by The Trust | Jul 24, 2026
Functional Fashions: Designing for Disability with Shannon Rodgers and Jerry Silverman by Natalie E. Wright Walking into the Kent State University Museum or the attached School of Fashion Design and Merchandising, it is hard to miss the many references to Shannon...
by The Trust | Jul 9, 2026
From Storage to Display: Conserving a 17th-Century Leather Jerkin by Ned Lazaro Thanks to a generous Dean F. Failey Grant from the Decorative Arts Trust, the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art (the Wadsworth) in Hartford, CT, has conserved and prepared for display a...
by The Trust | Jul 1, 2026
In the Footsteps of Presidents: Sojourn in Virginia and D.C. Explores Influential Sites During our May 2026 Sojourn titled The Politics of Taste: The Presidential Houses of Virginia and Washington, Trust members gathered to examine how key figures of the early...
by The Trust | Jun 30, 2026
Georgia on Our Minds: Exploring Atlanta, Athens, Madison, and Roswell The Spring 2026 Symposium in Atlanta, with optional tours to Athens, Madison, Roswell, and Marietta, was a truly magical and memorable experience. The architecture, the museum collections, the...
by The Trust | Jun 17, 2026
New Art Catalogue Showcases the Vision and Legacy of Linda H. and George M. Kaufman The stunning new volume Paintings, Furniture, and Decorative Arts from the Kaufman Collection unveils the extraordinary scope and depth of the celebrated collection that Linda H. and...
by The Trust | Jun 3, 2026
Framing My Research: Mary Lizzie Macomber and the British Pre-Raphaelites by Fiona Owens When I first examined Saint Catharine (1896, figure 1) by Mary Lizzie Macomber (1861–1916) at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA Boston), I was struck not only by the beauty...
by The Trust | Jun 1, 2026
2026 Research Grant Recipients Congratulations to the 16 graduate students who received the 2026 Decorative Arts Trust Research Grants: Jessie Alperin, PhD student, University of Chicago, René Lalique’s jewelry as sculptural experience (The Marie Zimmermann Grant)...
by The Trust | May 29, 2026
Six Recipients Receive 2026 Publishing Grants by Emily Serpico The Decorative Arts Trust is thrilled to announce the six recipients of our 2026 Publishing Grants. The Anchorage Museum in Anchorage, AK; the Museum of Old Newbury in Newburyport, MA; the New Bedford...
