‘Celebrate Lafayette: Soldier, Statesman, Champion of Human Rights’
ON VIEW: January 23 – March 1, 2025
OPENING RECEPTION: Thursday, January 23, 2025, 5:30pm to 7:00pm,
Reception is FREE and open to the public. Please REGISTER to attend by January 16, 2025. Dress: Casual. Period attire admired but not required.
The American Friends of Lafayette are partnering with Suffolk 250 and the Constantia Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, to commemorate the bicentennial of Lafayette’s Farewell Tour. The exhibit highlights memorabilia from the Farewell Tour and other vintage items on loan from American Friends of Lafayette (AFL) member, Bill Cole. The AFL’s traveling panels and a detailed map of the Farewell Tour route through the 24 states that Lafayette visited will also be on display.
The free opening night reception on January 23rd includes French appetizers, three Lafayette wines from the Williamsburg Winery, and “Heart of Lafayette” limited release beer from Post Secondary Brewing in Portsmouth. Come and listen to a pianist playing the music that Lafayette would have heard. AFL member Frank Womble will give an update on the bicentennial events in Suffolk. Guests are encouraged to wear timeline attire (1777 – 1825).