About Museum Framing

Since 1989, Rick Badwey has provided the highest level of framing services to his clients at the most reasonable prices. His clients include museums, institutions, galleries, businesses and the general public throughout the United States. Rick's 30 plus years of knowledge in collecting and specializing in historical and rare artwork and collectibles comes into play when working to preserve and display your artwork or personal possessions.

Rick started this business after finding it difficult to find framing establishments who were properly skilled to work on his personal art and manuscript collections. After studying the correct methods of preservation framing, he opened his studio to assist other with their framing needs. In the beginning, he worked with nationally recognized collectors and dealers, but soon thereafter, word spread and he has since built a solid following.

From the 13th amendment signed by Abraham Lincoln to college diplomas, Rick has handled and framed them according to strict standards of framing required by national museums, foundations, and libraries. Some of the items he has handled and framed include maps from the 15th century, rare and exotic prints, celebrity artifacts, and hard to display multi-dimensional objects.

  • Solid Wood Frame
  • Your artwork or document
  • 98% UV filtering glass
  • 100% museum grade cotton rag matting with gold fillet
  • 100% museum grade cotton rag backing (4 ply)
  • 100% true archival final backing
  • 100% museum grade cotton rag buffer (Not Shown)

This is an Original Antique Toucan lithograph by John Gould from the mid 19th century. This shows how an item is protected using decorative matting techniques. On top is the 98% UV filtering glass, beneath that is the 100% museum cotton rag matting with a gold wood fillet attached. Beneath that is another layer of the same cotton rag mat which is a buffer to protect the print from contact with the fillet (Not shown in diagram). The print is museum mounted onto a third layer of 100% museum cotton rag matting (backing). A final layer of 100% true archival final backing must be applied as an added layer of protection to the artwork.