Robert H. and Clarice Smith Reading Room
The Reading Room can be used for dinners, scholarly talks, and receptions. Here guests have the opportunity to dine amidst more than 40,000 volumes detailing Jefferson's life and early American history.
Due to expected poor winter weather conditions on the mountaintop, Monticello will be closed to the public on February 11.
SITUATED ON THE BEAUTIFUL KENWOOD CAMPUS, the Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies supports a global network of Thomas Jefferson scholars. The Jefferson Library, the first free-standing library dedicated to the study of a Founder, combines the power of place with the power of ideas.
Built to complement the historic Kenwood house, the 15,500-square-foot library features a contemporary reading room with a two-story semicircular bay window and spaces meetings.
The Reading Room can be used for dinners, scholarly talks, and receptions. Here guests have the opportunity to dine amidst more than 40,000 volumes detailing Jefferson's life and early American history.
The Berkeley Room is a large, state-of-the-art board room equipped with complete audio-visual equipment, a retractable screen, and teleconferencing capabilities. Maximum capacity: 22 seated at a conference table.
The Trustees Room is a smaller conference room equipped with audio-visual equipment and a retractable screen. Maximum capacity: 10 seated at a conference table.
Adjacent to the Trustees Room, the Nichols Room is a comfortable and intimate space, ideal for small lunches or as a breakout space during meetings. Maximum capacity: 20 seated at two round tables, 16 seated at one large rectangular table.
Credit: Jack Looney Photography
Credit: Jack Looney Photography
Venue: Berkeley Room; Credit: Jack Looney Photography
Venue: Trustees Room; Credit: Jack Looney Photography
Venue: Nichols Room; Credit: Jack Looney Photography
Venue: Lobby overlooking the Robert H. and Clarice Smith Reading Room.Credit: Jack Looney Photography
Venue: Robert H. and Clarice Smith Reading Room
Venue: Robert H. and Clarice Smith Reading Room. Credit: Jack Looney Photography
Venue: Robert H. and Clarice Smith Reading Room
Venue: Jefferson Libary Lobby
To inquire about hosting your event at one of our venue spaces, please fill out the Event Inquiry Form or contact us at 434-984-9821 | events@monticello.org.
ADDRESS:
1050 Monticello Loop
Charlottesville, VA 22902
GENERAL INFORMATION:
(434) 984-9800