Welcome.
This exhibit in the cellar of Pavilion X is intended to share additional layers of University of Virginia history.
Here we encounter a history more complex than the celebration of Thomas Jefferson’s 19th century architectural vision, with its innovative “Academical Village” crowned by an iconic rotunda. We reveal a reality beyond the lovingly preserved pavilions designed for faculty comfort and the prestigious lawn and range rooms for student convenience. We uncover facts more challenging than the revisionist mid-20th century transformation of the walled yards where enslaved people labored into the beautiful pavilion gardens that we enjoy at leisure today.
These fresh layers tell the stories that have often not been told, stories deemed less important to remember, stories about people whose humanity we have stubbornly failed to value. These stories enrich our understanding of our university, our history, and ourselves.
Photographs of the exhibition:
Further Resources:
Render Gallery
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Photograph Gallery
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Pavilion X Kitchen
"Then and Now" 360 Panorama
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Pavilion X Quarters
"Then and Now" 360 Panorama
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Pavilion X Hallway
"Then and Now" 360 Panorama
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Pavilion X Workyard
"Then and Now" 360 Panorama
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Research Team:
Ian Iverson
Kirt von Daacke
Ashley Schmidt
Louis Nelson
Meggan Cashwell
Randi Flaherty
Loren Moulds
Addie Patrick
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Modeling and Technology Team:
Lauren Massari
Shayne Brandon
Worthy Martin
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Artistic Design:
Anne Chesnut
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