NYC Antiques Week 2026
by Christine Hildebrand
A self-proclaimed "novice" is formally baptized into the world of antiques at New York City’s Antiques Week, anchored by its headlining event: The Winter Show.
1826: Fashioning the American Myth
by Jonathan Prown
The Jubilee is justifiably remembered as a highly significant patriotic moment. But as the historian Len Travers notes in his history of the earliest Fourth of July celebrations, 1826 also needs to be understood as a time of increasing conflict.
Double Exposure
by Pieter Estersohn with Mario De Castro
From the bullfighting ring to the atelier, Portuguese photographic pioneer Carlos Relvas constructed an early studio every bit as eccentric as his life.
Weaving a New Dawn
by Paula Deitz
Jeremy Frey, master Passamaquoddy basket maker, has taken traditional Indigenous forms to new heights.
Books: A New Chapter - Henry Clay Frick was, publicly, a strict businessman—a steel tycoon, perceived by some as ruthless. Privately, however, he was a purveyor of beauty. ⬬ 
Museums: Joan Mitchell at 100 - The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston celebrates the visionary artist’s centennial. ⬬
Museums: Seventy Years of Summer Fellows at Historic Deerfield - Historic Deerfield President John Davis looks back at the legacy of the institution’s fellowship program. ⬬
A Living Archive - At Philadelphia’s Calder Gardens, mobiles and stabiles animate a new underground museum shaped by light, landscape, and architecture. ⬬
Exhibitions: TickTock - In March 2003, The Magazine ANTIQUES published an entire issue dedicated to Hillwood Museum and Gardens, the monumental DC estate of Marjorie Merriwether Post. ⬬
Objects: Chewed Paper - How papier-mâché bridged affordability and elegance, carrying centuries of innovation into nineteenth-century domestic life. ⬬
THE OBSCURE CONNOISSEUR Part IV - In which the author copes with his collection of chipped Meissen figurines. ⬬
Exhibitions: When the Gods Come to Visit - In nineteenth-century India, the gods of the Hindu pantheon arrived in many homes through colorful lithographic prints. ⬬
Refugees in the Parlor - How one household in the Philadelphia countryside reveals the domestic upheaval, resilience, and material culture of war-torn Revolutionary America.⬬
Curious Objects: Camera Ready - In this Curious Objects episode, host Benjamin Miller is joined by New York Times photo editor and writer, Anika Burgess to discuss a very significant daguerreotype and the history of photography.⬬
Living with Antiques: Pennsylvania Folkways - 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.⬬
LIVING WITH ANTIQUES
Habitat for Humanity
By Stacy C. Hollander with photography by Ellen McDermott and Bridget Sciales
