Wikipedia:Wikipedia Loves Art/US-UK/Museum Photography/Museum Photography checklist (DSLR)

Equipment

 * □ Camera(s)
 * □ Macro lens
 * □ Wide-angle lens
 * □ Low-aperture lens under 100mm


 * □ Sharpie or pen; pencil if museum rules disallow the former
 * □ Index Cards
 * □ White card/plastic to set white balance

Camera settings

 * Flash off if museum rules state so
 * Program mode - Aperture Priority

ISO

 * Normal lighting = 200 ISO
 * Darker lighting = 400 ISO
 * Very dark  = 800 to 1600 ISO only if necessary

Aperture

 * Lowest possible while keeping entire subject in focus and avoiding blur

Shutter speed

 * Not necessary to set in Program mode
 * 2 steps above the lowest possible with no blur

White Balance

 * White balance set manually using card