Assuming you are going to a museum that allows you to take photographs, here are a few tips you can use with your digital camera:

1. Avoid the crowds and you can maneuver much easier. This may require you adjusting your travel times. For maximum mobility, arrive early or show up on weekdays around lunchtime. Stay away from holiday weekends.

2. Manually set your white balance to adjust to the museum's lighting, else your photos might result in a yellowish-tone. Take a white piece of cardboard in your digital camera bag and use it with your digital camera's white balance setup mode. If you forget, you can adjust your photo's color tones with photo editing software.

3. If you need more light, realize that flash directed on glass will reflect badly. Setup your camera to take better pictures in low light. Increase the ISO to 200 or higher if your camera can handle it without adding too much noise (grain) in your photos. Take longer exposures by steadying your hand when holding your camera.

4. Take photos of glossy items or objects under glass at off-angles to reduce your reflection in the final photo.

5. Most of all, unless you a professional photographer working on assignment when there is no one else in the museum, you will not be able to control the lighting conditions. Understand this and realize that not every photograph will turn out the way you want. Take plenty of photos and experiment.

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