Lisa Minardi

Part IV: In which the author copes with his collection of chipped Meissen figurines.
Ralph Gardner Jr. Illustrated by Colleen Bayley Harrington

Recent and upcoming sales of blue-and-white porcelain.

Chewed Paper: How papier-mâché bridged affordability and elegance, carrying centuries of innovation into nineteenth-century domestic life. 
Benjamin Davidson and Pippa Biddle

A young antiques dealer on collecting his community and a curator on the impact of immigrant craftspeople on the decorative arts of the South.

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston acquires a Joan Mitchell triptych, and Historic Deerfield looks to the future of their influential fellowship program.

Revolution-era treasures are uncovered at the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley.
A. Nicholas Powers

Lithographic prints from Bengal at the MFA, Boston; Horology at Hillwood; Botanical history at the Ashmolean; and the origins of mass media at the Grolier Club.

A California Curiosity: How one entrepreneur crafted a destination of “timeless beauty” in Riverside’s Mission Inn.
Sharon Kong-Perring

Shine On: Historian Beth Bernstein presents a new guide to collecting, wearing, and mixing vintage jewelry—from art deco to disco-era icons—revealing how past design shapes modern style.
Sonia Esther Soltani

Buzzy Bling: the Winter Show inspires a deep dive into the history of bejeweled bugs.

“The Chisel” by Steve Scafidi
A Glimpse into the PA-st by Will Nediger.
Edited by Rick Sharp

January/February 2026 Wordplay solution.

Fit for Purpose: Living with Victorian excess, shifting tastes, and the quiet usefulness of a marble-top Chinese table.
Mitchell Owens

A sweeping exhibition explores how the Declaration of Independence traveled the world, shaping revolutions, civil rights struggles, and global visions of liberty across 250 years.   
Matthew Skic

A landmark semiquincentennial collaboration unites two Philadelphia museums and a storied private collection to explore American art, identity, tradition,
and change.
Kathleen A. Foster

A return to Joan and Victor Johnson’s renowned Pennsylvania folk art collection, highlighting recent additions, lesser-known works, and enduring favorites within their Society Hill home.
Jeff Pressman

An extraordinary collection explores how Shaker furniture, and Pennsylvania German and New England folk art, articulate a distinctly American identity.
Christopher Malone and Sarah Bowen

How one household in the Philadelphia countryside reveals the domestic upheaval, resilience, and material culture of war-torn Revolutionary America.
Lisa Minardi

At Philadelphia’s Calder Gardens, mobiles and
stabiles animate a new underground museum
shaped by light, landscape, and architecture.
Paula Deitz