History Of The Hermitage The State Hermitage Museum is located in St Petersburg, Russia and is the second largest art museum in the world. The Hermitage museum was founded in 1764 when the empress Catherine the Great met Johann Ernst Gotzkowsky, a merchant from Berlin and acquired a [...]
Things To Consider There are several elements that need to be considered when you are framing your artwork for presentation. A great framing begins with consideration into the following elements: The surroundings of the art work. Your taste and style. The art work itself, what you are framing. [...]
The Art World Within Scotland Whilst many people think of Scotland as highlands and countryside, there are many cities bursting with culture and art. It is become very known within the art world for some of its beautiful must see galleries displaying some wonderful artwork, encased in some [...]
Building And Architecture The Art Gallery Of Alberta located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada is a very uniquely designed building but it wasn't always that way. Established in 1924 the gallery was originally spread across many buildings and areas including hotels and public libraries where it would display small [...]
Giving a framed photo is a timeless gift, something that is both special and personal, something that can be appreciated, whether its a photo of a loved one, a favourite piece of artwork, something specifically selected that is unique to the receiver or an empty frame to display a [...]
Why Are Picture Frames So Important? Most people whether they have artwork at home on their wall or are visiting a gallery or museum never actually realise how important the frame is to the artwork it is housing and how it adds to their enjoyment of the piece [...]
Fact One Van Gogh once said ‘A picture without a frame is like a soul without a body’. Image credit: https://www.biography.com/ Image credit: https://pixabay.com/ Fact Two Frames are NOT copy written. There is no law to stop anyone from [...]
Artwork at the Prime Ministers residence 10 Downing Street is one of the most famous addresses in the world with the most famous iconic front door. It has been home to some influential people in history. But did you know that inside the residence it is not only [...]
Non Modern Galleries Today, many people think of galleries as art collections housed in fancy, modern buildings which often look like pieces of art in themselves. However, some of the biggest and most beautiful collections with some of the most glorious historic frame work are actually displayed inside [...]
Who Is Alfred Munnings Alfred Munnings is one of the worlds most famous painters of horses and also for war art. He was born on 8th October 1878 in Suffolk where he grew up in a busy working mill surrounded by horses and horse drawn carts arriving daily [...]
