Look Closer: A Historic Moment for Monticello

Stirring music, a powerful discussion and inspiring words marked the opening of restored spaces and new exhibits in Monticello's South Wing and 25 years of the Getting Word Oral History Project.

Remarks and Panel Discussion featuring:

Leslie Greene Bowman, President, Thomas Jefferson Foundation
David M. Rubenstein, Philanthropist, Co-Founder and Co-Chairman of The Carlyle Group
-Annette Gordon-Reed, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family"
Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize-winner and presidential historian
Darren Walker, President, Ford Foundation
Melody Barnes, Senior Fellow at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center

Musical Performances by violinist Karen Briggs