Christie’s, Collectors, and COVID-19: An Interview with John Hays
by Taryn Clary When non-essential businesses around the globe closed in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, Christie’s, like other arts institutions, made the quick shift to remote work. For an auction house with locations in 46 countries and a schedule of...
Providing a Future for Students of the Past Campaign a Success
The Board of Governors of the Decorative Arts Trust is honored to announce the successful conclusion of a $2M campaign to raise endowed funds in support of the Emerging Scholars Program (ESP). Titled Providing a Future for Students of the Past, the...
Carrie Greif Named New Programs Manager
The Decorative Arts Trust is excited to announce the newest member of our team, Carrie Greif. An alumna of the Winterthur program in Early American Material Culture, Carrie recently completed the prestigious Tiffany & Co. Foundation Curatorial...
Failey Grant Award Increased to $25,000
Since the program’s creation in 2016, Dean F. Failey Grants have become an integral part of the Decorative Arts Trust’s Emerging Scholars Program. The Dean F. Failey Fund, named in honor of the Trust’s late Governor, supports noteworthy research,...
Objects as Storytellers: 9 Decorative Arts Podcasts
by Taryn Clary While museums remain largely closed across the country, scholarship and discussion about decorative arts continue virtually—in this case in the form of podcasts, 30- to 60-minute audio programs that serve equally as education and diversion....
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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.