The Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie Mansion houses a fine collection of art and artifacts related to Trenton's historical and cultural past and present.

Permanently on display in the second-floor galleries is a highly regarded collection of tableware, sanitary ware and artware produced in the 19th and 20th centuries by Trenton's prolific ceramics industry. Also on display is a period Victorian room representing an Ellarslie parlor as it may have looked when the building was a private residence in the 1860s. The museum also boasts a fascinating collection of fine arts, decorative arts, industrial memorabilia and historical objects, displayed on a rotating basis in the remaining second-floor galleries.

The first floor galleries are host to changing exhibitions of contemporary art in all media, where visitors enjoy a diverse and exciting visual experience throughout the year. In addition to exhibitions, the museum hosts many special events, musical programs, and art classes.

The Trenton City Museum also hosts an annual juried exhibition, the Ellarslie Open, which highlights the abundance of regional artistic talent. This exhibit provides visitors with an opportunity to view the finest regional work from the New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania area, as well as work from as far away as California.

The museum is located in Ellarslie Mansion, an Italianate villa built in 1845. The mansion is the centerpiece of Cadwalader Park, which was designed by the famed landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, whose most famous work is New York City's Central Park.

We encourage you to explore this Web site and learn more about the Trenton City Museum, and more importantly, to visit us.

Support Ellarslie

You Can Help Us Receive a Contribution from Commerce Bank
Commerce Bank customers can help the Trenton Museum Society earn a contribution from Commerce Bank for their regular banking activities. >>Details

Acme Tape Saver Program
Another way to help out TMS is to donate your Acme grocery store receipts to us. The Acme Tape Saver program will redeem 1% of your total grocery bill to the Trenton Museum Society. You can either drop-off
your receipts at Molly's Gift Store, located inside the museum, or mail them to us at our post office address. Buy food at Acme and help us out!

TAWA: Inside/Out

Juried by Tricia Fagan

July 29, 2008 - September 14, 2008

Opening Reception:

Saturday, August 9, 5 - 8 PM

Gallery Talk

Sunday, September 7, 1-4 PM

Recent Purchases of Contemporary Art

Trenton Museum Society purchases from Ellarslie Open Exhibits

2002-2008

On view now

Second Floor >>Details

Upcoming Exhibitions

Sharon Kingsbury and Eric Fowler

September 20, 2008 - November 9, 2008

Opening Reception:

Saturday, September 27, 7-9 PM

Members and Artists only -- 6-7 PM

Special Events

The Cobra Brothers Blues Band

 Friday, September 12, 2008

7-9 PM  >>Details

$15 for members and $20 for non-members

Limited to 80 seats

Reserve Now

Art in the Park

After-School Art Classes

for children ages 6-12

Tuesdays, starting September 23

>>Details

Membership Benefits

Join The Trenton Museum Society Now as an Individual, Patron, Donor, Sponsor, Benefactor, or Corporate Member & enjoy the benefits, which include:

The Trenton Museum Society is responsible for the contents of this Web site. (609) 989-1191

The Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie Mansion is owned by the City of Trenton, Douglas H. Palmer, Mayor, maintained and operated by the Department of Recreation, Natural Resources & Culture, Division of Culture. Programs are made possible in part by the Mercer County Cultural and Heritage Commission through funding from the Mercer County Board of Chosen Freeholders, and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment of the Arts.

All programs and additional support provided by the Trenton Museum Society.

Updated 08.27.08