On 27/03/2008, David Gerard dgerard@gmail.com wrote:
So - apart from those of you with cameras that are good in low light photographing every damn thing to be found in the entire V&A ...
- Do we have a list of photographer-friendly museums?
The Ashmolean in Oxford has the single most honest photography policy I've ever seen in a museum or art gallery - they're happy for you to take photographs, though I think they restrict flashes, *except* for about 10% (?) of the displayed artworks, where they have a discreet little sign next to them asking you to please not photograph.
(These are things like, eg, the interesting Turners; stuff where reproduction rights are actually worth a reasonable sum of money; I suspect one or two may be loaned stock where this is part of the agreement.)
Their interests are served - they keep control of the ones which mean an income stream for them - but they try not to make it overly affect the visitor.