Ilan,

Think about making an insert for your case out of conservation-safe plywood or other similar materials, and then covering that insert with a conservation-safe fabric. I had a similar problem years ago at a small historical society where I worked, and the insert (in my case, shaped like an "H", so I could hang things on either side) solved my problem.

Martha Katz-Hyman
Curator
Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation
Williamsburg, VA


On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 4:45 AM, Ilan Goodman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Hello.

Our museum recently received a very generous donation of new display cases. Unfortunately, they are glass all the way around. We have several items that we want to hang in the case, but I'm worried that it will look funny directly on the glass. What would be a good material to use as a backing to put items on?

Kindest personal regards,
Ilan Goodman
Chamber of the Holocaust, Jerusalem.


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