( CNN ) Want to take a self-portrait using your snazzy new selfie stick in front of London 's National Gallery ? That 's fine . But do n't try to use it inside the museum . The National Gallery has become the latest museum to ban the handy ( or irritating , depending on your point of view ) device . Selfies turn museums into playgrounds for a day . The British museum joins the Smithsonian , New York 's Museum of Modern Art and a host of institutions around the world banning what the New York museum calls `` camera extension poles . '' Before you pout that the ban is going to ruin your selfie for # MuseumSelfie Day next year , know that Mar Dixon , the day 's creator , supports the ban . `` I 'm all for photos in museums as that is a memory -- a personal memory -- of your visit , '' Dixon wrote in an email . But not selfie sticks , which she says allow you to invade other people 's personal space . `` They 're just as bad IMO as tripods or opening an umbrella . `` There is also a risk , while lining up your shot with a selfie stuck inside a museum or gallery , of knocking other people around you or worse , the art , '' Dixon wrote . `` Selfie sticks are brilliant , do n't get me wrong , but not inside museums and galleries . Outside and for other attractions they are perfect ! ''
London 's National Gallery is the latest museum to ban the selfie stick . The move comes after a number of museums and galleries in Britain have banned them from their premises, including Tate Modern, which has said it will not allow people to take pictures with them.