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A reference companion to the museum — curated topic sections that go deeper on the subjects behind the collection. Every entry, image, and fact is drawn from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons.
Picture Hanging Basics
The fundamentals of getting art on the wall — frames and hooks, hammers, nails and screws, spirit levels and tape measures, and the drywall behind it all.
9 entriesGallery Walls & Salons
Arranging many pieces together — the floor-to-ceiling Paris Salon and Petersburg hang, the great museum galleries, and how interiors and wallpaper set the backdrop.
9 entriesFrames & Matting
The picture's edge — mats and passe-partout, gilding and gold leaf, decorative molding and ornament, glass, and the woodwork of a well-made frame.
9 entriesDisplaying Wall Art
The art itself and where it lives — portraits, paintings, murals and tapestries, posters and photographs, mirrors, and the mantel they hang above.
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