Exhibits

40 for 40 Exhibit

Posted on Sep 14, 2018 in Exhibits, Past Exhibits

40 for 40 Exhibit
On display now – January 2019

Forty years ago, upon the urging of Rosalie Dietz, then-mayor Arthur B. Holland and the City of Trenton took a chance on establishing an art and history museum in the beautifully restored, historic Ellarslie Mansion, located in the midst of the city’s most precious gem, the Frederick Law Olmsted-designed Cadwalader Park. The Italianate villa designed by Philadelphia architect John Notman opened its doors as the Trenton City Museum in 1978 with some of its signature architectural elements still missing. The porte cochere was soon added on the North side of the building,...

Airing Out the Attic

Posted on Aug 30, 2018 in Exhibits, Fine Arts, Past Exhibits

Airing Out the Attic On display July 11 – September 9, 2018 When the Trenton City Museum opened its doors to the public in 1978, it had already acquired a small collection of decorative art and historical objects, and a few pieces of fine art. Over the last forty years, the collection has grown to comprise nearly six thousand objects including more than 250 works of fine art, both donated and purchased. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Museum’s opening, the Trenton Museum Society is Airing Out the Attic and putting on display more than eighty works from its fine arts...