Yale Showcases Rhode Island Furniture
In August, the Yale University Art Gallery will open the first major exhibition of early Rhode Island furniture in half a century. Art and Industry in Early America: Rhode Island Furniture, 1650–1830 illustrates Rhode Island’s standing at the center of a dynamic and active cabinetmaking trade…
First Failey Grant Awarded to Exhibition on Elias Pelletreau
Thanks to the generosity of more than 125 of our members, the Trust’s effort to create a Dean F. Failey Fund in honor of our late Governor was a resounding success. With the aim of directing the fund to support noteworthy research and exhibitions in the field of...
The Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery Reopens
The Renwick Gallery in Washington, DC, reopened to the public on November 13, 2015 following a comprehensive two-year renovation. The Renwick is home to the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s collection of contemporary craft and decorative art, one of the finest and...
A Rejuvenated Wadsworth Atheneum
When the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art opened its doors on September 19th, visitors entered a museum that for the first time in 50 years had all of its galleries open. In fact, 17 new galleries greeted patrons, adding 16,000 square feet of exhibition space to the...
The Newly Restored Milwaukee Art Museum
The Milwaukee Art Museum reopened to the public on November 24, 2015, after a multi-year, $34 million renovation project. The Museum’s main galleries, the 1957 Eero Saarinen-designed War Memorial Center and the David Kahler addition from 1975, were restored and...
