Galleries Museums and Copyright

This book provides a clear guide as to the importance and operation of copyright law for galleries, museums and other collecting and exhibiting organisations.

Do you work in a museum? A public or commercial gallery? Then this book is for you! An essential tool for anyone working in galleries and museums. This book will help you to get around the copyright issues when you: exhibit or sell art work, use copyright for promotional material, advertising, websites, and apps, engage with social media, digitise your collection, produce merchandise, run your website or allow public access. The book aims to help you identify and assess risks in dealing with donors, agreeing with artists, contracting with copyright owners and pacifying patrons. The book also points out when you need to think about moral rights.