The church of Saint Jacob the Apostle: a hidden gem in Małujowice
Of the many sites the Trust visited in Poland this past spring, one of the most intriguing and mysterious was the Church of Saint Jacob the Apostle. This wonder of a church is (rather incongruously) situated in the tiny village of Małujowice, just a few...
Toy Theaters and Child’s Play
Front for a Toy Theater Stage, image courtesy of the Downs Collection, Winterthur Library. Toy theaters required a certain degree of manual and mental ingenuity. The 1866 edition of The Boy’s Own Treasury of Sports and Pastimes, published simultaneously in...
The Decorative Arts Trust in Chicago
The Chicago Skyline from Navy Pier As a graduate student, I attended my fair share of symposia… perhaps more than I care to remember. PowerPoint satiation aside, I jumped at the chance to attend the Decorative Arts Trust spring symposium to Chicago as a...
The Decorative Arts Trust in Germany: Courtly Collections in Dresden, Leipzig, and Berlin
Spring is always a busy time for the Trust, and 2015 proved no exception, with two Study Trips Abroad to Germany. The itinerary focused on the eastern portion of the country, beginning in Dresden, and swinging up to Berlin in a large arc through Leipzig,...
Exhibits of Interest
Concord, MA, Concord Museum Behind Closed Doors: Asleep in New England October 10, 2014 through March 22, 2015The recent work and studies of Jane and Richard Nylander (Jane serves as the Trust’s secretary on the Board) have come together in the Concord Museum’s new...
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.