Dry to talk at the Trenton City Museum – Topics of the City

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The life and love of the noticed beauty of the ninth century, Annette Savage, will be the topic of conversation on Saturday, February 9, 2 to 4 pm, at the Trenton City Museum in Elarsley. Entitled “Le Jeu de L’Amour”, the program led by journalist and writer Dan Redi will study how the brother of Napoleon and former King of Spain, Joseph Bonaparte and his American mistress Annette Savage have found a passion and pain in Trenton and the Bordentown region from New Jersey.

Savage was 18 when he met with Bonaparte. He had fled Europe after Napoleon’s defeat and arrived in her native Philadelphia. The year is 1818. Savage accompanied Bonaparte when he moved to the Trenton/Bordentown region to build his Point Breeze mansion and mansion.

The couple became the parents of two daughters. The largest, Pauline, was killed in an incident in 1823 and was buried in the bishop’s church “St. Michael” in the center of Trenton. Later, she is recognized as a member of the French Royalty. Although Bonaparte ended the romantic relationship with Savage, he continued to support and communicate with her until his death in 1844. Savage died in 1865.

Aubrey will lead the program that views Savage from a historical point of view. The former art editor of the US 1 newspaper, previous writer of the State Council of New Jersey at the State Museum of Arts and New Jersey and a member of the Museum Exhibition Committee in Trenton.

The reception for the talk is $ 5 (free of charge for members of the Trenton Museum Society). Learn more and register in advance at Ellarslie.org/aubrey or call (609) 989-1191.

The Trenton City Museum is housed in Elarsley Main, an Italian villa from 1848 in the heart of Trenton’s Cadwalader Park, which was designed by Frederick Act Olmsted. The building is owned by the city of Trenton and is run by the Non -Profit Society of the Trenton Museum. The programming of the museum explores and celebrates Trenton’s history and culture; demonstrates contemporary art, artists and performers; And it offers community events, classes and workshops for all ages.

The hours for museum and museum stores are open from Thursday to Saturday from 12am to 4pm and Sunday from 1 pm to 4 pm. There is no fee for admission, but the donations in support of the mission and programs of the museum are welcomed. For more information, visit Ellarslie.org.