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Read what Monticello staff members and guest authors have to say about Jefferson, Monticello, and how they experience Jefferson's experiment every day.
October 28, 2016
Designed by Thomas Jefferson, executed by Louis Chantrot. If the Great Clock in the Hall was the...More >>
July 29, 2016
Every restoration architect dreads leaky roofs, unstable foundations, and finding a document filled...More >>
March 21, 2016
How do you locate evidence for missing curtain hardware two hundred years after it was removed?...More >>
March 3, 2016
The Chinese-inspired railings around Monticello’s terraces date to ca. 1940. After almost 80 years...More >>
February 1, 2016
It's unofficially #ColorOurCollections Week (Feb. 1-5), so we're sharing a few Monticello-related...More >>
November 30, 2015
Behind the scenes at Monticello, our curators are intrigued by a ceramic inkstand and sandbox that...More >>
September 15, 2014
People today often forget how flexible rooms were in the past. The North Passage on the 2 nd floor...More >>
August 21, 2014
How did they install furniture on the third floor of Monticello? With restoration of the upper...More >>
April 29, 2014
Monticello is most famously known as Thomas Jefferson’s house. However, many people occupied its...More >>