Artifact Detectives: A Lab Day with Archaeologists
Join us for a family-friendly, one-hour Archaeology Lab Workshop to learn about artifacts, archaeology methods, and why archaeology is so important! Session 1: 11 a.m. Session 2: 1 p.m.
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Join us for a family-friendly, one-hour Archaeology Lab Workshop to learn about artifacts, archaeology methods, and why archaeology is so important! Session 1: 11 a.m. Session 2: 1 p.m.
Hear stories from the American Revolution through the modern era about the women - both enslaved and free - who helped shape the history of America as well as the crucial role of women in the preservation of Monticello.
Visit our newest exhibition and learn more about the document that started it all. See a rare engraving of the Declaration of Independence, test your knowledge about America's history, and learn more about the impact of the Declaration around the world.
Included in the price of admission during regularly scheduled hours. These daily guided outdoor tours focus on the experiences of the enslaved people who lived and labored on the Monticello plantation.
We offer a variety of daily tours and experiences at Monticello. Find a tour that suits your interests!
Clock weights that go into the floor, Mastodon bones, double-acting doors...there are lots of things at Monticello that kids find fascinating. These special guided 45-minute tours are specially designed for families with children ages 5 to 11. Offered seasonally multiple times each day.
This 2.5 hour, guided, small-group, interactive tour explores Monticello through the perspectives of enslaved people who labored on the plantation. Similar tour previously titled the "Hemings Family Tour."
Join Monticello staff for a 90-minute walking tour into the woodlands to explore how we use archaeology to better understand the plantation and the lives of those who lived and labored here.
ADDRESS:
931 Thomas Jefferson Parkway
Charlottesville, VA 22902
GENERAL INFORMATION:
(434) 984-9800