[frameconnews] Re: Museum Glass

[George Cannon <gwc4@cornell.edu>]

>I am trying to source an anti-reflective u-v protecting glass for a customer
>who wants to reglaze high financial value pictures. I had settled on Tru-Vue
>Museum only to find that their distributors in the UK don't stock Museum.
>Does anyone have an opinion as to the suitability of Tru-Vue Conservation
>Reflection Control as a substitute? Another glass that has been mentioned is
>Denglass low reflectance u-v protecting. Has anyone used this?
>What do museums use?
>Any facts or considered opinions welcomed.
>Geoff Osmond, Framer
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We use UV filtering Plexiglas and seldom use glass at all unless the 
piece is a pastel or something that will react adversely to the 
static.  We also seldom use anti-reflective surface materials over 
art since the degradation of the image is a more important factor 
than the reflection problem.

George Cannon
Preparator
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
607-254-4617
gwc4@cornell.edu

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