I use somewhat larger velcro circles and/or strips to mount text and
illustrations (most encased in plastic "document protectors") on the kind of
portable display units used at trade shows, for doing front-end evaluations.
The setup is fast, simple and cheap and the plastic protects the material
from grubby little paws. The display units normally come with a kind of
carpeting as a surface, to which velcro clings quire well. If you need to
display small artifacts, the manufacturers also sell shelves, display boxes,
etc.

This kind of mounting is fine for short periods, for such a use, but I would
not want to use them for anything I would want to look particularly
"classy"!

Harry Needham
Special Advisor - Programme Development
Canadian War Museum
330 Sussex Drive,
Ottawa, Canada
K1A 0M8
Voice: (819) 776-8612  Fax (819) 776-8623
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> From:         Stephen Ringle[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Reply To:     Museum discussion list
> Sent:         Thursday, May 06, 1999 1:07 PM
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      Re: Sticking labels and photographs to walls
>
> Hi.
>
> We drymount all our exhibit labels on mat board.
>
> Most of our gallery walls are covered with fabric to which velcro will
> cling.
>  I LOVE IT!  I get 1/2" velcro dots with sticky back in rolls of a billion
> for
> about $25US for 25 yards from US Slide Fasteners 617-426-3546 (Boston).
>
> For the rest of the walls, which are painted plywood or MDO, I use 3M
> "Wall
> Mounting Tabs".  I get 1/2 x 3/4" 48 per box, 3M #7220 but I always order
> enough for 3-4 years: they're cheap.  These are easy to use, are foam
> based so
> they stick to irregular surfaces well, & the adhesive rolls off the wall
> easily.  And I got the tip for them a couple of years ago right here on
> Museum-L!
>
> I hope this helps.
>
> Steve.
>
> [log in to unmask]
>
>
> In article <01be9572$9da06ee0$9758bbcc@kbachmann>, [log in to unmask]
> says...
> >
> >Hi everyone
> >
> >We were just wondering what everyone is using to afix
> >labels and mounted photographs to their gallery walls (in particular
> where
> >the wall consists of dry wall). In the past, we have used silicon,
> velcro,
> >doublesided tape, and that cheap gummy stuff you buy at Canadian Tire.
> Is
> >there another solution worth considering, regarding this sticky
> situation.
> >
> >Thanks in advance
> >Robin Ormerod
> >Assistant Curator
> >Timmins Museum: National Exhibiton Centre
> >220 Algonquin Blvd. East
> >Timmins, Ontario, Canada
> >P4N 1B3
> >
> >Tel (705)235-5066
> >Fax (705)235-9631
> >Email [log in to unmask]
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