A time-lapse photograph shows Monticello at night, with the windows lighted and the stars appear as a spiral of light in the darkening sky.

Volunteering

Volunteering at Monticello

We appreciate our dedicated team of volunteers and the service they provide. The Thomas Jefferson Foundation is not currently accepting volunteer applications at this time. Please visit the website frequently for updates and future opportunities.

Monticello volunteers prep small green plants for sale at The Shop.
Monticello volunteers prep plants at The Shop.

You may contact volunteer@monticello.org or 434-984-9853 if you have questions or would like more details.

A Monticello volunteer introduces historical interpreter Bill Barker during the Meet Thomas Jefferson program.
Monticello volunteer introduces historical interpreter Bill Barker during the Meet Thomas Jefferson program.
Monticello volunteer lifts a book from a pile on a book truck at the Jefferson Library.
Monticello volunteer at the Jefferson Library cataloging digital materials.
A Monticello volunteer stands at a sink, washing artifacts above a wash basin. There are shelves with racks of washed artifacts drying behind her.
Monticello volunteer in the Archaeology Lab cleans artifacts.