by The Trust | Aug 11, 2017
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 to Scotland, a tour appropriately titled “A...
by The Trust | Jul 17, 2017
On the Great Wagon Road with Katie McKinney Katie McKinney is our most recent Continuing Education Scholarship recipient in the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA) Summer Institute. A graduate of the Winterthur Program in American Material Culture, Katie...
by The Trust | Jun 1, 2017
The Decorative Arts Trust and the International Society of Appraisers The Trust pursues collaborations with other organizations as an essential part of fulfilling its mission “to promote and foster the appreciation and study of the decorative arts.” We have recently...
by The Trust | Jun 1, 2017
Savannah: More than Meets the Eye Founded in 1733 by British general and social reformer James Oglethorpe, the city of Savannah has remained an important center of commerce and culture ever since. Although it has long outgrown the original boundaries of Oglethorpe’s...
by The Trust | Mar 14, 2017
Introducing Daniel Sousa In January, Daniel Sousa became the latest Decorative Arts Trust Curatorial Intern and will be working for the next two years at Historic Deerfield in Deerfield, MA.Daniel’s path to Historic Deerfield included many hands-on opportunities with...
by The Trust | Feb 23, 2017
New Faces at the Trust The Trust expanded in all sorts of ways last year, from membership numbers and participation to scholarships and grants awarded through the Emerging Scholars Program. To help keep up with the growth, the staff has increased as well. Matt and...
by The Trust | Dec 5, 2016
About The Decorative Arts Trust Bulletin 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...
by The Trust | Nov 10, 2016
Winchester: Exploring Virginia’s Northern Valleys Located in the Shenandoah Valley, and a short distance from the Potomac River Valley, Winchester and the surrounding counties of Virginia occupied a unique place in colonial America and the early republic. Surveyed by...
