Wednesday, March 21, 2018

A museum banned Instagram selfies. Here’s why it won’t work.


The earth-shattering popularity of Instagram and its galaxy of stars (or would-be stars) is having a ripple effect on certain industries — for good and, sometimes, for ill. Museums and other places are taking measures to cut down on damages caused by the photo-snapping masses, but there doesn’t seem to be a single solution. One museum in San Francisco, the de Young Fine Arts Museum, instituted photo-free hours during a recent exhibit. According to TIME, this was a compromise for those who wanted to take photos of the exhibit, and those who felt the clusters of amateur photographers were ruining the scenery.…

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