Learn more about the lives of the enslaved at Monticello
Gillette Family Garden
Learn about the crops that the enslaved Gillette Family and others at Monticello planted, ate, and sometimes sold to Thomas Jefferson and his family. Visit the garden outside or read our garden blog.
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NMAAHC Groundbreaking Ceremony
Watch the video, see pictures and read about the ceremony.
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NMAAHC and Monticello Present
Slavery at Jefferson's Monticello
January 27 - October 14, 2012
NMAAHC Gallery at American History
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Visiting the Gallery
Our gallery at the National Museum of American History is open seven days a week from 10am to 5:30pm, everyday except December 25.