tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2931042383463966050.post8017047286100845781..comments2024-03-28T11:15:57.026-04:00Comments on The Uncataloged Museum: Are We Worrying About the Wrong Things?Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02833927749919826650noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2931042383463966050.post-41737338602304910752009-07-20T08:01:29.247-04:002009-07-20T08:01:29.247-04:00Katya--
First, how nice to hear from you! I hope...Katya--<br />First, how nice to hear from you! I hope you're well, and can see from Nadiya's Facebook photos that you're successfully graduated.<br /><br />The rules about photography seem very inconsistent. Flash is almost always prohibited, but many museums allow non-flash photography. And with the advent of cell phone tours, I suspect many more photos are being taken, illicitly or not. <br /><br />I'll try to find some additional info and email you.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02833927749919826650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2931042383463966050.post-47316104027818242782009-07-20T07:59:11.867-04:002009-07-20T07:59:11.867-04:00Nina--
Thanks so much for the spreadable article-...Nina--<br /><br />Thanks so much for the spreadable article--great food for thought. When I think about those draconian policies is when I understand why movies always depict museum people the same way--fussy, authoritarian, in a bow tie!<br /><br />And do let me know if you get to Kelvingrove this fall. I'll be in Scotland over Christmas so hope to see it then as well.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02833927749919826650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2931042383463966050.post-53347408466622156672009-07-17T00:52:54.479-04:002009-07-17T00:52:54.479-04:00As far as I remembered American museums - and most...As far as I remembered American museums - and most others, for that matter - photography is usually disallowed when it can harm the exhibition. For instance, some mixes of paint are light-sensitive enough so that a flash might harm them, as is old fabric from costumes, and so on. Non-flash photography is often allowed... Or am I mistaken? Where could I read up on it?<br /><br />- Kateryna ZoryaWerekatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2931042383463966050.post-1905078248975580412009-07-16T20:08:40.628-04:002009-07-16T20:08:40.628-04:00Linda,
I was also taken aback by the ferocity of t...Linda,<br />I was also taken aback by the ferocity of the comments about photo policies on the AAM listserv, especially those that had a "we know what's best for you" air. <br /><br />Henry Jenkins has a newish paper called <a href="http://www.henryjenkins.org/2009/02/if_it_doesnt_spread_its_dead_p.html" rel="nofollow">"If it doesn't spread, it's dead"</a> about "spreadable" (as opposed to viral) content. Photography makes artifacts and museum content spreadable. I know there are sometimes valid concerns, but when there aren't, I wonder about the decision to lock up museum content under draconian policies that can effectively kill its spreadability.Nina Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11723930679606298550noreply@blogger.com