Washington’s Flower Arch Unveiling at the Old Barracks Museum

The Old Barracks Museum invites you to join us in recreating the triumphal Washington’s Flower Arch by adding a flower of your own. Your generous donation will help to create a temporary Washington Flower Arch for the grand opening of the new exhibits on July 4th, 2026. The museum’s original historic arch will also be on display that day for the first time in decades.

“When George Washington made his inaugural march through Trenton, it was the people of this city who came together to assemble the triumphal arch to welcome him and decorated it with flowers,” said Michelle Doherty, Executive Director of the Old Barracks Museum. “Through their donations, supporters are helping us recreate the arch featured in our new exhibit, while also sustaining the Old Barracks Museum and the important work we do every day.”

The recreated arch will be unveiled on July 4th during the Semiquincentennial celebrations at the Old Barracks Museum. Donors can participate in a group photo at 3:00 PM on July 4th, and flowers will be available for pickup immediately after the photo.

Donations of $25 allow participants to add a personalized dyed wood flower to the recreated arch. Donations of $250 include the flower plus an invitation to an exclusive preview of the new exhibits on June 23rd. Donations of $2,500 include all benefits as well as donor recognition on the entrance screen of the Old Barracks Museum. Donations can be made at barracks.org/flowers-2/.