Commercial Photo and Film

Projects involving commercial photo and film (such as photo/film taken for publications, catalog shoots, commercial videos and the like) please contact Tricia Nolan at University Marketing (tricia.nolan@wisc.edu or 608-265-9005) to review campus commercial use policies and location agreements. She will work with the Discovery Events team at the Discovery Building to set guidelines for your project.

Non-Commercial Photo and Film for Personal and Class Use

No approval is required, please adhere to the following guidelines:

• Photo/film sessions are limited to the first floor;

• Photo/film sessions are limited to a maximum of 2 hours;

• You are not permitted to take photo/film of other visitors.

• You can expect other visitors in any area at any time, photo/film sessions do not take priority over other visitor activities.

• You can expect other events to be taking place at any time, photo/film sessions do not take priority over other events.

• You are not permitted to stanchion off an area for exclusive use.

• In the event you would like to apply to reserve an area for exclusive use, an additional application process and fee is required.

• Identifying building logos, including restaurants and all entities may not be included in any photo/film.

Permission for any photography on floors B, 2, 3 and 4 is by the Principal Scientist’s or the Communications Department discretion only.