What Is An Archival Print?
The archival qualities of a print depend on many factors. Primarily it is the combination of media and medium (ink and paper) that lays the foundation of the permanence of the print. Finally other factors must be taken into account, such as the matting, framing, and environment the print is displayed in. While the museum standard to qualify a print as “archival” is 75 years, state-of-the-art printing processes have raised the bar. Through research and testing of these new processes we are now able to quantify archival ratings of over 200 years. The Archives state-of-the-art “Giclee” fine art prints are printed on only the highest quality mediums. All of our in house prints are scientifically rated to last at least 200 years. See Wilhelm Imaging Research to learn more about The Archives print permanence ratings. The Archives uses the highest quality state-of-the-art digital fine art papers from Hewllet-Packard Digital Fine Art Media and Hahnemhle Digital Fine Art Papers.
