Simple tool to hang your art at museum height
I recently found out about a concept called 'Museum Height' for hanging art, where the center-line of a piece or a group of pieces is at 57 inches (144cm), which is average eye level. I love the effect, but I hate doing all the measurement and math to make sure that I'm putting the nail at the right height. This made it so I'd always delay hanging art on my walls. I started with a spreadsheet and some formulas, but kept feeling the itch to make an app. Welp, here it is! It's super simple, and I wrote it as a literal single html page app with jquery out of nostalgia for simpler times. The…
Simple tool to hang your art at museum height launched on January 10, 2024 with 7 votes, #1,798 of 4,437 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 2 years on.
What it does
Easily hang your paintings, photos, and other art at "museum height", or 57 inches at the center-line. This makes it so all the art on your walls looks like they're in harmony with eachother, creating a pleasing aesthetic.
Hang art in your home at a museum height of 57 inches (144cm) without doing math
Museum Height is the practice of hanging art on your wall so that its center line is at eye level or 57 inches (144cm). This makes it so when your eyes scan the room, every piece of art looks in harmony, similar to a museum. Read the FAQ . Please enjoy the app, and let me know how much you like it at jimmyhooker dot com . I desperately needfrom museumheight.com
In the maker’s words, at launch
I recently found out about a concept called 'Museum Height' for hanging art, where the center-line of a piece or a group of pieces is at 57 inches (144cm), which is average eye level. I love the effect, but I hate doing all the measurement and math to make sure that I'm putting the nail at the right height. This made…
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