The Decorative Arts Trust is pleased to share Collecting250, an interactive online resource that celebrates the importance of objects in narrating the history and evolution of the United States and the communities contained within. To commemorate America’s 250th, the...

The Decorative Arts Trust welcomes Kelly C. Pedigo as the Educational Programs Assistant and Emily R. Serpico as the Membership and Grants Coordinator. Both positions were newly created to support the Trust’s growing membership activities, program calendar, and...

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...

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,...

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...