Tru Vue Glazing
Comparison
We cary three Tru Vue glazing products: Conservation Clear® Glass, Museum Glass® & Optium Museum Acrylic.®
All are excellent options for protecting artwork and collectibles, with each offering unique advantages:
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Conservation Clear® Glass: Is an affordable, high-quality glass providing 99% UV protection that’s perfect for those looking to shield artwork from harmful Ultraviolet rays. While it doesn’t have anti-reflective features, it still offers reliable protection against damaging UV light.
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Museum Glass®: Known for its nearly invisible appearance, Museum Glass® combines a single-side reflective coating with 99% UV protection, offering clarity close to Optium but on a glass substrate. It’s a perfect choice for small to mid-size framing (up to 24x30 inches) where reflection-free viewing is essential, allowing colors to pop while remaining protected.
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Optium Museum Acrylic®: Lightweight and shatter proof, this acrylic provides exceptional clarity with 99% UV protection, a dual surface anti-reflective coating, and anti-static technology, making it the most versatile option for safeguarding valuables, especially larger displays (up to 6 by 10 feet!). Ideal for larger frames or delicate artwork, it offers the highest level of protection and visual appeal.
Protect the Memories You Value Most
Optium Museum Acrylic® promotional video produced by Tru Vue.®
Features and Applications of Optium Museum Acrylic®
Features
Applications
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Framing or display cases for cultural heritage and fine art collections
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High volume work - anti-static properties cut down on cleaning and fabrication time
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Static sensitive materials including textiles, charcoals, pastels, fragile surfaces, featherwork and lightweight papers
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Oversized works, structurally sensitive frames, and / or when glass is too heavy
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Irreplaceable works of art
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Shadowboxes for displaying objects, including family heirlooms or personal mementos
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Works that travel, high traffic areas, and public event spaces where safety is a concern
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Virtually eliminates reflections
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Blocks up to 99% of UV rays
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Optimal light transmission protects and brightens colors
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Anti-static protection that immediately dissipates static
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Durable hard coat protects against scratches
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Shatter resistance safeguards against injury and damage to artwork
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Cleans like glass - easy to clean with common household glass cleaners. No special acrylic cleaners needed.
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Proprietary coating is engineered for permanence
Regular Glass
Museum Glass
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By contrast, dark artwork or artwork with large dark areas make light reflections more noticeable when glazed with regular glass (right). Both Museum Glass® and Optium Museum Acrylic® help resolve this problem (left). The framed Maleficent animation cel is linked to our Animation Cel Framing page.