Art prints

Birmingham Museums is working with King and McGaw to bring high quality art prints to your home.

The prints come in four standard sizes: small, medium. large and extra large. Exact dimensions of each print can be found on the print pages. The dimensions represent the total frame size.

Our art prints use textured 300gsm watercolour paper to create a high quality feel to the prints. we use inject printing using light-fast water-based pigment inks. The art prints will have a white border around the actual image; the size of the border is determined by the proportions of the work.

Our canvases use Inkjet-receptive canvas 260gms. There is no border around these prints. The stretched canvases are hand-stretched over a concealed pine frame approximately 45mm deep; a 3mm board is added behind the canvas to maintain tautness.

The glazing for our framed prints is a 2mm cast acrylic for safety, optical clarity, UV protection and is recyclable. We use acid-free cotton core window mounts.

The frames are hand-made and hand-finished in a studio in Sussex. The black frame is hand-stained solid ash showing the grain of the wood. The white frame is a sold wood with a painted satin finish. The gold frame is solid wood with a painted gilt finish. The natural frames are sold oak with hand-applied finishing wax.