BROOKLYN, N.Y. — July 1, 2026 — The Brooklyn Museum has announced an ambitious slate of fall 2026 exhibitions and installations spanning manga art, European modernism, Indigenous craft traditions, avant-garde fashion, and contemporary photography. The season opens in October with…
By Douglas R. Kelly May it please the court…I’d like to circle back to a place we started to explore a couple of issues ago (July issue, “Seeing Double”). My January 2026 trip to Pennsylvania to see and experience a…
by Jessica Kosinski These days, baseball card collecting is big business, but that wasn’t always the case. Back in the day, baseball cards were collected mostly for fun. Many of us had them stuck in our bicycle spokes or stored…
by Shirley M. Mueller, M.D Marie Kondo would have opinions about my house. Cabinets of Chinese export porcelain line the walls, each piece cataloged, researched, and loved. In an age that worships minimalism, admitting you are a collector can feel…
by Amanda Sheriff & J.C. Vaughn Star Wars Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi12-back-A action figure soldfor $70,332 in Hake’s JulyPremier Auction.Photo: Hake’s Auctions Star Wars Toys, Comic Art Produce Top Results in Hake’s Auction Hake’s July Premier Auction was packed with nearly…
MUMFORD, New York — August, 2026 — Genesee Country Village and Museum in Mumford, New York, has announced a full slate of September programming, headlined by the Hop Harvest Festival: Bines and Vines on Saturday, September 5, from 10 a.m.…
by Barbara Miller Beem Floral cotton tablecloths on the dining room table, even if it is not in use. Chintz skirts dressing up the sink while shielding from view what’s underneath. Crocheted afghans thrown over the backs of sofas. And…
by with Jessica Rickman CPPA, Certified Personal Property Appraiser As of late 2025, the broader jewelry market has seen a distinct pivot toward sculptural silver, making it a defining macro trend for 2026. Concurrently, turquoise has emerged as one of…
by Yogesh Chaudhary “Every antique rug is written in a language without words. Its alphabet is made of knots, its sentences of motifs, and its stories are meant to be read across generations.” To admire an antique rug solely for…
by Laurence Carpenter Iron Maiden has spent five decades building one of music’s most distinctive fan and collector ecosystems. Its new partnership with Pophouse could take that world and Eddie further than ever before. For more than 50 years, Iron…
