Doug thanks for the info! Is there any research on cell phone cameras as that is what 99% of what I am seeing?
My Museum is 1 room, 4000 sq ft in a 45,000 sq ft public library.  Visitation is only about 1800 per year with another 1500 attending a program in the space.  Exhibits are a mix of art, artifacts, manuscripts and photography with a few permanent pieces and most rotate or are reproductions.  We have climate control and museum lighting.  We are at the point where people will take photos no matter what signage we have or what staff say so we have been allowing it and asking no flash and please credit or tag us.  We have gotten some great images and commentary on social media from general visitors and program attendees.  
Julie

Julie Bartlett Nelson 
Archivist 
Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library & Museum 
Hampshire Room for Local History 
Forbes Library 
20 West St 
Northampton, MA  01060
413-587-1014


On Fri, Mar 4, 2016 at 3:12 PM, Elizabeth Bazan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Julie,

We put up signs that say "Share your photo and you could be featured. #IllinoisStateMuseum" and placed them anywhere we allow photos (the art gallery is off limits depending on the exhibit). The signs are 3x14.5" and bright yellow. The hashtag type is significantly larger than the share sentence (about 1" tall). The staff member in charge of the social media accounts would look for the hashtaged photos and repost them periodically to our pages. We did see an uptick in photos using the hashtag; but there wasn't a good way to keep track of who was taking photos before, so we can't be certain of the correlation. 

What I like about the use of a hashtag is that you aren't asking visitors to look up your social media page and share their photo on it as they stand in the exhibition (or even more unlikely, when they get home). They can simply share the photo with their friends and family as they would normally. The hashtag allows you to take the initiative to acknowledge the photo by liking it or posting it to your page. 

Hope that is helpful.

-Elizabeth

On Thu, Mar 3, 2016 at 12:43 PM, Julie Bartlett Nelson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
I am looking to create a sign that welcomes photography and encourages sharing on social media.  Do you have such a sign and what does it look like and how is it received by visitors? Did you have an increase in online engagement after the signs went up?
Thanks, 

Julie Bartlett Nelson 
Archivist 
Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library & Museum 
Hampshire Room for Local History 
Forbes Library 
20 West St 
Northampton, MA  01060


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