October 12
Fall Plant Sale
Our second fall plant sale features historic and heirloom flowers, trees, shrubs, and seeds from Monticello and our Center for Historic Plants (CHP).
Our second fall plant sale features historic and heirloom flowers, trees, shrubs, and seeds from Monticello and our Center for Historic Plants (CHP).
Join us for an evening with "New York Times" columnist Jamelle Bouie and Princeton professor Dame Linda Colley.
Join us Oct. 29 for a conversation with the author and “discover the truth that a whole town buried” in Kalela Williams’ young adult fiction book on Black history and heritage.
From the "nickel view" of the main house to Jefferson's favorite outdoor reading spot.
See a rare engraving of the Declaration and learn more about how it went from the tip of Jefferson's quill to an international icon of democracy.
Step into the fascinating and complex world of Monticello, Thomas Jefferson’s mountaintop home and plantation.
From changing leaves to engaging events, there’s so much to experience at Monticello in autumn.
Select Fridays, Aug - Oct
Our new series of monthly conversations with authors
Get to know Thomas Jefferson—author of the Declaration of Independence and the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom, third president of the United States, and founder of the University of Virginia.
Monticello is the autobiographical masterpiece of Thomas Jefferson—designed and redesigned and built and rebuilt for more than forty years. Its gardens were a botanic showpiece, a source of food, and an experimental laboratory of ornamental and useful plants from around the world.
Thomas Jefferson enslaved over six hundred people throughout his life. Learn about the men, women, and children who lived and labored on this plantation.
ADDRESS:
931 Thomas Jefferson Parkway
Charlottesville, VA 22902
GENERAL INFORMATION:
(434) 984-9800