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
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.ย
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.ย
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 Beyondย at the Decorative Arts Trust Symposium in Charleston, SC.
IN THE BULLETIN
ON INSTAGRAM
GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPSย EMERGING SCHOLARS PROGRAM AND PRIZE
CALENDAR OF EVENTS ย UPCOMING TRIPS, LECTURES, AND PROGRAMS
ONLINE LEARNING ย RESEARCH FROM THE FIELD, EXHIBITIONS, BOOK REVIEWS, VIDEOS, AND PUZZLES
BULLETINย ย CURRENT REPORTS AND HAPPENINGS