2023 IDEAL Internship Grants Awarded to Four Institutions
The Decorative Arts Trust is pleased to announce the four institutions that will receive IDEAL Internship Grants in 2023. The DAR Museum and North Bennet Street School will receive grants for the first time, and the Committee has decided to award grants...
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Awarded Prize for Excellence and Innovation for Dorothy Liebes Exhibition
The Decorative Arts Trust is thrilled to announce that the 2022 Prize for Excellence and Innovation will be awarded to Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum for its upcoming exhibition, A Dark, A Light, A Bright: The Designs of Dorothy Liebes.On view...
More Than Meets the Eye: Cyphering Books at Historic Deerfield
by Mary Orms Aside from countless new friends, my experience as a Summer Fellow at Historic Deerfield has left me with an invaluable sense of direction as I begin my career in the museum field. Thanks to a continuing education scholarship from the...
A Journey to Bavaria & Southern Germany Virtual Lecture with Ulrich Leben
In anticipation of the Decorative Arts Trust’s October Study Trip Abroad to Bavaria, Ulrich Leben, PhD, provides a virtual introduction to the major sites we will visit in Southern Germany.Dr. Leben takes us on a virtual journey through the stunning...
H.F. du Pont’s British Tortoiseshell Box at Winterthur that Was Most Definitely Not British
by Tammy Hong My training at Winterthur/University of Delaware Program in Art Conservation (WUDPAC) provides many opportunities to spend time examining and understanding the cultural artifacts that come across my work bench. The objects my classmates...
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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.