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Mission: Provide information about photography and videography where and under what circumstances photographs can be taken in galleries, museums, etc.
Locations
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Deutsch: Liste zu Fotografier- und Videografiererlaubnissen und -verboten bzw. Einschränkungen
About this list
- If a permission is not stated in the list, then there's probably none demanded (not guaranteed)
- If a fee is not stated in the list, then there's no fee (not guaranteed)
- sort criterion by default: city or town
- “Yes” means taking photographs is allowed, “No” accordingly
Note for editors:
City/town | Site | Conditions | Checked | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Amsterdam | Rijksmuseum | no ![]() |
2009-06-07 Mattes | |
Athens | National Archaeological Museum of Athens | yes ![]() |
2009-08-03 | |
Athens | Acropolis Museum | no ![]() |
2009-08-03 | |
Augsburg | Schaezlerpalais(several museums and galleries) | no ![]() |
2013-03-16 | |
Bamberg | Neue Residenz - Staatsgalerie | yes ![]() |
2009-11-29 Mattes | |
Bamberg | Historisches Museum Bamberg (Alte Hofhaltung) | no ![]() |
2009-06-04 Chriusha | |
Basel | Kunstmuseum Basel | no ![]() |
2012-01-03, Mattes | |
Bayreuth | Neues Schloss - Zweiggalerie der Bayerischen Staatsgemäldesammlungen | no ![]() |
2011-03-01 Mattes | |
Berlin | Gemäldegalerie / all Berlin State Museums | yes ![]() no ![]() ![]() |
YYYY-MM-DD | |
Bern | Kunstmuseum Bern | ? ![]() |
2012-12-17 Mattes | |
Boston, MA | Museum of Fine Arts | ? ![]() |
2009-06-07 Mattes | |
Budapest | Magyar Nemzeti Galéria ![]() |
yes ![]() |
2009-06-06 Mattes | |
Cambridge, UK | Anglesey Abbey | yes ![]() |
2010-4-1 | |
Cambridge, UK | Cambridge and County Folk Museum | yes ![]() |
2010-4-22 | |
Cambridge, UK | Kettle's Yard | yes ![]() no ![]() |
2010-4-22 | |
Cambridge, UK | Fitzwilliam Museum | Yes ![]() |
2015-11-2 | |
Cambridge, UK | Museum of Classical Archaeology | yes ![]() |
2010-4-15 | |
Cambridge, UK | Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences | yes ![]() |
2015-11-2 | |
Cambridge, UK | Technology Museum | yes ![]() |
2010-4-1 | |
Cambridge, UK | University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology | yes ![]() |
2010-4-15 | |
Cambridge, UK | Whipple Museum of the History of Science | yes ![]() |
2010-4-1 | |
Cambridge, UK | Zoology Museum | yes ![]() |
2010-4-1 | |
Chania | Archaeological Museum of Chania | yes ![]() |
2010-4-2 | |
Chania | Chania Byzantine Museum | no ![]() |
2010-4-3 | |
Chania | Maritime Museum of Crete | yes ![]() |
2010-04-03 | |
Colmar, France | Musée Unterlinden | yes ![]() |
2012-07-25 Mattes | |
Copenhagen | The National Museum of Denmark | yes ![]() |
2009-11-20 Nillerdk | |
Compiègne | Musée de l'Armistice | no ![]() |
2009-09-24 Chriusha | |
Dresden | Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister (Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden) | no ![]() |
2013-10-12 | |
Frankfurt am Main | Städelsches Kunstinstitut | regular exhibition: yes ![]() special exhibits: no |
2014-07-05 Mattes | |
Hamburg | Kunsthalle | ? ![]() |
YYYY-MM-DD | |
Henley-on-Thames, UK | River & Rowing Museum | no ![]() |
2011-05-26 | |
Innsbruck | Schloss Ambras (Kunstmuseum) | * private usage yes ![]() |
* non-private usage no ![]() |
2021-06 Mateus2019 |
Innsbruck | Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum | * private usage yes ![]() |
* non-private usage no ![]() |
2020-09 Mateus2019 |
Istanbul | Chora Church Museum | yes ![]() |
2010-07 Sandstein | |
Istanbul | Dolmabahce Palace | yes ![]() ![]() |
2010-07 Sandstein | |
Istanbul | Hagia Sophia | yes ![]() |
2010-07 Sandstein | |
Istanbul | Istanbul Archeological Museum | yes ![]() |
2010-07 Sandstein | |
Istanbul | Istanbul Military Museum | yes ![]() |
2010-07 Sandstein | |
Istanbul | Topkapi Palace | yes ![]() ![]() |
2010-07 Sandstein | |
Istanbul | Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum | yes ![]() (Rick Steves' Istanbul, 2009, incorrectly reports that all photography is forbidden.) |
2010-07 Sandstein | |
Karlsruhe | Badisches Landesmuseum | ? ![]() |
2009-06-06 Mattes | |
Karlsruhe | Staatliche Kunsthalle | ? ![]() |
2012-06-24 Mattes | |
London | Bank of England Museum | no ![]() |
||
London | British Museum | yes ![]() |
2009-08-06 | |
London | London's Transport Museum | ? ![]() |
2009-08-06 | |
London | National Gallery | no ![]() |
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London | National Portrait Gallery | no ![]() |
2009-08-03 | |
London | Natural History Museum | yes ![]() |
2009-08-06 | |
London | Pitzhanger Manor Museum & Gallery | yes ![]() |
2008 | |
London | Sir John Soanes Museum | no ![]() |
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London | St Paul's Cathedral | no ![]() |
2014-03-26 | |
London | Science museum in South Kensington | ? ![]() |
2009-08-06 | |
London | Victoria and Albert Museums (both South Kensington and Museum of Childhood) | yes ![]() no ![]() |
2009-08-03 | |
Los Angeles | Getty Center | yes ![]() |
2009-06-07 Mattes | |
Madrid | Museo del Prado | no ![]() ![]() ![]() |
2012-08-08 Mattes | |
Madrid | Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza | ? ![]() |
2009-06-07 Mattes | |
Merseyside | Merseyside Maritime Museum | yes ![]() |
2011-06-13 | |
Milan(o) | Pinacoteca ambrosiana | no ![]() |
2012-05-03 Mattes | |
Montpellier | Musée Fabre | no ![]() |
~2008-09 Atlan da Gonozal | |
Munich | Hypo-Kunsthalle | no ![]() |
2009-08-23 Mattes | |
Munich | Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus und Kunstbau München | yes ![]() |
2013-06 Mattes | |
Munich | Alte Pinakothek | yes ![]() |
2009-06-06 Mattes | |
Munich | Neue Pinakothek | yes ![]() |
2013-03-10 | |
Munich | Villa Stuck | ? ![]() |
2009-09-12 Mattes | |
Naples | Centro Musei delle Scienze Naturali e Fisiche | yes ![]() |
2015-10-15 Ruthven | |
Naples | Museo archeologico nazionale | yes ![]() |
2016-08-16 Ruthven | |
New York City | Frick Collection | no ![]() ![]() |
2015-03-10 Nattes | |
New York City | Metropolitan Museum of Art (Met) | yes ![]() |
2013-09-05 Mattes | |
Nuremberg | Albrecht-Dürer-Haus | allowed but not for publication on social media and not for commercial purposes, no flash light.[2] | 201-07-27 Mateus2019 | |
Nuremberg | Germanisches Nationalmuseum | yes ![]() ![]() |
2013-09-05 Mattes | |
Paris | Musée National du Louvre | yes ![]() |
2009-06-08 Mattes | |
Prague | Národní galerie ![]() |
yes ![]() |
2009-06-07 Mattes | |
Rome | Villa Albani | ? ![]() |
YYYY-MM-DD | |
Rome | Museo Barracco di Scultura Antica | ? ![]() |
2009-08-06 Mattes | |
Rome | Museo e Galleria Borghese | no ![]() |
2009-07-13 Mattes | |
Rome | Palazzo Altemps | yes ![]() |
2009-09 Jastrow | |
Rome | Antiquarium del Palatino | yes ![]() |
2009-09 Jastrow | |
Rome | Casa del Burcardo | ? ![]() |
YYYY-MM-DD | |
Rome | Musei Capitolini | yes ![]() |
2009-09 Jastrow | |
Rome | Museo Carlo Bilotti | ? ![]() |
YYYY-MM-DD | |
Rome | Museo della civiltà romana ![]() |
? ![]() |
2009-06-07 Mattes | |
Rome | Museo nazionale delle arti e tradizioni popolari ![]() |
? ![]() |
YYYY-MM-DD | |
Rome | Museo Nazionale di Castel Sant'Angelo | ? ![]() ![]() |
YYYY-MM-DD | |
Rome | Galleria Villa Doria Pamphilj | yes ![]() ![]() |
2016 Mattes | |
Rome | Palazzo Barberini | no ![]() |
2009-07-27 Mattes | |
Salzburg | Dommuseum | no ![]() |
2013-08 Mattes | |
Salzburg | Residenzgalerie Salzburg | no ![]() |
2013-08 Mattes | |
Seattle | Frye Museum | no ![]() |
2009-08-02 Jmabel | |
Seattle | Olympic Sculpture Park | yes ![]() |
2009-08-02 Jmabel | |
Seattle | Seattle Art Museum | no ![]() yes ![]() |
2009-08-02 Jmabel | |
Seattle | Seattle Asian Art Museum | no ![]() |
2009-08-02 Jmabel | |
Strasbourg | Musée des Beaux-Arts | ? ![]() |
2012-11-01 Mattes | |
Strasbourg | Musée de l’Œuvre Notre-Dame | ? ![]() |
2013-02-03 Mattes | |
Tallinn | Eesti Kunstmuuseum (KUMU) | ? ![]() |
... | |
Tokyo | Tōkyō Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan ![]() |
? ![]() |
... | |
Toronto | Art Gallery of Ontario | yes ![]() |
... | |
Vatican | Musei Vaticani ![]() |
yes ![]() Exception: Sistine Chapel no ![]() |
2009-07-27 Mattes | |
Washington, D.C. | National Gallery of Art | yes ![]() |
2009-06-07 Mattes | |
Wellington | Te Papa | no ![]() |
2009-06-07 Mattes |
Smithsonian Institution yes but no pods, no sticks, no commercial use unless otherwise posted. Commercial photographs and videos done by media representatives may be permitted and are escorted by museum staffwww
- 2015-03-10 Mattes
Everyone is invited to contribute!
Tips and tricks
[edit]in a nutshell
- Visit the site at times when it's least frequented (avoid disturbing people in front of the lens and behind).
- Most religious buildings allow taking photographs but make sure that no faces of worshippers are captured (esp. in the islamic buildings).
- Have fully charged spare battery packs and enough film rolls/memory space ready. Some interiors are dimly lit and need high ISO speeds.
- Bring a small foldable cardboard to cover disturbing light to prevent reflections.
- Obey policies about taking photographs or videos, otherwise that might not be allowed in the future or handled more restrictive.
- Conditions may change after publication, contact the collection shortly prior your visit to verify.
- See also:
de:Wikipedia:Fototipps
External links
[edit]- Wikiversity:Museum_photography
- fr:Projet:Histoire_de_l'art/Photographes/Musée
- Commons:Image casebook#Museum and interior photography
- de:Wikipedia:Enzyklopädische Fotografie
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