Boston Antiques Weekend

The 2007 Boston Antiques Weekend includes three shows—The Boston Antiques Show, the Boston Antiquarian Book & Ephemera Fair, and the Boston Antique Textile & Vintage Fashion Show—all in one location. The show runs from March 31 to April 1 at the Bayside Expo Center and will feature more than 200 dealers and a seminar series.

The Boston Antiques Show:
Antiques dealers from around the region gather to showcase a wide selection of American and European antiques, fine art and prints, silver, porcelain, decorative accessories, jewelry, furniture, art glass and pottery, art deco, Americana folk art, and more, dating from the antiquities to the twentieth century.

The Boston Antiquarian Book & Ephemera Fair:
The Antiquarian Book and Ephemera Fair features a variety of printed materials including books, brochures, letters, maps, book plates, posters, sheets music, newspapers, advertisements, autographs, cards, and more.

Boston Antique Textile & Vintage Fashion Show:
The third show included in the Boston Antiques Weekend is the Antique Textile & Vintage Fashion Show, which offers antique textiles and vintage fashion and jewelry.

Boston Antiques Weekend Seminars:
Included in the price of admission is entry into the seminar series “Learning from the Pros,” sponsored by the Journal of Antiques and Collectibles. Seminars will focus on various topics such as purchasing and restoration tips and decorating with antiques. View a complete schedule of seminars online.

Seminars on Antiques

• What Makes an Antique an Antique? John Fiske
• Creative Decorating with Antique Tiles Wendy Harvey
• Collecting Old Clocks Bob Frishman
• Restoration, Conservation, and Repair of Your Antiques Jennifer Burt
• Treasures from Old China: Export Porcelain for America, 1785-1835 Henry Callan
• Five Hundred Years of Dolls Dorothy McGonagle
• The Saturday Evening Girls - What a Girls Club Can Really Do - An Artistic and Social Success Story Meg Chalmers and Judy Young
• Antiques for Today’s Interiors John Maciejowski
• History of Dedham Pottery Jim Kaufman
• Mission Oak Furniture / Gustav Stickley David Rudd
• Restoration and Conservation of Fine Paintings and Frames Tara Deegan Parmenter

Seminars on Textiles & Vintage Fashion

• The Charm of American Samplers, 1620-1840 Henry Callan
• Jewelry of The Arts & Crafts Movement Elyse Zorn Karlin
• Decorating your home with Antique Textiles Diane Kane
• Antique Rugs: Art, History, Utility and Culture Jerry Arcari
• Twentieth Century Vintage, the Revolution and Evolution of Style Melody Fortier
• Tips on Purchasing, Maintaining, and Enjoying Your Quilts Lin Stebbins

Seminars on Books & Ephemera

• Reports from the Field: Continued Adventures Among the Gently Mad Nicholas Basbanes
• Everything You Wanted to Know About Collecting Old Maps of New England Michael Buehler
• Treasures in the Attic - Old and Rare Books Ken Gloss
• Who Would Be Insane Enough to Do This? - Photography as Book Collecting Karl Baden

2007 Boston Antiques Weekend Details:

Date: Saturday, March 31 - Sunday, April 1
Hours: Saturday 10 am-7 pm; Sunday 10 am-5 pm
Cost: $10 for one day or $15 for a weekend pass. Your ticket allows entry to all three shows plus the seminars on the particular day(s) of your ticket.
Website: bostonantiquesshow.com
Location: Bayside Expo Center, 200 Mount Vernon St, Columbia Point, Boston
Getting There:
Driving: Located just off the Southeast Expressway/I-93 at Exit 15 (exit 14 from the South).
Subway: Red Line to the UMass/JFK stop. A free shuttle bus will run continuously between the station and Bayside Expo Center beginning at 9:30 am, or you can walk the brief distance.
Other: Another free shuttle will leave from Landry and Arcari Oriental Rugs and Carpeting, 333 Stuart St. between Arlington St and Berkeley St near Park Square. The bus will leave Landry and Arcari every hour on the hour (the first bus will leave at 9:30 am), and will return from the Bayside Expo every hour on the half hour.