Monticello Press Room

General Foundation News
Monticello ceases operations at Route 20 visitors center; tourism office remains open \| June 9, 2008 The Thomas Jefferson Foundation has closed its public operations at the Monticello Visitors Center on Route 20. The museum shop, exhibition of Jeffersonian objects, and theater space at the center, located just south of Interstate 64, were closed June 8 in connection with development of the Thomas Jefferson Visitor Center and Smith Education Center at Monticello. More »
Monticello names Bowman as next president \| May 15, 2008 CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. – For the first time in more than 20 years, there will be a change in leadership at Thomas Jefferson’s home. More »

Tours and Events
Child-oriented house tours offered six times daily through Aug. 17 \| June 4, 2008 Beginning Saturday, June 14, Monticello’s Tours for Children and their Families will offer youngsters 6 to 11 the opportunity to handle replicas of objects from Thomas Jefferson’s era while they visit the rooms on the main floor of his historic house. Starting the same day, young visitors to Monticello will be able to write with quill pens, play 18th-century games, and take part in other activities at the new Mountaintop Hands-on Activity Center on the grounds. More »
Montalto Tours being offered daily through Oct. 31 \| April 16, 2008 Guided walking tours of Montalto, the landmark peak that rises 410 feet above Monticello and offers unparalleled views of the surrounding countryside, will be conducted at 1 p.m. daily from May 1 through Oct. 31. More »

Research and Education
Three teachers from U.S., one from England are awarded Barringer Fellowships \| June 2, 2008 Teachers from Virginia, Oregon, Louisiana, and England have been awarded the 2008 Barringer Research Fellowships for Teachers of American History by Monticello’s Robert H. Smith International Center for Jefferson Studies. More »
Digital archaeology project receives collaboration grant from NEH \| May 6, 2008 The Monticello-based Digital Archaeological Archive of Comparative Slavery has been awarded a $132,832 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities in support of a project it is conducting in collaboration with two institutions in England. More »