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...
by The Trust | Jul 24, 2018
A New Chapter for Drayton Hall Opened this past May, Drayton Hall’s brand new Sally Reahard Visitor Center is the organization’s most visible recent effort to open up the site to visitors. Incorporating the first purpose-built dedicated gallery and exhibit space,...
by The Trust | Jun 28, 2018
The Upper Hudson: Four Centuries of Craft and Commerce Among the oldest surviving European settlements in the United States, Albany and the Upper Hudson region boast a rich and often overlooked array of historic sites that illustrate the region’s economic importance...
by The Trust | Oct 3, 2017
CONNECTICUT: ALL MUSEUMS GREAT AND SMALL Hartford boasts impressive historic statistics: founded in 1635, it is one of the oldest cities in the country; the local Wadsworth Atheneum is the nation’s oldest public art museum; and the city is home to the nation’s oldest...
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 | 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 | 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...
