Selfie sticks can be a danger to visitors and museum objects.
Selfie sticks can be a danger to visitors and museum objects.

Museums across both China and Taiwan have begun banning selfie sticks. The extendable camera arms have become increasingly popular with travellers in the region, but museums say they are a potential danger to visitors and museum objects. In China, major provincial museums including in Nanjing and Wuhan, have banned the sticks, while in Taiwan four major museums have introduced a ban: the National Palace Museum, the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, the Taipei Fine Arts Museum and the Museum of Fine Arts in Kaohsiung. Read more: chinadaily.com.cn and taiwannews.com.tw

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