Highland is pleased to offer three new specialty tours: Furnishing a New Nation, Rediscovering Highland, and Founding Friendships. These new specialty tours rotate daily and are offered at 2 and 4 p.m. Highland continues to offer the original Welcome to Read More …
James Monroe’s Highland is honored to be part of the AMERICAN EVOLUTION™ 2019 Commemoration. AMERICAN EVOLUTION™ commemorates the 400th anniversary of several key historical events that occurred in Virginia in 1619 that continue to influence America today: the first representative legislative assembly Read More …
The new Highland specialty tour, Founding Friendships, examines the often complicated relationship between James Monroe and other founding presidents. Monroe personally knew and corresponded with all the founding presidents: George Washington, John Adams and his son John Quincy Adams, Thomas Read More …
The new Highland specialty tour, Rediscovering Highland, focuses on how a presidential home was lost and found, and how historical myths are passed on over time. Participants will examine how archaeology, architectural clues, and written accounts enabled Highland staff rediscover Read More …
The new Highland specialty tour, Furnishing a New Nation, examines the historical significance of the Monroes’ original furnishings and explores the use of style in early American politics. The rich collection of family pieces tells a compelling story of James Read More …
James Monroe’s Highland will offer longer hours for public visitation beginning Monday, April 1. Hours from April through October are 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The last tour of the day will be at 5 p.m. The Museum Shop and Virginia Read More …
Highland is pleased to announce the inclusion of the new Highland augmented reality experience as a permanent tour offering beginning July 25, 2018. This new tour is designed to supplement the existing guided tour. Visitors will witness conversations between individuals Read More …
James Monroe’s Highland announces groundbreaking ARtGlass augmented reality (AR) tours at the historic home of the fifth President. Highland is the first historic site in the United States to offer AR tours using smart glasses developed by Epson, providing a Read More …
James Monroe’s Highland was recently honored with two prestigious awards in archaeology and leadership. The Council of Virginia Archaeologists awarded Highland with the Michael Allen Hoffman Award for historic preservation. Highland Executive Director Sara Bon-Harper received the Silver Good Citizenship Read More …
Highland is proud to announce the 1817 Tour of the Northern States initiative, a project dedicated to engaging places visited by the newly elected president Monroe during his first year in office. Over 50 of these sites will participate in Read More …