Programs 2026-2027
October 5, 2026 - The Firestone French Silver Collection and the “French Salon” Period Room at the MFA
Courtney Harris, Associate Curator, Decorative Arts and Sculpture, Arts of Europe, Museum of Fine Arts (MFA), Boston
November 2, 2026 The Scandalous Stories Behind the Mansions of the Gilded Age
Philip Dodd, Author and Founder of Bespoke Residential Design LLC
November 9, 2026 Clay in Conversation: Taxile Doat and Kate Malone
Bonus lecture courtesy of CT Ceramics Circle
Linda Roth, Charles C. and Eleanor Lamont Cunningham Curator, European Decorative Arts, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford
December 7, 2026 Beyond Blue and White: The Hidden History of Delftware and the Women Behind the Iconic Ceramic
Genevieve Wheeler Brown, Decorative Art Advisor and Writer
January 2027 - No Lecture
February 1, 2027 Weaving Histories into Futures: Reimagining the Oceania Collection at the Met
Maia Nuku, Evelyn A.J. Hall and John A. Friede Curator for Oceanic Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art
March 1, 2027 Cartier: the Jeweler of Kings and the King of Jewelers
Zoom : Helen Molesworth, Senior Curator of Jewelry, Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A), London
April 5, 2027 Luminous Garden: Agnes Northrup and the Women of Tiffany Studios
Alice Cooney Frelinghuysen, Anthony W. and Lulu C. Wang Curator of American Decorative Arts, Metropolitan Museum of Art
April 12, 2027 Imagining the World: Allegories of the Four Continents
Bonus lecture courtesy of CT Ceramics Circle
Kathleen Morris, Former Curator of Decorative Arts (2005-2025), Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, MA.
May 3, 2027 The Golden Age of American Gardens: 1880-1940
Barbara Israel, Owner, Barbara Israel Garden Antiques
June 7, 2027 Fashion’s Fierce Creatures: The Girl of the Year from 1964 Until Now
Jessica Glasscock, Fashion Historian and Professor, Parsons School of Design
2026-27 Meetings
Meetings are held at the Bruce Museum unless otherwise noted.
Guests are welcome to attend up to two meetings a year. You can reserve and pay on our Guest Page
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