MUSEUM FRAMING BLOG

When you decide to preserve and frame your precious paper items, make sure you use the correct formula for either disinfecting, deacidifying or cle...

As a collector and dealer of historical autographs for over 35 years, seeing autographs and historical documents damaged by improper framing is ve...

Like any other business, it's always important to find a good framer who knows how to handle your artwork, properly frame it according to your desi...

Over the past 33 years I have been in the framing business, many people would call and ask me if they need museum grade materials for their artwork...

Recently, I had a customer want me to repair a framing job he had done remotely (through a frame by mail outfit). He was well pleased with our fix...

Similar to the Big Box stores, the ship it and frame it businesses rely on keeping their cost of goods low in order to justify their overhead expen...

Regarding displaying your paper treasures, keepsakes and valuable documents,  consider that that vast majority of these known Big Box stores hire ...

With gas over $4 a gallon and inflation creeping up, we all must watch our dollars.  I'm not saying you must avoid the commerce activity offered o...

Of the over 30 years I have been in framing, it amazes me how framers treat, mount and frame art and artifacts for people who patronize them.  On a weekly basis, it's not unusual for someone to contact me through email or phone informing me of a recently framed item which shows signs of deterioration.

Collecting historical autographs has intrigued me for many years given the fact one can own a real piece of history.  When first coming into this collecting field many years ago, my first thought was "Aren't these documents locked away in a museum or archives?" It's easy to assume that. But, many important letters and documents are in private collections.

Remember that famous botched "restoration" job of the Spanish fresco painting of Jesus Christ by an 80 year old woman?  If not, ten years ago, the artist, Cecilia Jimenez, volunteered to restore the painting.  Her "restoration" was so poorly done, the term "ecce monkey" was sometimes used to describe the artwork.

Preparing a letter, document or photograph for display in a frame with museum grade materials will give the owner many years of enjoyment.