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Classical Splendor at the PMA

by The Trust | Mar 28, 2016

As part of a series of exhibitions celebrating great American art, the Philadelphia Museum of Art will mount the much-anticipated show on painted furniture made in Philadelphia in 1808. Classical Splendor: Painted Furniture for a Grand Philadelphia House will open in...

Re-Awakening Wilton

by The Trust | Mar 11, 2016

by William Strollo, Director of Education and Public Relations, Wilton House Museum

A lot can change over a decade. Ten years ago, Wilton House Museum in Richmond’s West End looked like the typical local historic house museum.

Made in the Americas: The New World Discovers Asia

by The Trust | Mar 9, 2016

EXHIBITION REVIEW
By Christian Roden

Of the many eye-catching objects on display in “Made in the Americas: The New World Discovers Asia,” at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, one that commands particular attention is a large desk and bookcase, completely covered in…

In Memory of our Beloved Friend and Colleague Dean F. Failey, 1948–2015

by The Trust | Jul 28, 2015

Dean was one of the first speakers I heard at a Trust symposium in Camden, South Carolina, in 1981. I approached him after the lecture, and he was naturally gracious with his time and intellect. Through the years, Dean became a great confidant, mentor, and friend. As...