by The Trust | Feb 5, 2021
A New American Art Gallery at the Brooklyn Museum The Decorative Arts Trust shared a tour of a new American art gallery at the Brooklyn Museum on Thursday, January 28. Catherine Futter, PhD, Interim Director of Curatorial Affairs and Senior Curator, Decorative Arts,...
by The Trust | Feb 2, 2021
5th-Annual Emerging Scholars Colloquium Goes Virtual Even though we were not able to gather in person for this year’s Emerging Scholars Colloquium, participants agreed that the new format of the virtual presentation was enlightening and effective. The 5th-annual...
by The Trust | Feb 1, 2021
Americana Week 2021 Features Six New York City Virtual Tours On January 19, 20, and 21, 2021, the Decorative Arts Trust shared a whirlwind of tours for our Virtual Americana Week. We not only learned about wonderful collections in New York City but also about the...
by The Trust | Jan 29, 2021
A Material Culture Mystery: Cybèle Gontar on ‘Chasing the Butterfly Man’ by Taryn ClaryWho was the Butterfly Man? The anonymous cabinetmaker worked in New Orleans, LA, in the first quarter of the 19th century, a moment of great change and population growth following...
by The Trust | Jul 29, 2020
Eileen Gray Goes Digital at Bard Graduate Center Gallery by Taryn ClaryEileen Gray at Bard Graduate Center Gallery, curated by Cloé Pitiot, delves into the life and career of the eponymous architect and designer, whose pioneering contributions to modernism have long...
by The Trust | Jun 5, 2020
Categories:NewsScholarshipTravelBooksExhibits Behind the Scenes: Reimagining the Concord Museum’s Galleries by Erica Lome When I began my job as Decorative Arts Trust Curatorial Associate at the Concord Museum in March, I did not expect to spend only three weeks at...
by The Trust | Dec 16, 2019
Categories:NewsScholarshipTravelBooksExhibits Failey Grant Awarded to American Swedish Historical Museum The Failey Grant program provides support for noteworthy research, exhibition, publication, and conservation projects through the Dean F. Failey Fund, named in...
by The Trust | Aug 11, 2017
Categories:NewsScholarshipTravelBooksExhibits Scotland: A Legacy of Cultural Achievement After two years of planning, the Decorative Arts Trust launched our most ambitious Study Trip Abroad to date. All told nearly eighty members filled three back-to-back excursions...
