We allow non-flash photography, if it is of our own collection.  Any special
exhibits, no.  We do not allow tripods.

One thing I thought was a good idea, was the Fogg museum.  You signed a form
saying you understood the rules, then received a badge you hung around your
neck (that way the guards new you had signed the paper..

> 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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