January in New York: every January collectors from across the country make a pilgrimage to New York for Americana week, in particular the three major shows--the Winter Antiques Show, the American Antiques Show, and the New York Ceramics Fair--and the auctions at Christie's, Sotheby's, and now Bonhams. Following are some of the highlights of this year's events.(CURRENT and coming)

The Winter Antiques Show will celebrate its fifty-fifth year with a loan exhibition featuring a dazzling display of some of the finest works from the Corning Museum of Glass in Corning, New York, which is also the subject of articles in this issue by Gregory Cerio and Martin Filler. To complement the loan show, the museum's curators and education staff will present a series of lectures at the armory on subjects including early American glass, 1950s European glass, and White House glass and china from George Washington to Ronald Reagan. A selection of rare books and ephemera from Corning's renowned Rakow Research Library will also be part of the exhibition and will add further context to the objects on display. Inside the antiques show itself, visitors can expect to see--among the always incredible profusion of objects for sale--some two dozen exhibitors offering ancient through 1950s glass in their booths.

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Winter Antiques Show * Park Avenue Armory, New York * January 23 to February 1 * www.winterantiquesshow.com

A special feature at this year's American Antiques Show--the only all-American antiques show held in New York during Americana week and always a crowd pleaser--is a changing room display presented by The Magazine ANTIQUES that will showcase a mix of objects drawn from the exhibitors' booths. The idea is to demonstrate to new collectors how these objects can work within a more contemporary setting. Visitors will also find ten new dealers (including Jeff and Holly Noordsy of Cornwall, Vermont, and the Peyton Wright Gallery of Santa Fe) to complement the already eclectic mix that is the hallmark of the show. As always, proceeds benefit the American Folk Art Museum, the ticket price includes admission to the museum, and there is an ...