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
Juneteenth
Celebrate Juneteenth by exploring information about Monticello’s enslaved community and their descendants, local Charlottesville events, and special programming.
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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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![Cover of the book I Have Avenged America next to a headshot of Julia Gaffield]()
Pursuits of Knowledge: Julia Gaffield on "I Have Avenged America"
A conversation with Julia Gaffield to discuss her book, "I Have Avenged America: Jean-Jacques Dessalines and Haiti’s Fight for Freedom." -
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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. -
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Pursuits of Knowledge: Molly Beer on "For Love and Country in a Time of Revolution"
A conversation with Molly Beer to discuss her book, "For Love and Country in a Time of Revolution" -
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Pursuits of Knowledge: Andrew Burstein on "Being Thomas Jefferson: An Intimate History"
A conversation with Andrew Burstein to discuss his book, "Being Thomas Jefferson: An Intimate History." -
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Pursuits of Knowledge: Beverly Gage on "This Land is Your Land: A Road Trip through U.S. History"
Join us in conversation with Beverly Gage to discuss her book, "This Land is Your Land: A Road Trip through U.S. History." -
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Pursuits of Knowledge: "James Traub on The Cradle of Citizenship"
Join us in conversation with James Traub to discuss his book, "The Cradle of Citizenship: How Schools Can Help Save Our Democracy," a devastating critique of our failure to prepare students for citizenship—and a roadmap to a better way.
