2.5 hours
From Slavery to Freedom
This guided, small-group tour focuses on Monticello's enslaved community and discusses the enduring legacies of slavery and freedom.
- All Guests $42
Black History Month
In honor of Black History Month, we've compiled our upcoming events and resources that share the history of Monticello’s enslaved community and their descendants.
Daily Tours
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![The names of people enslaved at Monticello cut into spaces in a corten steel wall so that they stand out from the light behind them.]()
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![A guide stands next to a dwelling for enslaved people leading a tour for a group of visitors]()
45 minutesSlavery at Monticello Tour
These guided outdoor walking tours focus on the experiences of the enslaved people who lived and labored on the Monticello plantation. Included in the price of admission.
- All Guests Included with admission
Exhibits at Monticello
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ExhibitGetting Word
Monticello, South Wing
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![A woman's dress form stands in front of projected shadows depicting Sally Hemings coming her daughter's hair while two boys play the violin]()
ExhibitThe Life of Sally Hemings
Monticello, South Wing
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![The names of people enslaved at Monticello cut into spaces in a corten steel wall so that they stand out from the light behind them.]()
ExhibitContemplative Site
Historic mountaintop area
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![A wide image of the wooded area surrounding the Burial Ground for Enslaved People at Monticello, showing the sites updated fencing and plantings from 2022.]()
ExhibitBurial Ground for Enslaved People
Near Monticello's visitor center
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![Visitors leaving a small wooden, mud-and-daub building, known as the Storehouse for Iron, that has been recreated on Monticello's Mulberrry Row.]()
ExhibitSites along Mulberry Row
Historic mountaintop area
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![A sign for the Granger Hemings Kitchen with a painting of a woman descending the stairs that once led from the Jefferson's living space above.]()
ExhibitGranger/Hemings Kitchen
Monticello, South Wing
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ExhibitCook’s Room
Monticello, South Wing
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![Shelves with copper pans and cooking utensils like the walls of Monticello's restored kitchen, which features a brick floor, a large hearth, a large preparation table, and a row of stew stoves along the left wall.]()
Exhibit1809 Kitchen
Monticello, South Wing
Upcoming Events
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Black Family History Symposium
Join our Getting Word African American History Department at the Jefferson School Heritage Center in Charlottesville, Virginia -
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Pursuits of Knowledge: Christopher Brown on Antislavery and the American Revolution
Join us in conversation with Christopher Brown for a program reconsidering the Revolution through the lens of antislavery thought and action. -
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Black History Month Archaeology Open House
Join us for an Archaeology open house celebrating Black History Month.
