tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33352276.post4092906241663134512..comments2024-01-27T10:15:00.444+00:00Comments on The Attic: Why?The Attichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15418156698058196228noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33352276.post-5204826636447661562008-09-24T22:59:00.000+01:002008-09-24T22:59:00.000+01:00Well, yeah, I have it on good authority that that'...Well, yeah, I have it on good authority that that's how a particular department within the University (not mentioning any names) perceives us. They'd better not get wind of my research area - it would only confirm their worst fears. ;)The Attichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15418156698058196228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33352276.post-59947900307980717682008-09-23T06:17:00.000+01:002008-09-23T06:17:00.000+01:00Oh, I didn't realize Leicester was the last outpos...Oh, I didn't realize Leicester was the last outpost of Communism. Huzzah! Ex-Soviet citizen, dyed-in-the-wool Marxist, and citizen of a rather Socialist country that I am, I appear to have unwittingly chosen a good new home!Dr Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03137076061031307574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33352276.post-67440023365994890652008-09-22T22:12:00.000+01:002008-09-22T22:12:00.000+01:00I've been thinking abit more about this. If museu...I've been thinking abit more about this. If museums are meant to be 'for the people,' why should the general public (especially at the national, publicly-funded museums) be prevented from taking photographs? The argument that it would cut merchandise sales just doesn't cut it; there's an enormous difference between a tourist snapshot and a commercially-produced postcard or glossy catalogue. People will always buy the latter, even if they also choose to take a quick pic in the gallery. Yeah, there might also be some conservation concerns (light levels, etc), but that seems to be becoming less common as a reason for camera bans (when I was younger, that was always the concern). Now it's just money, money, money. And kind of childishly possessive. ARGH! (I'm not a student in the last communist out-post of the University of Leicester for nothing!)The Attichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15418156698058196228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33352276.post-25783127469470336662008-09-22T19:55:00.000+01:002008-09-22T19:55:00.000+01:00I have had very similar thing happen to me with my...I have had very similar thing happen to me with my school kids when I've given them disposable cameras....I think there is a lot of red tape and in some cases (Mentioning no particular large london based nautically themed museums) there appears to be no getting around it! I suppose I get the copyright reason but they should be flexible when it comes to research which could potentially help them!Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00409237536290385703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33352276.post-29416179843733105932008-09-21T12:50:00.000+01:002008-09-21T12:50:00.000+01:00Yeah, I know. Just being grumpy (and a tiny bit f...Yeah, I know. Just being grumpy (and a tiny bit facetious). If I'd have been feeling a tad more mischievous at the time, I would have said 'Away with you Tate minion, do you know who I am? I'm a MUSEOLOGIST idiot!' ;)The Attichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15418156698058196228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33352276.post-60552993623215385582008-09-21T04:41:00.000+01:002008-09-21T04:41:00.000+01:00Simple answer: They wouldn't let you take photos i...Simple answer: They wouldn't let you take photos inside because they have paid someone to shoot and print professional images of the posters, and they need to recoup their money. I think copyright might enter in there as well, and possibly some conservation images, but the first reason is the "real" reason. <BR/><BR/>If you just needed the image for your personal use, I'd have just started shooting until told to stop. It's more difficult if you want to publish. But email the museum (the exhibit curator, perhaps) - I am certain they would have photographed the gallery space for their own records, and they may be willing to share those images for your research.Dr Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03137076061031307574noreply@blogger.com