With Artcare, you can offer your customers matting and mounting products that are the next generation in museum-quality conservation. Artcare products are so advanced, they redefine the field. For the first time in history, conservation framing has moved from the passive protection of the past— which, simply, does no harm—to the active protection of the future: Artcare proactively traps and neutralizes pollutants and acid by-products that damage your customers’ artwork. Our patented technology is engineered into the very fibers of Artcare products, and offers a level of conservation for treasured artwork that that customers will value forever.
In independent lab tests, the print shown at left was exposed to concentrated doses of nitrogen dioxide, the most common air pollutant. Both sides were tested in the same testing chamber for the same length of time. Neither side was exposed to light during testing. The results prove the active performance of the Artcare Archival System.
The active protection of Artcare™ leaves the others behind.
Artcare™ Archival Foamboard vs. Other Archival Foamboard
Artcare“Archival”™
Foamboard
Other “Archival”
Foamboard
  
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No
 Protects artwork from harmful effects of foam outgassing
Yes
No
 Protects against damaging pollutants from the environment
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Yes
 Acid-free and lignin-free surface papers
Yes
Yes
 Surface papers buffered to maintain alkaline pH
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No
 Works optimally with Artcare Archival System


Only Artcare goes beyond the basics of preservation to provide the highest level of archival protection available. It effectively shields against the pollutants and acid by-products that fade, discolor and damage artwork.