James Monroe’s Highland is pleased to announce a collaboration with the exhibit design firm Proun Design, LLC Somerville, MA for the development of exhibits and public programming on the historic site. The project will include installations in the 1870s farmhouse, Read More …
Highland is sustained through the generosity of our dedicated volunteers. On this Giving Tuesday, we would like to recognize the individuals who give to us year round with their skills, time, and enthusiasm. These volunteers contribute in important ways, and Read More …
Our newly re-interpreted exhibit exhibits were recently featured on Charlottesville’s local CBS19 news! Clink on the link below for the full video: [otw_shortcode_button href=”https://www.cbs19news.com/story/44731528/new-exhibit-at-james-monroes-highland” size=”medium” icon_position=”left” shape=”radius” color_class=”otw-blue” target=”_blank”]Learn More[/otw_shortcode_button]
We are searching for our future partners in site re-interpretation! William & Mary has issued a solicitation for Exhibition Design and Visitor Program Services. To view and download the solicitation, follow https://bids.sciquest.com/apps/Router/PublicEvent?CustomerOrg=WilliamMary to find “WM-BVA-HIGH-0005-2022” on the W&M’s public posting Read More …
Highland’s re-interpreted exhibit spaces are now open to the public. The interior spaces will be open to general ticket holders for the first time since March 2020. The exhibits are self-guided, with visitors moving at their own pace through the Read More …
The story of the #LostAndFound main house at Highland is still evolving. Thanks to a grant from the Archaeological Institute of American and the National Endowment for the Humanities, we spent a month this summer excavating the site of the Read More …
Archaeological research occurs in unusual places! Thanks to Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital we had the opportunity to learn more about several artifacts uncovered during our recent excavations. Click on the link below for the full story: [otw_shortcode_button href=”https://www.cbs19news.com/clip/15237698/sentara-martha-jefferson-healthwise-x-rays-on-artifacts” size=”medium” icon_position=”left” Read More …
Thank you for supporting Highland on One Tribe One Day April 13, 2021, is One Tribe One Day, William & Mary’s annual day of giving. One Tribe One Day provides an opportunity for all of us to come together, no Read More …
Highland is in the middle of an exciting project to re-interpret interior exhibit spaces. We sat down with Maria DiBenigno, Mellon Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, one of the key leaders in this initiative, to get her insight in to this important Read More …
Today is Liberation and Freedom Day in the Charlottesville region, which commemorates when the Union Army arrived in Charlottesville on March 3, 1865 and liberated over 14,000 enslaved individuals. On this day in history, today’s Highland (later renamed “Ash Lawn”) Read More …