Online Event Join Montpelier's Horticulture team to learn how and why the ornamental landscape has evolved over the last two centuries. Both the Madison and duPont families collected and displayed plants for pleasure. Visitors to the estate have remarked at the splendor of their collections, the beauty of the landscape, and the opulence of the […]
Join Montpelier’s Horticulture team and the Virginia Master Naturalists as we explore how and why leaves change colors. We will demonstrate how to make a collage of different leaf shapes in a rainbow of colors. Register now and we'll send you a link to participate. You'll also get a link to the recorded tour afterward, […]
Join Montpelier's Director of Archaeology and Landscape Restoration, Dr. Matthew Reeves, on a virtual tour of the various cemeteries at Montpelier. See the seldom-seen excavations at the Madison Family Cemetery that discovered the location of Madison's parents, discover how we located over 200 burials at the Slave Cemetery, explore the origins of the Gilmore Family […]
Learn how architectural historians use ghost marks to understand buildings. Explore Montpelier’s built environment to locate our ghosts and the information they provide. Register now and we'll send you a Zoom link to participate. Time not convenient for you? No worries - we'll send you a link to the recorded tour afterward! Free/members; $10/nonmembers.
Learn about the history of horses and equestrian life at Montpelier from the 18th century to the present: the horses owned by the Madison family, how horses were used on the plantation, and the lives of the enslaved community who cared for these animals. Hear stories of the equestrian pursuits of William and Marion duPont […]
This tour highlights the life and career of James Madison, Father of the Constitution, as well as the political philosophies and debates embodied in the U.S. Constitution. Gain a deeper understanding and appreciation for the "spirit," not just the "letter," of America’s greatest document. Participants will have an opportunity to ask questions at the end […]
