Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago
Spanning 4,500 square feet, the newly redesigned Eloise W. Martin Galleries present more than 300 works of art reflecting the wide range of economic, intellectual, and technological forces that shaped European design between 1600 and 1900. As Europe’s commercial and colonial interests became ever more global, designers and craftspeople pioneered new materials and techniques to satisfy patrons who were acutely aware of the power of design in projecting personal, national, and cultural identities.
Hear from Ellenor Alcorn, chair and Eloise W. Martin Curator; Christopher Maxwell, Samuel and M. Patricia Grober Curator; and Jonathan Tavares, Amy and Paul Carbone Curator, for a behind-the-scenes look at the new galleries and this vibrant period of European design.
Spanning 4,500 square feet, the newly redesigned Eloise W. Martin Galleries present more than 300 works of art reflecting the wide range of economic, intellectual, and technological forces that shaped European design between 1600 and 1900. As Europe’s commercial and colonial interests became ever more global, designers and craftspeople pioneered new materials and techniques to satisfy patrons who were acutely aware of the power of design in projecting personal, national, and cultural identities.
Hear from Ellenor Alcorn, chair and Eloise W. Martin Curator; Christopher Maxwell, Samuel and M. Patricia Grober Curator; and Jonathan Tavares, Amy and Paul Carbone Curator, for a behind-the-scenes look at the new galleries and this vibrant period of European design.
