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Free art hanging calculator
Galleries and museums hang art so the center of each work sits 57 inches (145 cm) from the floor, at average eye level. Enter the size of your framed work and how far its hanger sits below the top edge, and you get the exact nail height for that gallery standard.
Measurements are rounded to the nearest ⅛ in or 1 mm.
How to hang art at gallery height
Choose the center height
Hang the center of the work at 57 inches (145 cm), the gallery and museum standard. In rooms with high ceilings, 60 inches (152 cm) sits better. Use one height for the whole room so every work shares a center line.
Line up works of different sizes
A row reads as one group when the works share a line. Centers are the gallery default. Tops give a clean edge under a shelf or picture rail, and bottoms give a steady base line. Keep the middle of the group at eye height, and work out each nail on its own, since every frame has its own hanger.