News
Grant Announcement
Monticello Awarded $3.5 Million Mellon Foundation Grant for Getting Word African American Oral History Project Expansion and Digital Archive
Experience Monticello
Jefferson Vineyards
Visit Monticello's Vineyard
Complete your visit with a glass of wine at our vineyard.
April 13
Founder's Day
Join us as we mark the 280th anniversary of Thomas Jefferson’s birth with a celebration and ceremony on Monticello's West Lawn, featuring a keynote address from this year's TJF Medalist in Citizen Leadership, Jason Rezaian.
Learn about Thomas Jefferson
Videos and Podcasts
Learn more about Thomas Jefferson's life, career, and legacy in this gallery of recorded livestreams, podcasts, and videos.
New Exhibit
Declaration of Independence
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.
An emotional experience
The Life of Sally Hemings exhibit
One of the most famous African American women in U.S. history . . . and one of the least known.
Iconic images and breathtaking vistas
The Best Views at Monticello
From the "nickel view" of the main house to Jefferson's favorite outdoor reading spot.
Latest Issue Online!
Monticello Magazine
In this issue: Jefferson's eye for detail, Franklin and Jefferson, and more.
Virtual Exhibition
The Paradox of Liberty
Explore the paradox of the American Revolution—the fight for liberty in an era of pervasive slavery—through the lens of Monticello and its inhabitants.
New Digital Resource
The Art of Citizenship
This project explores the modern-day relevance of Thomas Jefferson's ideas about the American experiment in self-government and illustrates the enduring challenges and opportunities faced by every generation of Americans.
Livestream, Mar 26, 2:00 p.m. ET
"American Inheritance"
Join us as we celebrate the Virginia Festival of the Book with a talk from Pulitzer Prize winning author Edward J. Larson about America's entanglement with the institution of enslavement during the founding era.
What's Happening
Step into the fascinating and complex world of Monticello, Thomas Jefferson’s mountaintop home and plantation.
March
Women's History Month
Explore the lives and legacies of the women connected to Monticello, both free and enslaved, through our livestreams, vidoes, podcasts, articles, biographies, manuscripts, and Getting Word oral histories.
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
Thomas Jefferson
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.
An Architectural Icon
The House and Gardens
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.
Quoting Thomas Jefferson
Real or imagined? Find a Jefferson Quote Here
Thomas Jefferson is one of the most frequently quoted (and misquoted) figures in American history. Search this extensive collection of quotes by and about Thomas Jefferson—all fully verified and cited by the editors of the Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Retirement Series.
Slavery at Monticello
Thomas Jefferson enslaved over six hundred people throughout his life. Learn about the men, women, and children who built Jefferson's home, planted his crops, tended his gardens, and who helped run his household and raise his children.