Enjoy these articles from the Summer 2026 issue of The Magazine of the Decorative Arts Trust, which included a special Semiquincentannial section dedicated to exhibitions in the Philadelphia region focused on the Revolutionary era. Although the printed magazine is...

We were saddened to learn of the loss of Jonathan L. Fairbanks, the President of the Decorative Arts Trust’s Board of Governors from 1989 through 2008. Fairbanks was a Renaissance man who grew up in a family of artists. After graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts...

Congratulations to the 16 graduate students who received the 2026 Decorative Arts Trust Research Grants: Jessie Alperin, PhD student, University of Chicago, René Lalique’s jewelry as sculptural experience (The Marie Zimmermann Grant) Sarah Bochicchio, PhD candidate,...

by Emily Serpico    The Decorative Arts Trust is thrilled to announce the six recipients of our 2026 Publishing Grants. The Anchorage Museum in Anchorage, AK; the Museum of Old Newbury in Newburyport, MA; the New Bedford Whaling Museum in New Bedford, MA; and the...

The Decorative Arts Trust welcomes Thomas Wu as the new Educational Programs Coordinator. Thomas will support Manager of Educational Programs Catherine Carlisle in organizing the Trust’s Symposia, Sojourns, and special programs, such as New York Antiques Weekend and...