Question about museums

13 years 5 months ago #5531 by CatherineW
Do museums let you take a tripod into them and camera bag? I'm thinking about going to museum today.

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13 years 5 months ago #5534 by Gump
I would ask the front desk, most will allow you to have a camera, but might have issue with you with a tripod. More of a liability issue of people knocking into it.


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13 years 5 months ago #5544 by Screamin Scott
Depending on the museum & what exhibits they have, photography (especially using flash) may not be allowed. As a previous poster said, call them in advance to find out.

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13 years 5 months ago #5545 by Golf Ninja
Now I never got that, why no flash photography allowed?


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13 years 5 months ago #5547 by Screamin Scott
Not really sure why, I had gone to the High Museum here in Atlanta during their grand re-opening Andrew Wyeth exhibit & was told that I could take photos of only certain parts of the museum and none of the headline exhibit & no flash at all. I'm assuming copyright issues on Wyeth's paintings but who knows on the flash issue.

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13 years 5 months ago #5550 by Golf Ninja

Screamin Scott wrote: Not really sure why, I had gone to the High Museum here in Atlanta during their grand re-opening Andrew Wyeth exhibit & was told that I could take photos of only certain parts of the museum and none of the headline exhibit & no flash at all. I'm assuming copyright issues on Wyeth's paintings but who knows on the flash issue.


That sounds about right, copyright laws are a stickler. Maybe someone will know the answer to the flash thing, but then again the reason could differ from museum to museum.


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13 years 5 months ago #5559 by Solstar
My understanding of the flash issue is that the accumulation of thousands/millions of flash exposures over time accelerates the degradation especially of pigmented materials. I also think there may be a courtesy issue involved with flashes in museums/historic places as well.


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13 years 5 months ago #5582 by Moe
Don't some require you to have a certain amount of liability insurance in order to photograph the location?


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13 years 5 months ago #5597 by Gump

Solstar wrote: My understanding of the flash issue is that the accumulation of thousands/millions of flash exposures over time accelerates the degradation especially of pigmented materials. I also think there may be a courtesy issue involved with flashes in museums/historic places as well.


Well that at least gives some insight to the big answer on the flash, good post Solstar!


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13 years 5 months ago #7283 by CatherineW

Solstar wrote: My understanding of the flash issue is that the accumulation of thousands/millions of flash exposures over time accelerates the degradation especially of pigmented materials. I also think there may be a courtesy issue involved with flashes in museums/historic places as well.


We didn't end up going to the museum that day and decided to go see a movie instead. However I did call a local museum and they told me I could use a mono pod and I asked them on the flash thing and they said pretty much what you mentioned. Something to do with the light flashes over time can contribute to color fading on certain items and she said something else about how it can damage certain exhibits. Some new learned!

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