January 2024

Period Frames – Our Top Galleries to see them in Ireland

By |2024-01-25T16:34:04+00:00January 10th, 2024|Antique Frames, Galleries, Period Frames, The Art World|

The National Gallery of Ireland Home to some of the most beautiful period frames in Ireland, and located in the centre of Dublin, The National Gallery of Ireland opened its doors to the public in 1864.   The Gallery currently has an extensive collection of Irish paintings, but is [...]

Woods Used In Picture Framing

By |2024-01-25T16:33:55+00:00January 1st, 2024|Antique Frames, Bespoke Frame Manufacturing, Period Frames, Personalised Frames|

Hard Wood and Soft Wood If you are considering a custom made picture frames there are many things to think about, for instance there are two types of wood categories, hard wood and soft wood.  Certain woods are better for building furniture and frames with than others. The [...]

December 2023

Five Interesting Picture Frame Facts

By |2024-01-25T16:33:41+00:00December 2nd, 2023|Antique Frames, The Art World, United States Frames|

The Smithsonian Magazine has uncovered five interesting facts concerning picture frames, that are interesting to any art expert. Did you know you can copy a frame without any copyright issues? If not, then read on. Five Facts About Picture Frames 1. The earliest American frames, known as American Empire Style [...]

November 2023

Frames at The Broad Gallery, Los Angeles

By |2024-01-25T16:33:25+00:00November 4th, 2023|Galleries, Modern Frames, United States Frames|

A New Modern Contemporary Art Gallery The Broad, Los Angeles first opened its doors to the public on 20th September 2015.  Its located on Grand Avenue, Downtown Los Angeles and was founded by Eli and Edyth Broad. The Broad houses collections of contemporary art dating from the 1950's [...]

October 2023

Is My Frame A True Antique?

By |2023-10-12T16:09:36+00:00October 2nd, 2023|Antique Frames, Gold Leaf, Period Frames|

Antique Frames There are many fantastic reproductions of many things in the world today and Antique Frames is one of them. Antique Frames really are truly stunning pieces of craftsmanship and really do improve with time and age, adding character and value to the frame itself.  Being able [...]

September 2023

The Royal Collection Trust

By |2023-10-12T16:08:28+00:00September 21st, 2023|Antique Frames, Galleries, Gold Leaf, Period Frames, The Art World, United Kingdom|

The Royal Collection trust is exactly as it sounds, the art collection belonging to the British Royal Family. The collection is spread across 13 occupied and historic royal residences in the UK and is the largest private art collection in the world. This collection has many truly spectacular pieces [...]

July 2023

Alte Pinakothek Art Museum

By |2023-10-12T16:10:12+00:00July 1st, 2023|Antique Frames, Galleries, Period Frames, The Art World|

History Of The Alte Pinakothek Art Museum Located in the Kunstareal area in Munich, Germany the Alte Pinakothek Art Museum is one of the oldest galleries in the world and is home to a significant collection of old master paintings.  The gallery building was built in 1826 for [...]

June 2023

The Top 4 Art Galleries In Africa

By |2023-10-12T16:08:04+00:00June 24th, 2023|Africa, Galleries, Modern Frames, Period Frames, The Art World|

The Pretoria Art Museum The Pretoria Art Museum is located in Arcadia Park, Pretoria in South Africa and occupies an entire city block.  The collection of art began in the 1930's but it was in 1932 it grew in size when Lady Michaelis gave a large number of [...]

Top 4 Art Galleries In India

By |2023-10-12T16:07:57+00:00June 7th, 2023|Antique Frames, Galleries, India, Modern Frames, Period Frames, The Art World|

Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai The Jehangir Art Gallery was founded by Cowasji Jehangir and built in 1952.  The gallery is located in Kala Ghoda and sits behind the Prince of Wales Museum in South Mumbai near the Gateway of India. The Jehangir Art Gallery has 4 main exhibition [...]

May 2023

Etihad Modern Art Gallery – Abu Dhabi

By |2023-05-24T17:11:28+00:00May 22nd, 2023|Abu Dhabi, Galleries, Modern Frames, The Art World, United Arab Emirates Frames|

United Arab Emirates has recently emerged as one of the newest art scenes in the world and has become the centre of the art movement in the Middle East. Whilst there has always been art and culture in the middle east, it has become more well known recently and [...]

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