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Monticello: Monticello’s new outdoor exhibition debuts this Presidents’ Day Weekend
February 17
Landscape of Slavery: Mulberry Row at Monticello
Monticello opens “Landscape of Slavery: Mulberry Row at Monticello” this Friday.
This new outdoor exhibition featuring mini-exhibits at key sites, a website, and computer animations will illuminate Mulberry Row and provide visitors with a clearer picture of the landscape of slavery. The exhibition is included in the price of admission to Monticello. More »
Read the feature article about Landscape of Slavery in C-ville Weekly
Scholars recreate landscape of slavery at Monticello
By Giles Morris, Editor
For most Americans, Monticello is the home of Thomas Jefferson, an icon of American architectural expression, a treasured National Historic Landmark and the only American residence on UNESCO’s prestigious World Heritage List. But it’s also the best documented and best preserved early American plantation, and for that reason, a window into the obscure institution of slavery. More »
Also at Monticello Presidents’ Day Weekend
- Slavery at Monticello Tours (February 18, 19, 20)
These guided outdoor tours focus on the experiences of the enslaved people who lived and labored on the Monticello plantation. Tours included in admission; 11 am, 1 pm
(Also offered daily, April - October 11 am, 12 pm, 1 pm, 2 pm, 3 pm, 4 pm) - Waiting on Liberty: Slavery in Jefferson’s “Great House” (February 18, 19, 20)
Woodland Pavilion next to the Thomas Jefferson Visitor Center
1 - 3 PM (Also available February 25, 26)
Tickets available here » - BOOK TALK: Thomas Jefferson’s Granddaughter in Queen Victoria’s England: The Travel Diary of Ellen Wayles Coolidge 1838-1839
February 18
View the details online » - BOOK LAUNCH: “Those Who Labor for My Happiness,” Slavery at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello
February 19
View the details online »
