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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…
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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In Memory of our Beloved Friend and Colleague Dean F. Failey, 1948–2015
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...
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- Special Program: Tour of the Newark Museum with retiring Chief Curator Ulysses Dietz
November 3 - New York Antiques Weekend
January 19-20, 2018 - Emerging Scholars Colloquium
January 21, 2018 - Symposium
Upper Hudson River Valley: From the Mohawk to the Berkshires
May 3-6, 2018 - Symposium
New Orleans & the Mississippi Delta
November 1-4, 2018 - Study Trip
Prague & Vienna with an extension to Budapest
With an extension to Budapest
October 1–11 and 16–26, 2018; Extension October 12–15