Visitors are welcome to take photographs, using handheld still or video cameras, of the Museum and its collection and grounds under the following guidelines:

Use of flash lighting or external photo equipment in the galleries is not permitted. Lights and photography equipment may damage some artwork.

Visitors may not photograph temporary exhibitions or borrowed works of art. Conditions attached to the contract of loaned items may prohibit the use of photography.

There are many works in the galleries and on the grounds for which the IMA does not hold the copyright, meaning that the Museum does not have the right to permit reproductions in any form without permission of a third party. Photographers are responsible for following applicable copyright law. Because of copyright law, photography is not permitted on the third gallery level.

Revenue from the sales of licensed reproductions in The IMA Store is necessary to help support the Museum and to enable the IMA to continue its mission. Images taken and used without IMA permission may misrepresent the Museum or disseminate inaccurate information. Photographs are for personal use only and cannot be published, sold, reproduced, transferred, distributed, or otherwise used for commercial purposes.

To obtain permission to reproduce images of the buildings, gardens, grounds or works of art in the IMA‘s collection, or to obtain Museum generated images of the above, please contact the Rights and Reproductions Office 317-923-1331 ext. 171 or permissions@imamuseum.org.