Printed Aluminium Display Panels for Sharjah Heritage Museum

Sharjah Heritage Museum commissioned Sun Studio to produce custom printed aluminium panels for an interior display project in the Heart of Sharjah.

The panels carry historical photographs and text, printed onto metal rather than mounted on it.

Printed aluminium display panel carrying historical imagery at Sharjah Heritage Museum

Project snapshot

Client
Sharjah Heritage Museum
Location
Heart of Sharjah
Material
Aluminium
Printing service
Metal & aluminium printing
Application
Interior museum display panels
Content
Historical photographs and text

The brief

Presenting delicate historical photographs and text with precision, on panels light enough for flexible exhibition design yet sturdy against close visitor scrutiny.

Printed aluminium panels installed in the museum interior

Our approach

The images were printed direct onto the aluminium, so the panel is the print rather than a carrier for one, and there is no laminate edge to lift in a display case.

Panels were kept light enough to be rehung as the exhibition changes.

Historical imagery printed onto an aluminium display panel

Production detail

Metal is smooth and non-porous, and most sheet arrives with a coating or mill finish that decides how ink behaves on it. Surface condition, cleaning and pre-treatment are what govern adhesion here, so they are settled before a panel is printed.

The result

A durable medium for the museum’s historical content, with exhibition design that stays flexible.

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Send the material, the panel sizes, the quantity and the artwork.

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