Research Campus

Monticello's Research Campus

An aerial photo of Kenwood, home of the Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies, showing several buildings partially and fully obscured by trees.

Jefferson Library

Monticello's modern, presidential-style library supporting research on Thomas Jefferson and his life, times, and legacy.

Jefferson Library 

Kenwood, home of the Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies

A multidisciplinary research center that supports ongoing international study of Thomas Jefferson and his world.

International Center 
Collage of participants and historical figures included in the work of the Getting Word African American History Department at Monticello.

Getting Word African American History Department

Getting Word records and preserves the family histories of the over 610 people enslaved by Jefferson throughout his lifetime.

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Curators sit on scaffolding inside Monticello's parlor cleaning a painting of John Adams that hangs near the room's ceiling among other portraits of famous historical figures.

Museum Collections Department

Museum Collections is responsible for the care and preservation of a collection of 5,000 objects, including artwork, furnishings, natural history specimens, and personal belongings.

Museum Collections 

Monticello's Research Campus

Jefferson Library

Monticello's modern, presidential-style library supporting research on Thomas Jefferson and his life, times, and legacy.

Jefferson Library 

Kenwood, home of the Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies

A multidisciplinary research center that supports ongoing international study of Thomas Jefferson and his world.

International Center 
Collage of participants and historical figures included in the work of the Getting Word African American History Department at Monticello.

Getting Word African American History Department

Getting Word records and preserves the family histories of the over 610 people enslaved by Jefferson throughout his lifetime.

Learn more 
Curators sit on scaffolding inside Monticello's parlor cleaning a painting of John Adams that hangs near the room's ceiling among other portraits of famous historical figures.

Museum Collections Department

Museum Collections is responsible for the care and preservation of a collection of 5,000 objects, including artwork, furnishings, natural history specimens, and personal belongings.

Museum Collections 
The Thomas Jefferson Foundation currently owns over 3,000 arces, stretching from the Saunders-Monticello Trail along the Thomas Jefferson Parkway (left) to Tufton (home of the Center for Historic Plants) and Shadwell (top-right) to Jefferson Vineyards (bottom).