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
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(phone) 601-649-6374
(fax) 601-428-8601

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From: "heather smith" <[log in to unmask]>
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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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