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Hi Vivian,

I'm interested in seeing answers here, and I'm curious what that textile solution looks like!

All I have is a "what not to do." A museum I work with has supposedly self-healing vinyl wallpaper on a couple of gallery walls. It's impossible to erase even pencil marks from, and it is not actually self-healing -- at least not after a couple decades of use. Wouldn't recommend!

Julia

Good morning! I think we use what you are calling a rod and rail system. We have metal rails attached to the top of the walls next to the ceiling and we use wires with special hooks to hang the art. It works great!. It took forever to find someone to do the hanging, but it was worth the wait!

Thank you, Stacey!  Are the "wires" picture wire or similar braided, flexible wire?  Also, did you purchase the rails on your own and then search for an installer?  I can imagine finding tradespeople on an island is difficult (I have family on Martha's Vineyard!)... Do you recall the vendor of the rails?  Thanks again.  Vivian

Good morning! I think we use what you are calling a rod and rail system. We have metal rails attached to the top of the walls next to the ceiling and we use wires with special hooks to hang the art. It works great!. It took forever to find someone to do the hanging, but it was worth the wait!

Thank you, Stacey!  Are the "wires" picture wire or similar braided, flexible wire?  Also, did you purchase the rails on your own and then search for an installer?  I can imagine finding tradespeople on an island is difficult (I have family on Martha's Vineyard!)... Do you recall the vendor of the rails?  Thanks again.  Vivian

Good morning! I think we use what you are calling a rod and rail system. We have metal rails attached to the top of the walls next to the ceiling and we use wires with special hooks to hang the art. It works great!. It took forever to find someone to do the hanging, but it was worth the wait!

Hi Vivian: Here at the Hutchins Galleries, we use a hanging rail system from Systematic Art. I would recommend, as their products have worked in two very different spaces, one of which was extremely challenging to retrofit. It did not require us to hire out to install; our in-house buildings crew installed it in the galleries. If you have any additional questions, please reach out.

Thank you, Stacey!  Are the "wires" picture wire or similar braided, flexible wire?  Also, did you purchase the rails on your own and then search for an installer?  I can imagine finding tradespeople on an island is difficult (I have family on Martha's Vineyard!)... Do you recall the vendor of the rails?  Thanks again.  Vivian

Good morning! I think we use what you are calling a rod and rail system. We have metal rails attached to the top of the walls next to the ceiling and we use wires with special hooks to hang the art. It works great!. It took forever to find someone to do the hanging, but it was worth the wait!