Picture Permissions

Close up of the discobolus in bright sunlight, with dark shadows

If you would like to reproduce our images, you can now do so for non-commercial use at no charge.

Our aim is to make our images of our collection available as widely as possible, in order to increase reach and awareness of our casts, artefacts and archival items – and we are using Creative Commons content licences to make it easier to use our images.

Please note: Creative Commons licences may not apply to all the images on our website. This will especially be the case where copyright is owned by a third party, particularly in the case of exhibition works.

We are very sorry, but we do not provide a public print service.

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives Licences (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)

The Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) licence applies to images of our casts, artefacts, sherds and archival items.

This licence allows you to:

  • BY (Attribution): Copy and redistribute our copyrighted images in any medium or format, but only if you give us credit in the way that we request.
  • NC (NonCommercial): Copy and redistribute our copyrighted images in any medium or format, but only for non-commercial purposes.
  • ND (NoDerivatives): Change the format of our images, but not create an adaptation.

Attribution

When you use one our images under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence, we ask that you include the following information in your attribution (which we will provide):

  • The title of the object/photograph/content (including our inventory number)
  • In the case of replicas in our collection, including but not limited to plaster casts, information about the original (usually its location and, where it is in a museum or collection, inventory number)
  • Where indicated, the name of the creator/photographer
  • The name of the copyright holder. Unless otherwise indicated, this will normally be ©Museum of Classical Archaeology, Cambridge
  • Details of any alterations made to the image (e.g. cropping)

Non Commercial

Creative Commons defines commercial use as “reproducing a work in any manner that is primarily intended for or directed toward commercial advantage or monetary compensation”.

We consider the following uses to be commercial (this list is not exhaustive):

  • use in a product or service that is commercial
  • use that promotes a product or service that is commercial

We consider the following uses to be non-commercial (this list is not exhaustive):

  • use in publications (including cover images) or websites that are personal, academic or research-oriented, and not promoting or undertaking any commercial activity
  • use on personal social media accounts
  • free-entry events that are primarily educational, including promotional material
  • education and classroom use, including higher education

How to request an image

We are not yet able to make high-quality images available via our website or catalogue, so you will need to get in touch to request our images. We may ask you to provide some information about your publication, especially if it is academic, for our records. If you are unsure if your intended use or publication is non-commercial, please do get in touch.

If your request is for commercial usage, please contact us so that we can discuss your needs and so that we can licence your use of our images. The terms and conditions of our licences are available online.

Please note: we do not generally charge for new photography, since we take most images in-house. However, if you require new professional photographs, we may pass on the costs.

Contact our Curator to request an image

Dr. Susanne Turner
Tel. +44 (0)1223 335153
Email  smt41@cam.ac.uk

Please note: we do not generally charge for new photography, since we take most images in-house. However, if you require new professional photographs, we may pass on the costs.

 

Privacy notice

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