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How do Museums Mount really large Photos? (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by No-Faithlessness-50@alien.top to c/photography@viewfinder.pro

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I have always wondered how museums handle really large photos. I can understand paintings because they come sort of "pre-mounted" on canvases, but what about photos? Say a museum received a gift of a life-sized Richard Avedon photo. How would that photo be mounted to show? Would it be framed? Glued to some kind of backing? I am not so much interested on how they attach it to the wall, but rather how do that prepare it for show. Any insights? The reason I ask is because I am thinking of making some large prints, like 40x60 or larger, but am not sure what to do once I get them.

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[–] Gatsby1923@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

How big are we talking here? 20x24 I'd still mount with a backing board, hinged front mat, and corners. Though I'd flatten it in a dry mount press first. I've never needed to deal with an actual print that's bigger.