Sketching in the galleries
Homer Watson, his sister Phoebe, along with those who participated in the Doon School of Fine Arts have been a source of inspiration for artists for over 125 years. The Gallery remains a space for everyone to enjoy and be inspired by the collection and exhibitions, through sketching, writing or photographing. We respect the intellectual property rights of creators. We encourage you to do the same.
We want you to enjoy your visit. To help us manage, preserve and enable access to our collection and exhibitions legally and safely, we ask you to respect these terms when you visit the gallery rooms.
These terms provide guidance on how to photograph, film, or sketch the collections legally for non-commercial private research or study purposes of permanent collections and temporary exhibitions. Non-commercial means use that is not intended for or directed towards commercial advantage or private monetary compensation.
Social media
We encourage you to share your personal experience of your visit. This may include publishing images on social media platforms. Please remember that you are responsible for making sure that any use you and others make of images or film on those platforms is consistent with the terms and conditions set out here. If you do share images and film online, please mention us as the source of collection/subject of image.
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Filming and photography
- Visitors are permitted to take photographs and film themselves, family and friends. Photographs must be for personal use only, using hand-held cameras and phones. Additional equipment such as tripods, monopods, gimbals and lighting is not permitted in the galleries.
- Please do not touch objects, plinths or cases while taking photographs or filming.
- We encourage you to share your personal experience of your visit on social media, provided it is for private, non-commercial purposes.
Sketching
- We encourage sketching and drawing of objects with graphite and coloured pencils.
- Please do not use charcoal, crayons, coloured chalks, watercolours, spray paints, adhesives, fixatives and other wet materials as they may be a risk to our collections and visitors.
- Please also note that scissors cannot be used.
- We want you to be comfortable when you sketch and draw. Feel free to sit on any of the stools and benches within the galleries.
- Please remember to respect the objects, cases and plinths, and do not use them as drawing boards or make any marks on them.
- On the rare occasion that sketching is prohibited within an exhibition or specific parts of the museum, please respect those conditions of access.
