East african arms in the Museo di Storia Naturale, Venzia

[laEspadaAncha]

Originally Posted by asomotif

I asked if it was possible to take pictures. unfortunately this was not allowed and even more unfortunately I was not able to take even the slightest overview picture. (after my request is was watched meticulously )

Hi Willem,

Isn't that an inconvenience? I became very adept at 'sneaking' pictures in Doge's Palace (the docents can't be everywhere at once )... There are many perfectly reasonable explanations to taking photographs when in a museum - not just for future reference, but if an exhibit is aesthetically pleasing or demonstrates an appreciable display solution, or as a simple memento of seeing an exhibit you may never get to visit again...

In lieu of taking photographs, provided a museum publishes a quality catalog of a given collection, I will pick up a copy. But a poor-quality catalog is a poor substitute for the capabilities of a photographer armed with even an average point-an-shoot camera...

[asomotif]

Originally Posted by laEspadaAncha

I became very adept at 'sneaking' pictures in Doge's Palace (the docents can't be everywhere at once

Yes, next time I better try the sneak method.
But as I did not see specific signs about taking pictures, I hoped that pictures would be allowed if taking without flash
Just a few pictures giving an impression would have been nice enough.

In the museumshop I found no catalogue whatsoever about the collection.