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Opening in April
The major interpretive features of the Thomas Jefferson Visitor Center and Smith Education Center that will open on April 15 are:
- Thomas Jefferson's World, a new, 14-minute introductory film that will dramatically present Jefferson’s ideals and accomplishments and illustrate Monticello’s central importance to his life and work. The film will be shown on a 16-by-9-foot screen in a 2,400-square-foot theater with 125 seats.
- The Words of Thomas Jefferson, an innovative exhibition in which quotations by and about Jefferson will be projected in light.
- Thomas Jefferson and ‘the Boisterous Sea of Liberty,’ an exhibition tracing the development and ongoing influence of Jefferson’s ideas about liberty through an interactive presentation on a wall of high-definition screens.
- Monticello as Experiment: ‘To Try All Things,’ an exhibition that will explore Jefferson’s use of Monticello as a laboratory for his belief that “useful knowledge” could make life more efficient and convenient.
- Making Monticello: Jefferson’s ‘Essay in Architecture,’ an exhibition covering the architectural origins, construction, and 40-year evolution of the iconic Monticello house.
- The Griffin Discovery Room, a hands-on space offering numerous ways for young visitors to get in touch with Jefferson and life at Monticello through self-directed activities.
The four exhibitions will be located in the Robert H. and Clarice Smith Gallery; the film theater and the Griffin Discovery Room will be in the Carl and Hunter Smith Education Center.
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