Abstract: Methods and apparatus for protecting an interior wall of an elevator cab against an impact force are disclosed. One such apparatus includes a face sheet for absorbing and dispersing energy from the impact force. It also includes a reversibly deformable backing connected to a back of the face sheet for absorbing energy from the impact force when the reversibly deformable backing is compressed against the interior wall by the impact force. The reversibly deformable backing is positioned between the face sheet and the interior wall when the elevator cab wall protection panel is installed. The face sheet has a higher rigidity than the reversibly deformable backing. The apparatus further includes a hanging apparatus coupled to an edge of the face sheet for hanging the elevator cab wall protection panel adjacent to the interior wall.