Happening at Monticello
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This is Our Home: Slavery and Struggle on Southern Plantations
Jefferson Library4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.Talks, Book Signings, Lectures, ConferencesJoin the Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies at Monticello, Thursday, April 25, 2024 at 4:30pm for a conversation between Whitney Nell Stewart, historian and author of This is Our Home: Slavery and Struggle on Southern Plantations (University of North Carolina Press, 2023) and Andrew Davenport, Director of African American History & The Getting Word African American Oral History Project at Monticello.
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Exhibition - The Declaration of Independence
Robert H. and Clarice Smith Gallery at the David M. Rubenstein Visitor CenterAll DayTourVisit 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.
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Slavery at Monticello Tours
MonticelloAll DayTourIncluded 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.
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Daily Tours
All DayTourWe offer a variety of daily tours and experiences at Monticello. Find a tour that suits your interests!
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From Slavery to Freedom Tour
Monticello9:05 a.m. to 11:35 a.m.TourThis 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."
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Plantation Archaeology Walking Tour
Meets at Monticello's David M. Rubenstein Visitor Center2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.Archaeology, TourJoin 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.