garyrhook wrote: SN's link is a good reference.
Mostly I think it's because of the persistence of the myth of flash. I ran into this in an old victorian house turned museum in Portland, ME. One of the docents in another house said that they allow it during Christmas, and it really slows down pedestrian traffic. So I'll go with #3 and #4. As for selling material, I think that's perfectly reasonable.
The museum here in town allows non-flash photography except for any temporary exhibit. With a good camera and lens that's not a problem.
Stealthy Ninja wrote: people.ds.cam.ac.uk/mhe1000/musphoto/flashphoto2.htm
They could have already paid for the "No Flash Photography" sign and couldn't be bothered wasting it.
Ryan Obryan wrote: Copyright? That's a silly one (not doubting you, just saying). I thought it was because the light will fade the art.
garyrhook wrote:
Ryan Obryan wrote: Copyright? That's a silly one (not doubting you, just saying). I thought it was because the light will fade the art.
Um, no, incorrect.
Copyright applies to more recent works of art, and gives the creator of the piece complete control over what can and can't be done with their work. That's applicable to many a museum. It's not nearly as silly as your statement. Please consider learning about copyright laws here and abroad lest you inadvertently violate them because you think consideration of them "silly".
You might also read the (yes, rather long) article that Stealthy links to. It's a pretty exhaustive investigation into the myth of flash, and very informative (if a bit dry and overly wordy). The light from a flash does not fade the art, and is wholly irrelevant for sculpture and modern art.
It would be nice if the museums would just say, "no flash photography because it's darned annoying to the other patrons." That should be reason enough.
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