Selfie sticks have recently become a huge issue among museums and other organizations that seek to preserve the historical monuments and relics. With the popularity of the selfie stick, the move to push out the extension poles also appears to be picking up the steam as more and more public organizations and even locations place bans on products of that nature.
Along with the soccer stadiums in Europe, many different museums around the world have also placed bans on the selfie sticks.
The reason for that ban seems to be quite simple - the fear of the precious artworks being damaged.
Other top establishments that followed suit include the Versailles palace, the Centre Pompidou, and the Smithsonian. Their ban on selfie sticks went into effect as of last week. According to TechSpot, visitors are asked to leave their selfie sticks concealed at the Louvre as well.
However, the bans do not stop there. There are other major establishments that also chose to walk the same path. Establishments such as MOMA and the Met in New York, the National Gallery in Washington DC, Chicago's Museum of Contemporary Art, the Museum of Art in Seattle, and the Getty Center in LA are some of them.
In some cases, establishments had already banned major photography equipment such as large tripods and photography umbrellas. Therefore, the selfie stick ban simply becomes an extension of an already existing rule. According to a museum spokesperson, "the obnoxious factor" is also at play here.
