We want the objects on display in our museum to be around for generations to come. To ensure their safe keeping, please follow these policies when visiting the museum:
No food, drink, or chewing gum is permitted in the museum. The café on the ground floor of Ellis Library has a dining area open to visitors.
Running is prohibited in all museum areas.
Please do not touch exhibits/labels/walls.
Please use inside voices only. Loud noise (such as yelling, wailing, use of phone/device speakers other than is necessary for accessibility) is prohibited. We have a quiet area set aside in our offices for visitors needing a calming space. We reserve the right to ask disruptive visitors to leave the museum area as needed.
No conversational phone use is allowed in the museum. If you need to take or make a phone call, please step outside.
No flash photography, tripods, and large video cameras are permitted inside the Museum.
Only pencils may be used in the galleries; the use of pens and markers is prohibited.
Strollers are prohibited.
All backpacks, large bags, and umbrellas must be placed in available lockers.
Please note: The Museum of Anthropology is a place of learning. We have a zero tolerance policy for behavior that is disrespectful to other visitors or the peoples and communities represented in the objects on display.
Teachers are required to review these policies with their students and all chaperones before arriving.
Photography
Still photography without a flash is permitted for private, noncommercial use only in the Museum's galleries devoted to the permanent collection. We encourage visitors to share their visit on social media. Use #moamizzou for others to see your experience!
Photographs cannot be published, sold, reproduced, transferred, distributed, or otherwise commercially exploited. Photography is not permitted in areas designated as "No Photography." The use of flash is prohibited at all times and in all areas.
For press and other special photography, including film and videotape projects, please contact the office via phone (573-882-3573) or email (anthromuseum@missouri.edu).
The Museum reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to withhold and/or withdraw permission to photograph on its premises or to reproduce photographs of objects in its collection.
Sketching
Sketching, in pencil only, is permitted in all areas of the museum. The use of ballpoint pens, ink, markers, fountain pens, or paint is not permitted at any time. While sketching, please do not hinder visitor traffic flow in the galleries. During periods of high attendance, the Museum reserves the right to make any necessary adjustments to this sketching policy.