Exhibitions & museums

What exhibitions and museums need

Exhibition work combines several kinds of print. There are interpretation panels and captions that visitors read up close, large graphics and wall murals that set the scene, and reproductions of artworks, photographs or documents that have to look right. Much of it is temporary and has to be produced and installed quickly; some of it is handled constantly by the public. Wherever originals or archival material are involved, mounting methods must be gentle.

Fine art reproduction

PremierArt fine art papers and canvas from Premier Imaging suit reproductions of artworks and photographs, as well as prints for a gift shop. Pluss is one of two UK distributors. Printer settings for Canon, Epson and HP Z series printers are on the downloads page. Our guide to fine art paper vs canvas helps choose a surface.

Wall graphics and murals

Phototex is a paste-free digital wallpaper from Landor, featured on The Gadget Show. It is useful for themed rooms, timelines and feature walls in temporary exhibitions. Protect printed wallcoverings with liquid laminate for wallpaper; ClearShield 20° Satin LL is formulated for this.

Panels, captions and graphics

For display panels, the Xyron 2500 mounts and laminates A1 prints from rolls in a single cold pass, edge to edge, on media up to 4mm thick. Captions and smaller labels suit the A3 Xyron 1250/55. Both are non-electric and avoid spray mount, which is welcome in a gallery workshop. See Xyron vs spray mount and laminating vs encapsulating.

For printing panels and graphics, we supply HP graphics media, Pluss graphics films and the Rauch range. See the wide format media guide.

Gentle mounting

Rollataq applies a clear, micro-thin coat of cold, water-soluble adhesive that is acid-free, non-yellowing, odourless and non-toxic, and unaffected by heat, humidity or ageing. It is repositionable for around three minutes before being burnished to a permanent bond. The Rollataq system is used in medical illustration, photography and framing. The Desktop models use a factory-set roller gap that keeps adhesive off the image side. See using Rollataq.

Durable surfaces

Hands-on displays need protection. Marabu liquid laminates are abrasion, water and chemical resistant and stay flexible. ClearShield adds UV inhibitors and is non-yellowing. Read protecting prints.

Why exhibition teams choose Pluss

• PremierArt fine art media for reproductions
• Paste-free Phototex digital wallpaper
• Acid-free, non-yellowing cold mounting adhesive
• Spray-free mounting and lamination for panels
• Hard-wearing liquid laminates for interactive displays