Monticello has received a lead $1 million grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York to strengthen civic learning and engagement.
This engaging three-part reading and discussion tool kit is designed for learners of all ages to delve into the enduring principles of the Declaration of Independence and their relevance today.
Join us in 2025 and 2026 for an array of special tours, engaging programs, and family activities that celebrate American independence and honor the fight for equality and freedom.
Our new tour explores the friendship and conflict between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams that shaped our nation’s founding.
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.
See What's Happening this Summer
Join us this fall for a monthly program with visiting authors and scholars, starting Sept 17.
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.
