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From Golden Age to Global Stage: Treasures of the Low Countries

STUDY TRIP ABROAD
March 8–16 and 21–29, 2026

OPTIONAL EXTENSION
Maastricht and TEFAF
March 16–21, 2026

San Francisco: Golden City by the Bay

FALL SYMPOSIUM
October 22–26, 2025

Japan: Art and Architecture Under the Rising Sun

STUDY TRIP ABROAD
September 15–28, 2025
Limited space available

The Decorative Arts Trust promotes awareness, encourages appreciation, and champions the study of the decorative arts and material culture through educational programs, communications, and grantmaking.

GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

Dewey Lee Curtis Symposium Scholarships

Apply by August 27 for San Francisco

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Collecting250

The Decorative Arts Trust commemorates the United States Semiquincentennial with a celebration of 250 historic objects from across the country. This interactive online resource features objects from all 50 states and the District of Columbia, submitted by over 140 American institutions. 

FROM THE MAGAZINE

Events in the Field Online Calendar

Find in-person and virtual lectures, conferences, symposia, and panel discussions from around the globe on the Decorative Arts Trust’s Events in the Field calendar. 

FEATURED VIDEO

Archaeology of the 17th Century at the Heyward-Washington House and Beyond

Sarah Platt, PhD, Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the College of Charleston, presented the John A.H. Sweeney Emerging Scholar Lecture Unearthing the Old City: Archaeology of the 17th Century at the Heyward-Washington House and Beyond at the Decorative Arts Trust Symposium in Charleston, SC.

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