Bainbridge Alpharag Mat Board
Preferred by museums and art conservators worldwide
Bainbridge Alpharag Artcare offers the highest level of matboard quality and protection available. Made from the purest 100% cotton rag pulp and subject to rigorous quality control, each board is hand-inspected for cleanliness and integrity. Unlike other museum rag boards, Alpharag is made with plies of equal thickness for superior rigidity and stability and solid, consistent color throughout.
“Other acid-free foamboards claiming to be ‘archival’ and ‘good enough’ don’t protect against the harmful effects of outgassing. Artcare Archival Foamboard is the only foamboard I would use for conservation framing.”
—Dr. Peter Sparks, preservation consultant and former Director for Preservation, Library of Congress
Artcare matboards and mounting boards are scientifically engineered to actively protect your art from aging, yellowing and fading for generations to come. They create a protective environment for treasured pieces, shielding them against invisible contaminants that cause artwork to fade, photographs to yellow, and both to deteriorate. Calcium carbonate and zeolites within the boards absorb and neutralize pollutants such as acetic acid, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides that might emanate from the material being framed.