by The Trust | Dec 13, 2019
A Southern California Excursion: Exploring Pasadena’s Art and Architecture Decorative Arts Trust members spent November 8 exploring Pasadena’s decorative arts scene as part of the Decorative Arts Trust’s special day-long program in Southern California. The Gamble...
by The Trust | Nov 13, 2019
Loving the Loire Valley: Notes from the Study Trip Abroad to France Châteaux, cathedrals, museums, vineyards, and more—the Decorative Arts Trust’s exploration of over 40 sites in the Loire Valley definitely wowed the members who participated in the two sold-out...
by The Trust | Nov 11, 2019
Watch Symposium Videos About Harriet Joor and Françoise Petit de Coulange Thanks to the generosity of Anne and Wheeler Bryan of Atlanta, GA, the Decorative Arts Trust is pleased to bring you two informative presentations from our Fall 2018 Symposium in New Orleans,...
by The Trust | Oct 8, 2019
Touring Yale’s Hume Furniture Study Center and the Wurtele Study Center in Connecticut On Friday, October 4, Decorative Arts Trust members experienced an exceptional collection of colonial and Federal furniture at the new Leslie P. and George H. Hume Yale American...
by The Trust | Oct 7, 2019
(Fall)ing in Love with the Berkshires: My Symposium Adventures I embraced the majestic fall beauty of the Berkshires during the Decorative Arts Trust’s Fall 2019 Symposium. As a Georgia native who just moved to Massachusetts for my curatorial assistantship with the...
by The Trust | Oct 3, 2019
A Wondrous Experience: Exploring the Berkshires The Decorative Arts Trust’s Fall Symposium in the Berkshires was a truly wondrous experience on so many different fronts. On a personal level, this was my first time visiting New England, and my journey to and from...
by The Trust | Oct 2, 2019
Inspired by the Berkshires: Notes from the Fall 2019 Symposium in Western Massachusetts With the autumn leaves changing colors, members of the Decorative Arts Trust reveled in the cultural history of Western Massachusetts during the Decorative Arts Trust’s Fall...
by The Trust | Aug 30, 2018
The Paxton Style: Neat and Substantially Good When Trust participants encountered the furnishings for Paxton House in Berwickshire, Scotland, during this year’s “Celebrating Chippendale’s Tercentenary” excursion, the chaste neoclassical pieces seemed a far cry from...
