed on Mondays including us.  Also we do not
> allow photos.  Fear not, you are not alone.  We have to have at least
> on day a week to fix things.
>
> On Jun 1, 2004, at 3:00 PM, Jill wrote:
>
> > Heather -
> >
> > You are *NOT* the only museum in the world that does not allow
> > photography
> > (flash or otherwise) in our galleries We certainly don't allow it and
> > I've
> > been almost nowhere where it WAS permitted.  Of course, we have been
> > told
> > more than once that we are the only museum in the wold that dares to be
> > closed on Monday, so what do I know?  We are clearly behind the times.
> >
> > Jill R. Chancey, Curator
> > Lauren Rogers Museum of Art
> > Laurel, MS 39440
> > [log in to unmask]
> > (phone) 601-649-6374
> > (fax) 601-428-8601
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "heather smith" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 2:55 PM
> > Subject: visitor photography in museums
> >
> >
> >> Help! - I want to get advise about allowing photography in our museum
> >> and
> >> art gallery. For 25 years we have had a no photography rule. It just
> > seemed
> >> too complicated to allow flash photography of some things and not
> >> others.
> >> Then when modern flash didn't seem to be a big problem anymore the
> >> complicated copyright issues became a new reason not to allow photos
> >> to be
> >> taken. Today we made a visitor from Washington State very unhappy
> >> with us
> >> because we would not allow him to take photographs - we are
> >> apparently the
> >> only museum in the world who is still not allowing photos to be taken
> >> of
> >> our exhibits. Is this true??? What are your policies out there??
> >>
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> Kelly Bennett
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> Blaffer Gallery
> The Art Museum of the University of Houston
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