The Frame & Picture Shoppe has been quietly framing Western Massachusetts's most cherished pieces for decades. In 2021, Rik Alvarez took over the business, bringing his collector's eye to the kind of work most shops shy away from — vintage concert posters that need acid-free everything, signed comic pages with delicate paper, oversized art that needs custom mat work.
The Shoppe has earned a name for treating each piece like it belongs in a museum, because for the person bringing it in, it usually does.
