The Magazine Antiques

Posted 04/03/09

Amish Quilts and Recent Acquisitions at the Textile Museum

When the International Quilt Study Center and Museum at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln was founded in 1997, an important aspect of its mission was to promote scholarship by exhibiting its vast collection at institutions throughout the world. Tomorrow a group of the center's Amish quilts goes on view at the Textile Museum in Washington in the exhibition Constructed Color: Amish Quilts, which emphasizes the visual connections between these quilts, which often feature large single color areas, and mid-twentieth-century painting.

Posted 03/04/09

Art at all costs

A series of recently announced budget cutting measures by a number of museums raises tricky questions about the value of the arts, the responsibilities of museums to the public and expectations for their profitability, and even the prospects of a degree in the humanities.

Posted 02/20/09

The Hudson River School at Lake Placid Lodge

An impressive collection of Hudson River School paintings welcomes visitors to the Lake Placid Lodge.

Posted 02/12/09

Fashion and Furniture at the Williamsburg Forum

The Antiques Forum at Colonial Williamsburg, now in its sixty-first year and always eagerly anticipated by collectors, curators, and scholars alike, was held at the Williamsburg Lodge from January 31 to February 6.