Read Winter 2024–25 Magazine Articles Online
Select articles from the December 2024 issue of The Magazine of the Decorative Arts Trust are now available as webpages. We hope you enjoy reading these articles on your computer, phone, or tablet. “Written in Stone” by Catherine Carlisle “The Rivers Collection of...
Laura Pass Barry and Dennis Carr Join Board of Governors
The Decorative Arts Trust welcomes Laura Pass Barry and Dennis Carr to the Board of Governors. Laura Pass Barry is the Juli Grainger Senior Curator of paintings, drawings and sculpture at Colonial Williamsburg where she oversees the research, documentation,...
2025 Failey Grants Awarded to Seven Notable Institutions
The Decorative Arts Trust is pleased to offer support through Dean F. Failey Grants to seven outstanding projects in the material culture field, a record number of grantees (and amount of funding) for this impactful program. The competition was fierce, with the number...
Drayton Hall Awarded 2024 Prize for Excellence and Innovation
The Decorative Arts Trust is thrilled to announce that the 2024 Prize for Excellence and Innovation will be awarded to Drayton Hall Preservation Trust in Charleston, SC, for projects to include the conservation of the plaster ceiling in the house’s Great Hall, the...
Preservation Long Island Awarded Curatorial Internship Grant
The Decorative Arts Trust is thrilled to announce that Preservation Long Island (PLI) is the recipient of the 2025–27 Curatorial Internship Grant. Headquartered in Cold Spring Harbor, NY, PLI was founded in 1948 as the Society for the Preservation of Long Island...
About The Decorative Arts Trust Bulletin
Formerly known as the "blog,” the Bulletin features new research and scholarship, travelogues, book reviews, and museum and gallery exhibitions. The Bulletin complements The Magazine of the Decorative Arts Trust, our biannual members publication.