by The Trust | Mar 3, 2026
Read Winter 2025–26 Magazine Articles Online Enjoy these select articles from the Winter 2025–26 issue of The Magazine of the Decorative Arts Trust! Although the printed magazine is only sent to our members, these online versions are now available on our website:...
by The Trust | Jan 30, 2026
Carpenter, Maner, Riley, and Shepherd Join Board of Governors The Decorative Arts Trust welcomes Litchfield Carpenter, Forbes Maner, Daniel E. Riley, and Deborah F. Shepherd to the Board of Governors. Litchfield Carpenter of Savannah, GA, is a native of...
by The Trust | Dec 18, 2025
Free Collecting250 Educator Guides Available for the Semiquincentennial The Decorative Arts Trust is excited to announce the publication of four complimentary educator guides related to Collecting250, a free, public resource that commemorates the United States...
by The Trust | Dec 8, 2025
2026 Failey Grants Awarded to Nine Institutions The Decorative Arts Trust is pleased to offer support through Dean F. Failey Grants to nine outstanding projects in the material culture field, a record number of grantees for this impactful program. The Trust received...
by The Trust | Nov 25, 2025
Milwaukee Art Museum Awarded Curatorial Internship Grant The Decorative Arts Trust is thrilled to announce that the Milwaukee Art Museum (MAM) is the recipient of the 2026–28 Curatorial Internship Grant. The Marie Zimmermann Curatorial Fellow at MAM will gain hands-on...
by The Trust | Nov 25, 2025
Mary Meese Swain’s Legacy The Decorative Arts Trust is honored to announce a gift through the estate of longtime member Mary Meese Swain of Kennett Square, PA. Mary joined the Trust in 1991 as a frequent and intrepid symposium attendee, with lectures and tours...
by The Trust | Nov 3, 2025
2026 IDEAL Internship Grants Awarded to Five Institutions The Decorative Arts Trust has announced that five institutions that will receive IDEAL Internship Grants in 2026: the Chester County History Center in West Chester, PA; the Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk,...
by The Trust | Oct 1, 2025
2025 Prize for Excellence and Innovation Awarded to The Digital Porcelain Rooms Project The Decorative Arts Trust is thrilled to announce that the 2025 Prize for Excellence and Innovation will be awarded to The Digital Porcelain Rooms Project, a collaboration between...
