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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[edit]
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:
- Name the original name of the site first
- If you can provide a source, name it
- Set “yes
” if yes (including restrictions, if applicable) - Set “no
” if not at all - Set “?
” if unknown - "yes", "no" and "?" are sort criteria
| City/town | Site | Conditions | Checked | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | Rijksmuseum | no  www
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2009-06-07 Mattes | |
| Athens | National Archaeological Museum of Athens | yes  no pods, no flash
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2009-08-03 | |
| Athens | Acropolis Museum | no no photography or video recording.
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2009-08-03 | |
| Augsburg | Schaezlerpalais(several museums and galleries) | no no photography without written permission.www
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2013-03-16 | |
| Bamberg | Neue Residenz - Staatsgalerie | yes but no flashverbal information from museum's offical.
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2009-11-29 Mattes | |
| Bamberg | Historisches Museum Bamberg (Alte Hofhaltung) | no no photography or video recording. Mail information from museum's director.
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2009-06-04 Chriusha | |
| Basel | Kunstmuseum Basel | no no photography, no videoswww, No. 4
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2012-01-03, Mattes | |
| Bayreuth | Neues Schloss - Zweiggalerie der Bayerischen Staatsgemäldesammlungen | no .verbal information from museum's offical and signs.
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2011-03-01 Mattes | |
| Berlin | Gemäldegalerie / all Berlin State Museums | yes for private purposes, no flash, no tripods. no for commercial purposes www  (PDF) - Berlin State Museums document, individual terms at the location should be checked
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YYYY-MM-DD | |
| Bern | Kunstmuseum Bern | ?  not indicated on the websitewww
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2012-12-17 Mattes | |
| Boston, MA | Museum of Fine Arts | ? not indicated on the websitewww
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2009-06-07 Mattes | |
| Budapest | Magyar Nemzeti Galéria  Hungarian National Gallery
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yes (fee 1,500 Ft)www
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2009-06-06 Mattes | |
| Cambridge, UK | Anglesey Abbey | yes No flash, no tripod. Respect other visitors.
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2010-4-1 | |
| Cambridge, UK | Cambridge and County Folk Museum | yes Flash, tripod & video tolerated. For personal non-commercial use only
|
2010-4-22 | |
| Cambridge, UK | Kettle's Yard | yes Allowed in the Ede's house if a permit is purchased. For non-commercial, personal, use only. Flash, tripods, video forbidden no No photography allowed in the exhibition gallery.
|
2010-4-22 | |
| Cambridge, UK | Fitzwilliam Museum | Yes Permitted in the public galleries for personal use only. No flash, tripods or long lenses allowed. No photography allowed in special exhibitions or the shop. Photographers must observe all copyright obligations.www
|
2015-11-2 | |
| Cambridge, UK | Museum of Classical Archaeology | yes Handheld still cameras only. Permitted for personal use only. Not for reproduction or publication, not even on the internet. Use of flash, tripods and video prohibited.
|
2010-4-15 | |
| Cambridge, UK | Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences | yes Still photography permitted for personal educational use only. No video/filming. Not for reproduction or publication. Use of flash & tripods tolerated as long as others are not inconvenienced.
|
2015-11-2 | |
| Cambridge, UK | Technology Museum | yes No restrictions on cameras. Avoid inconvenience to staff and other visitors www
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2010-4-1 | |
| Cambridge, UK | University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology | yes No flash, no tripod, no videos.
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2010-4-15 | |
| Cambridge, UK | Whipple Museum of the History of Science | yes Permitted for personal educational use only. No flash, no tripod. Not for reproduction or publication. Images for publication will be supplied by the museum.www
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2010-4-1 | |
| Cambridge, UK | Zoology Museum | yes Still and video allowed, no tripod. Individual special requests considered
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2010-4-1 | |
| Chania | Archaeological Museum of Chania | yes No flash, no tripod. Photograhy of a few marked objects forbidden for copyright reasons. Interior can be dark so a high ISO setting may be needed.www
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2010-4-2 | |
| Chania | Chania Byzantine Museum | no no photography or video recording.www
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2010-4-3 | |
| Chania | Maritime Museum of Crete | yes www
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2010-04-03 | |
| Colmar, France | Musée Unterlinden | yes only with written permission plus fixed rate museum fee plus ADAGP fee if applicable.www
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2012-07-25 Mattes | |
| Copenhagen | The National Museum of Denmark | yes only private use, tripod not accepted, standard flash accepted [1]
|
2009-11-20 Nillerdk | |
| Compiègne | Musée de l'Armistice | no no photography or video recording. Clearly visible indicated and communicated by supervisory staff.
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2009-09-24 Chriusha | |
| Dresden | Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister (Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden) | no no photography or video recording.PDF
|
2013-10-12 | |
| Frankfurt am Main | Städelsches Kunstinstitut | regular exhibition: yes but no lights or tripod, no commercial usage (exept with written permission). No photography or filming fees according to the website whatsoever. special exhibits: no |
2014-07-05 Mattes | |
| Hamburg | Kunsthalle | ?
|
YYYY-MM-DD | |
| Henley-on-Thames, UK | River & Rowing Museum | no no photography or video recordingwww
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2011-05-26 | |
| Innsbruck | Schloss Ambras (Kunstmuseum) | * private usage yes except special exhibitions, no flash or tripodwww
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* non-private usage no www
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2021-06 Mateus2019 |
| Innsbruck | Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum | * private usage yes
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* non-private usage no with permission
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2020-09 Mateus2019 |
| Istanbul | Chora Church Museum | yes , no flash or tripod
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2010-07 Sandstein | |
| Istanbul | Dolmabahce Palace | yes outside buildings, no inside buildings.
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2010-07 Sandstein | |
| Istanbul | Hagia Sophia | yes , no flash
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2010-07 Sandstein | |
| Istanbul | Istanbul Archeological Museum | yes , no flash and tripod in the rooms with the Sidon Finds including the Alexander sarcophagus.
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2010-07 Sandstein | |
| Istanbul | Istanbul Military Museum | yes , camera usage fee 6 YTL.
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2010-07 Sandstein | |
| Istanbul | Topkapi Palace | yes outside buildings and in the historic rooms, no in the collection rooms (treasury, relics rooms etc.).
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2010-07 Sandstein | |
| Istanbul | Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum | yes , no flash or video. (Rick Steves' Istanbul, 2009, incorrectly reports that all photography is forbidden.) |
2010-07 Sandstein | |
| Karlsruhe | Badisches Landesmuseum | ? not indicated on the websitewww
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2009-06-06 Mattes | |
| Karlsruhe | Staatliche Kunsthalle | ? not indicated on the websitewww
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2012-06-24 Mattes | |
| London | Bank of England Museum | no no photography or video recording.
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| London | British Museum | yes photography with flash and video recording is permitted in most galleries for private purposes only, using hand-held equipment. www
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2009-08-06 | |
| London | London's Transport Museum | ? not indicated on the website www
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2009-08-06 | |
| London | National Gallery | no no photography or video recording.
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| London | National Portrait Gallery | no no photography or video recording.www
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2009-08-03 | |
| London | Natural History Museum | yes With a hand-held camera (no tripod, flash or lighting) for personal and private use. www
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2009-08-06 | |
| London | Pitzhanger Manor Museum & Gallery | yes photography with flash and video recording is permitted but a form must be signed declaring that they are for personal use only. However, this insistence is not mentioned on any of its websites. www
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2008 | |
| London | Sir John Soanes Museum | no no photography or video recording.www
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| London | St Paul's Cathedral | no no photography or video recording.www
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2014-03-26 | |
| London | Science museum in South Kensington | ? only the conditions for photography and filming by the ‘media’ is mentioned on the website www
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2009-08-06 | |
| London | Victoria and Albert Museums (both South Kensington and Museum of Childhood) | yes and flash photography is permitted. Tripods by ‘prior’ arrangement only. no Some restrictions do apply though in some galleries and for some exhibits, so check.www
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2009-08-03 | |
| Los Angeles | Getty Center | yes but no pods, no flashwww
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2009-06-07 Mattes | |
| Madrid | Museo del Prado | no no photography or video recording. www www
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2012-08-08 Mattes | |
| Madrid | Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza | ? not indicated on the websitewww
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2009-06-07 Mattes | |
| Merseyside | Merseyside Maritime Museum | yes non-commercial photography only, flash and tripods forbiddenwww
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2011-06-13 | |
| Milan(o) | Pinacoteca ambrosiana | no interiorwww
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2012-05-03 Mattes | |
| Montpellier | Musée Fabre | no strictly prohibited and indicated by the staff, both photos and films.
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~2008-09 Atlan da Gonozal | |
| Munich | Hypo-Kunsthalle | no no photography or video recording.
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2009-08-23 Mattes | |
| Munich | Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus und Kunstbau München | yes but no flashlight
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2013-06 Mattes | |
| Munich | Alte Pinakothek | yes but no tripod, no artificial light
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2009-06-06 Mattes | |
| Munich | Neue Pinakothek | yes but no tripod, no artificial light
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2013-03-10 | |
| Munich | Villa Stuck | ? not indicated on the websitewww
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2009-09-12 Mattes | |
| Naples | Centro Musei delle Scienze Naturali e Fisiche | yes for private purposes
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2015-10-15 Ruthven | |
| Naples | Museo archeologico nazionale | yes for private purposes, no tripod, no flashlight, no selfie-sticks. Photos for professional usa must be authorized firstwww
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2016-08-16 Ruthven | |
| New York City | Frick Collection | no with exception -- Garden Court: yes but no pods, no flash; may not include objects there which are explicitly prohibited by notice; no commercial use, private use only; no videographywww
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2015-03-10 Nattes | |
| New York City | Metropolitan Museum of Art (Met) | yes but no flash, no video cameraswww
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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 but no flash; tripods only with special permission; commercial photography only with special permissionwww (Darf ich im Museum fotografieren?) · no @ special exhibitionswww (Darf ich im Museum fotografieren?)
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2013-09-05 Mattes | |
| Paris | Musée National du Louvre | yes but no flash, no mobile phoneswww
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2009-06-08 Mattes | |
| Prague | Národní galerie National Galleries
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yes (unless specified otherwise) but no tripod, no flashwww
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2009-06-07 Mattes | |
| Rome | Villa Albani | ?
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YYYY-MM-DD | |
| Rome | Museo Barracco di Scultura Antica | ? not indicated on the websitewww
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2009-08-06 Mattes | |
| Rome | Museo e Galleria Borghese | no www (subject for deposit)
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2009-07-13 Mattes | |
| Rome | Palazzo Altemps | yes for private purpose
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2009-09 Jastrow | |
| Rome | Antiquarium del Palatino | yes for private purpose
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2009-09 Jastrow | |
| Rome | Casa del Burcardo | ?
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YYYY-MM-DD | |
| Rome | Musei Capitolini | yes for private purpose
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2009-09 Jastrow | |
| Rome | Museo Carlo Bilotti | ?
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YYYY-MM-DD | |
| Rome | Museo della civiltà romana Museum of Roman Civilization
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? not indicated on the websitewww
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2009-06-07 Mattes | |
| Rome | Museo nazionale delle arti e tradizioni popolari National Museum of Folk Arts and Traditions
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?
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YYYY-MM-DD | |
| Rome | Museo Nazionale di Castel Sant'Angelo | ? not indicated on the website  www
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YYYY-MM-DD | |
| Rome | Galleria Villa Doria Pamphilj | yes but no flash, no tripods, no selfie sticks, no videos, not for commercial use.www
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2016 Mattes | |
| Rome | Palazzo Barberini | no
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2009-07-27 Mattes | |
| Salzburg | Dommuseum | no
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2013-08 Mattes | |
| Salzburg | Residenzgalerie Salzburg | no
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2013-08 Mattes | |
| Seattle | Frye Museum | no
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2009-08-02 Jmabel | |
| Seattle | Olympic Sculpture Park | yes , though possibly subject to some restrictions; policy has been in some flux
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2009-08-02 Jmabel | |
| Seattle | Seattle Art Museum | no in galleries yes in lobby and Art Ladder which contain some significant works.
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2009-08-02 Jmabel | |
| Seattle | Seattle Asian Art Museum | no
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2009-08-02 Jmabel | |
| Strasbourg | Musée des Beaux-Arts | ? not indicated on the website(www)
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2012-11-01 Mattes | |
| Strasbourg | Musée de l’Œuvre Notre-Dame | ? not indicated on the website(www)
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2013-02-03 Mattes | |
| Tallinn | Eesti Kunstmuuseum (KUMU) | ?
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| Tokyo | Tōkyō Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan Tokyo National Museum
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| Toronto | Art Gallery of Ontario | yes but no flash, no tripods; photos of works or art prohibited, and allowed only for architecture and public areas
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| Vatican | Musei Vaticani Vatican Museums
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yes but no flash, no videos (non-regular exhibitions with exceptional written permission) Exception: Sistine Chapel no
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2009-07-27 Mattes | |
| Washington, D.C. | National Gallery of Art | yes but no podswww
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2009-06-07 Mattes | |
| Wellington | Te Papa | no , cameras allowed but not to take photographs of artefacts etc., and no commercial use allowed in any way www
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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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