Programs and Workshops At Trent House Museum

The Trent House Museum has opened its “Fabric, Stories, & Memory” exhibition, featuring textiles from African, Caribbean and Central American, and Ukrainian cultures as well as modern fabric art. The exhibition is free and open to the public on Wednesdays through Sundays from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. during March.

Accompanying the exhibition is a series of free talks and workshops, thanks to the support of Ellen and Schuyler Morehouse of Hopewell. The “Fabric, Stories, & Memory” schedule includes:

Saturday, March 14, 2 to 4 pm: “Bi-lingual Workshop: Creating a Collective Storytelling Textile” with Gabrielle Vasquez (registration required at tinyurl.com/VazquezWorkshop).

Saturday, March 21, at 2 p.m.: “Bi-lingual Zoom Talk: Diasporican Queens: A Community Celebration of Fabric Artistry” with Gabrielle Vasquez (Zoom link at tinyurl.com/Vazquez).

Sunday, March 22, 2 to 4 p.m.: “Workshop: Making a Take-Home Memory Book” with Beverly Keese-Kelley (families welcome – registration required at tinyurl.com/BeverlyK-KWkshop).

Saturday, March 28, at 2 p.m.: “Talk: Telling Our Families’ Stories – Heirloom Quilts” with members of Princeton Sankofa Stitchers.

For more details, visit williamtrenthouse.org.

The Museum is located at 15 Market Street in Trenton, across from the Hughes Justice Complex. Free parking is available off William Trent Place behind the museum property.