There are several effective security hanging devices available from framing supply catalogs. Nielsen, the frame manufacturer, makes a relatively easy-to-use system that makes a picture very difficult to remove without their "key". The down-side of any of the systems I've used is the size of holes they put in walls. I get them from local frame wholesalers and regional distributors like S&W and United Manufacturers in New York. I'm sure they have counterparts on your side of the Rockies. Kevin Canze Museum Preparator University of Michigan Museum of Art [log in to unmask] On Sat, 20 Jan 1996, [log in to unmask] wrote: > Could anyone give me suggestions on how to hang 2-D work in a way > that would deter or prevent theft? I work at an art gallery on a > CSU campus that displays art in high-access public areas. > Currently, we are securing the works to the wall with an additional > wire that loops the hanging wire of the framed work with an > eye-screw which is screwed into the wall. This has proven to deter > theft because it takes atleast a minute to manipulate the wire in > order to release the piece from the wall. However, if someone is > equipped with wire cutters, they could remove the work in a matter > of seconds. Because our shows run for approximately a month each, > we need to have a fairly easy and simple way of securing these works > to the wall, but I'm afraid that we are compromising the safety of > the works for timeliness of installment. > > If you have any suggestions, please e-mail my personal address. > > Thank you. > Deborah Bain > The Student Center Art Gallery > San Francisco State University >