Anti-Reflective acrylic. Lighter than glass, less likely to break. Given forty or fifty years, it will be just as clear as museum glass...but probably never broken. Whether glass or acrylic, you want UV protection and "anti-reflective" coating. This is similar to the anti-reflective coating of a camera lens, and totally different from "anti glare" finishing. Tru-Vue makes "Museum glass" with this coating as well as similar acrylic called Optium.
Inasmuch as my smallest framed item is 20x24, I use Tru-Vue Optium anti-reflective Museum Display acrylic.
chez wrote:
In my home, no glass. The texture from the paper I use adds to the image which glass obscures, even museum grade.
Me too. Not only for home. I often prefer canvas for large prints. I recently printed a 8x12 on mylar with 'leather' finish. Very rugged. I might try one at 20x30 next week...
chez and/or jcolwell I would like to also hang items without glass to take advantage of the differences in papers. How do you mount/frame/hang them? Especially odd size panos, or almost square type pics.
