Comments on: Washington DC’s Capitol Visitor Center and Their Crappy “No Photography” Policy

By: Karen Needles

Karen Needles — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 14:48:43 +0000

The National Archives has created the same policy. No photography is allowed at all. Not in the rotunda, nor in any of the exhibits. Their digital staff has provided data that shows that no harm is done whatsoever to the documents by photography, flash or no flash, but they feel that people with cameras are holding up the lines of people going through the rotunda and the exhibits.

By: ajw93

ajw93 — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:12:28 +0000

Ugh. That place (CVC) should not even EXIST. If there is one building in the States that folks should be able to wander into off the street, it is the United States Capitol. Just one more reason not to go.

PS Last week I was at my favorite local destination, the Archives Rotunda, and the guard noted an upcoming change to photographic policy but was cryptic about it. So, I would guess they’re going to disallow it there too.

Sigh.

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By: Stan

Stan — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:19:40 +0000

Well I know the Declaration and a the Constitution are both under / embedded very expensive glass enclousures that are tinted to allow flash photograhy to not effect the ink and are personally guarded when on display, so that’s why they can be photographed.

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Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:53:17 +0000

[...] I was disappointed to see a post from my friend Andertho on Flickr this morning regarding a photography ban that is in place at the Exhibition Hall of the Capitol Vistor Center in Washington DC. Of all places that ought to allow photography, Government (remember that old “by the people, for the people thingy?) ought to be the most open of all. [...]

By: Rob-L

Rob-L — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:00:24 +0000

Land of the free….

By: Louie

Louie — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:13:02 +0000

I’ve been told, often times these bans are to encourage people to visit the museum and pay the entrance fee. If people could browse museums on Flickr, why would they go to support the museum? Also, I think flash photography can expedite the fading of inks and paints.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:49:59 +0000

Dude, this pisses me off. I served my country to defend our constitutional rights, which IMO photography falls under as freedom of speech and expression. In my mind this ban and the patriot act suppress our freedoms and makes the US Gov a enemy of the constitution. Americans have historically been willing to fight and die for their freedom, if the our Gov keeps at its current pace we might have some problems in the future…