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AT Chicago had a listing in June about poster hangers. They are a less expensive solution than traditional frames but still an upgrade from sticky-tac. Depending on how many posters you want to hang, this might be a good, cost-effective way to go.

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Check out Utrecht Art Supply. They have GREAT prices on nice looking frames. They also have frame kits that allow you to choose the proper length for each side. They are in almost every major city but also have a website www.utrechtart.com
They really cater to artists with their pricing and I have found them to be consistantly cheaper than all the other art/craft supply stores around.

good luck! :)

If you are interested in another DIY method aside from float mounting, you can also check out this method of sandwiching the poster between two sheets of plexiglass. I've tried it myself on a rather large, oddly-sized poster, and I think it can look nice, depending on your other decor.

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i've done a plexiglas display similar to the one ab linked to. but rather than using wire to hang my framed work, i just attached the plexi directly into the wall (with screws and anchors).

locally, tap plastics is a great resource. i had them cut the plexi sheet down to size and drill the holes, making the project even easier.

If the posters are of any value to you, don't go cheap. I know it can be incredibly expensive to archivally mount and frame them, but it's really the only way to keep their worth.

If you're not concerned with the value of the posters, do a search for metal poster hanging bars. One clips to the top and hangs from the wall, the bottom bar clips to the poster and uses gravity to keep it straight. No frame, glass or plexi necessary.

I had the same problem with posters I purchased in England not fitting into American frames. But just a couple of weeks ago I discovered that they fit into Ikea frames. Because, you know, they're European. Go figure.

Ikea has frames they list on their website as 70cm x 100cm. Not exactly your sizes, but close enough that I'd go check it out.

I would also suggest Ikea for large frames at a reasonable price. They are all cut to European sizes, so it might work well for your posters. The mats are not archival quality, so it might be worth it to have a proper mat cut for it.

I recently framed a ton of art for a new apartment and what we went with were standard sized really large frames with custom mats -- best of both worlds. There is a place called Edgewise Arts on 19th St in the Mission that is awesome -- really gorgeous frames and mats at the same prices as Cheap Petes with much better service, from what I've heard. A 24 x 36 mat was $28.

I mount my art that's on paper between rigid acid free mat board or foam core and glass or plexi-glass using swiss clips. It looks great and is really inexpensive.

You need the type of swiss corner clips that use nylon cord like these:

http://www.jerrysartarama.com/art-supply-stores/online/2867

I mentioned this place in another post, but if you aren't looking for anything fancy, Aaron Brothers sells movie poster-sized frames (they are actually labeled "Movie Poster Frames"). I have several movie posters and just got simple, thin, black frames for them from AB.

Try http://www.posterhanger.com. They are pretty inexpensive, clean, and modern.

For extremely large frames (mine are 8x6 feet) check out this post: http://www.dblock.org/ShowPost.aspx?id=1242