#mountmakers

[conservallama]

I'm only a conservator here. Who did I miss?

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[dauphinltd]

50kg of meteorite! #mountmaking #objectmount #displaystands #bespokedisplay #museumstand #meteorite #meteoritecollection #naturalhistorycollector #astronomylover #interiordesign #objecthandling #mountmakers #heavylifting https://www.instagram.com/p/CXTLh0JIVNI/?utm_medium=tumblr

[conservallama]

Thank you to mountmakers everywhere for keeping our measurements real. This goes out to you @internationalmountmakersforum and @plbroue.

Mounting objects in gallery or museum is not as simple as hammering a couple nails on the wall and tying a bit of string behind an object.

Mountmakers are specialists who make object-specific mounts that hold objects at just the right angle to keep them stable, safe, and viewable. Mounts are also meant to be as invisible as possible to stop them from distracting the visitor from enjoying the object on display. This means mountmakers need exact object measurements to work with.

Thanks to their attention to detail, staff mounting exhibitions can be sure that objects will go where they are supposed to and fit perfectly in their mounts.

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[dauphinltd]

Our recent work for the National Trust at Dunham Massey. Helping to show off the true beauty in these stamps and seals. #mountmaking #mountmakers #museumworkers #acrylicfabrications #perspexfabricator #jewellerydisplay #displaycase #exhibitiondesign #exhibitiondesigner #arthandler #jewellerycollector #waxseal https://www.instagram.com/p/Cpj_Eo7I8He/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[dauphinltd]

Currently working behind the scenes on this exhibition #mountmaking #mountmakers #arttech #arthandling #museumdisplay #museumworkers #cambridge (at Fitzwilliam Museum) https://www.instagram.com/p/CocfLWzI6c9/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[dauphinltd]

Mount for amethyst, testing positioning and proportions before cleaning up the welds and spraying #crystals #amethyst #mountmaking #mountmakers #museumdisplay #fineminerals #minerals #amethysts #crystal #mineral #crystalcollection #crystalcollector #arthandler https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn6syw7o0Oi/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[dauphinltd]

Spooky or adorable?? Cloth dolls mounted with metal armatures on clear acrylic shelves in Perspex box frame #halloween #mountmakers #perspexfabrication #perspexfabricator #acrylicfabrications #acrylicfabricator #boxframes #framing #framers #dolldisplay #perspexframe #perspexbox #perspex #acrylicbox #museumworkers #arthandler https://www.instagram.com/p/CkYMFvVI8vb/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[dauphinltd]

A highlight from our install on-site in Edinburgh at Poppy Scotland. We loved how well these graphics worked combined with the mount and artefact. Plus it also saved the usual rolls of masking tape marking out where to position an item. #mountmaking #mountmakers #museumworker #museumlife #displaystands #arthandling #museumdisplay #museumgraphics #museumdesign #exhibitiondesign #objectmount #gundisplay #edinburgh (at Edinburgh, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkI8mKKokBn/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=