A recent discussion in our local community group which we couldn't pin-point the best answer or solution. Wanting to get thoughts of photo contributors out here.
Almost every large city has some museums, whilst mainly to showcase historical elements and artifacts, many of the museums are key to the local tourism industry, to draw tourists to visit, to help the local economy.
As Local Guides, we have the capacity to take photos of tourist attractions to share in Google Maps. And whilst taking and uploading photos of the exterior and interiors to show what the museum looks like is a good thing and will draw a lot of interest from potential visitors; there is the question of taking and uploading photos of the exhibits themselves. And showcasing some main exhibits in Google Maps photos will be useful to a certain extend.
However, if and when someone starts taking high resolution photos of every exhibit and sharing it in Maps, then, there's the argument of if everything can be seen online, then at least some will not visit the museum any longer, which then reduces the actual visitors to the museum. Videos and 360 panoramas on top.
Museums usually don't prohibit taking of photos for personal use though.
This may apply to some other types of exhibits as well.
What's your opinion about this.
2022
