Gallery Hanging System Hooks

You have decided to convert a space in your home, business, or nonprofit organization into a room with an art gallery. Hanging art such as paintings, photographs, and historically significant artifacts increases the value of your property by generating a consistent return on your investment.

According to several studies, hanging pictures is an effective way to enhance the ambiance of space to boost mental health. This is especially relevant for office workers who often toil in drab, empty spaces.

Hanging art can involve implementing different strategies, from pounding nails into a wall to securing picture wires for installing a gallery hanging system that presents a large collection of artwork.

At Walker Display, we help clients install the right picture-hanging system for the right space, whether the space is a quiet room inside a home or a bustling meeting center at a company headquarters. A picture gallery hanging system recreates the same type of presentation that you find in art galleries.

The question is not whether you should hang art on a picture gallery system. Instead, the question becomes what do you use to secure your pictures to the gallery hanging system? The answer is attaching hooks to picture frames to secure artwork on a gallery hanging system.

What Should I Look for When Shopping for Gallery Hanging System Hooks?

Manufacturers design and construct a wide variety of hooks for gallery hanging systems. The type of picture hooks you order from Walker Display depends on several factors.

Weight Capacity

The right hooks for your picture hanging system must be able to support the weight of the artwork chosen for presentation. Manufacturers typically assign a weight capacity for a collection of hooks sold exclusively for gallery hanging systems. The weight capacity is assigned to individual hooks, which means you should understand the weight capacity for more than one hook, as it takes at least two hooks to support the weight of most frames and pictures.

Durability

Durability does not refer to weight support. Instead, durability relates to the resistance a set of hooks has to moisture and strong impacts. Paintings and photographs tend to move from one location to another, which provides you with artistic flexibility when presenting your collection. Hooks that handle frequent movements absorb the strong impacts generated by securing them into a wall. Moisture-resistant hooks manufactured with brass or stainless steel prevent rust and corrosion from diminishing their strength.

Rail vs. Molding Hooks

If you choose to display art on a gallery hanging system, you have to decide whether the art hangs from a rail or molding. The type of display foundation determines the type of hook that supports your paintings, photographs, and other types of artwork. Rail hooks allow you to hang picture frames without having to drill holes to place studs. Installing a rail picture hanging system can involve running the system across a wall or on a ceiling.

Molding is the right choice for installing a gallery wall hanging system. Using molding hooks also helps you avoid creating unsightly holes for objects such as nails and screws. Molding hooks present more stylish designs than the designs presented by rail hooks, which is an important consideration if you insert picture hanging system hooks at the end of a wire attached to a frame.

Choose the Right Gallery Hanging System Hooks for Your Display

For more than 60 years, Duluth, Minesota-based Walker Display has helped public and private venues select the right picture-hanging system. Our clients include Flatland Brewery, Renaissance Art Café, and Yellow Bike Coffee.

Find the right gallery hanging system hooks for your art presentation by submitting the convenient online form.