Charleston Symposium Offers Charming Collections and Camaraderie
The Decorative Arts Trust’s Fall 2024 Symposium in South Carolina did not disappoint, offering a robust schedule of tours, lectures, and networking opportunities in the Charleston region. Pre-Symposium Tour On Wednesday, November 6, members began the Optional...
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...
Unique Private Visits Mingle with Must-See Sites during Tours of Florence, Siena, Bologna, and Ravenna
Even Decorative Arts Trust members who have traveled to Tuscany were impressed and inspired by the sites we visited during the October 2024 Study Trip Abroad to Florence and Siena, with an Extension to Bologna and Ravenna. An itinerary filled with spectacular scenery...
A Tale of Two Samplers: New Research from MESDA Summer Institute
by Lea C. Lane In June 2024, the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts welcomed eight fellows to Winston-Salem for the 47th annual Summer Institute program. The Decorative Arts Trust has long been a foundational supporter of this program, and through the...
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...
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.