Behind the Scenes: Reimagining the Concord Museum’s Galleries
by Erica Lome When I began my job as Decorative Arts Trust Curatorial Associate at the Concord Museum in March, I did not expect to spend only three weeks at my new office before relocating to my apartment to work from home. Like other cultural...
Failey Grant Awarded to American Swedish Historical Museum
The Failey Grant program provides support for noteworthy research, exhibition, publication, and conservation projects through the Dean F. Failey Fund, named in honor of the Trust’s late Governor. Preference is given to projects that employ or are led by young...
Scotland: A Legacy of Cultural Achievement
After two years of planning, the Decorative Arts Trust launched our most ambitious Study Trip Abroad to date. All told nearly eighty members filled three back-to-back excursions to Scotland, a tour appropriately titled “A Legacy of Cultural Achievement.”...
Meet the Trust: Jeff and Beverley Evans
Enthusiasts of American decorative arts, particularly anything with a Southern provenance, are likely familiar with the firm Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Proprietors Jeff and Beverley Evans, members of the Trust for several years now, will host...
A Chippendale Pilgrimage in Yorkshire
“Star-studded” is not usually a term we would use to describe a Trust Study Trip Abroad, but this fall’s much-anticipated trip to Yorkshire certainly fit the bill.* For the adherents to our field, figures such as tour leader and Trust Governor Brock Jobe,...