From Jan. 27 - Feb. 9, Mansion tours will not be offered and admission is 25% off.
Open 365 days a year, Mount Vernon is located just 15 miles south of Washington DC.
From the mansion to lush gardens and grounds, intriguing museum galleries, immersive programs, and the distillery and gristmill. Spend the day with us!
Discover what made Washington "first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen".
The Mount Vernon Ladies Association has been maintaining the Mount Vernon Estate since they acquired it from the Washington family in 1858.
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The Washington Library is open to all researchers and scholars, by appointment only.
The Library frequently hosts a variety of dynamic events, welcoming established scholars, leaders, and experts from numerous fields.
In this special addition to the Ford Evening Book Talk series, Mount Vernon welcomes popular author Alexis Coe to the Robert H. and Clarice Smith Theater to discuss her new book You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George Washington on Tuesday, February 4th, 2020.
Learn More TicketsMount Vernon welcomes author Robert L. O'Connell to the Robert H. and Clarice Smith Auditorium to discuss his book Revolutionary: George Washington at War on Wednesday, February 12, 2020.
Learn More TicketsWashington's End: The Final Years and Forgotten Struggle by Jonathan Horn, in Conversation with Gen. David Petraeus
The 2020 Michelle Smith Lecture Series will include three presentations delivered by a cadre of outstanding authors over a period of three months. A reception and book signing will take place after each lecture. This series is supported by an endowment established by a generous grant from Robert H. and Clarice Smith.
Learn MoreMount Vernon welcomes authors Ryan Manion, Heather Kelly, and Amy Looney to the Robert H. and Clarice Smith Auditorium to discuss their book The Knock at the Door: Three Gold Star Families Bonded by Grief and Purpose on Thursday, March 19, 2020.
Learn More TicketsIn observance of Women's History Month, Mount Vernon and the Washington Library welcome historians Martha Saxton, Kate Haulman, and Craig Shirley to the David M. Rubenstein Leadership Hall on Tuesday, March 24, 2020.
Moderated by Karin Wulf, these scholars will discuss their recent biographies of Mary Ball Washington in a program titled Mary, the Mother of Washington: Remembering and Rediscovering Mary Ball Washington. A cocktail reception will follow.
This annual event was created to share new scholarship and insights into the life and times of Martha Washington and is made possible through a generous grant from the Richard S. Reynolds Foundation of Richmond, Virginia.
Join us for lunch and compelling discussion with Ann Bay Goddin, a member of our 2019-20 class of research fellows. She will discuss her research topic, Coming to the Rescue: Ann Pamela Cunningham and the Beginning of America’s Historic Preservation Movement. A boxed lunch will be provided.
Learn More TicketsFranklin & Washington: The Founding Partnership by Edward J. Larson
The 2020 Michelle Smith Lecture Series will include three presentations delivered by a cadre of outstanding authors over a period of three months. A reception and book signing will take place after each lecture. This series is supported by an endowment established by a generous grant from Robert H. and Clarice Smith.
Learn MoreMount Vernon welcomes author Matthew R. Costello to the Robert H. and Clarice Smith Auditorium to discuss his book The Property of the Nation: George Washington's Tomb, Mount Vernon, and the Memory of the First President on Thursday, April 16, 2020.
Learn MoreJoin us for lunch and compelling discussion with Cassandra Good, a member of our 2019-20 class of research fellows. She will discuss her research topic, Coming to the Rescue: Ann Pamela Cunningham and the Beginning of America’s Historic Preservation Movement. A boxed lunch will be provided.
Learn More TicketsMount Vernon welcomes Gabriel Paquette and Gonzalo Quintero to the Robert H. and Clarice Smith Auditorium to discuss their book Spain and the American Revolution: New Approaches and Perspectives on Tuesday, May 12, 2020.
Learn MoreThe Will of the People: The Revolutionary Birth of America by T.H. Breen
The 2020 Michelle Smith Lecture Series will include three presentations delivered by a cadre of outstanding authors over a period of three months. A reception and book signing will take place after each lecture. This series is supported by an endowment established by a generous grant from Robert H. and Clarice Smith.
Learn MoreJoin leading gardeners, historians, horticulturalists, archaeologists, and preservationists as they reconsider the importance of gardening, landscapes, and design in early America. Learn how Washington and his contemporaries shaped the natural world to achieve beauty through gardening, profited through agriculture, and conveyed civic values through landscape design—and how these historic methods remain relevant in today’s world. Revisit long-lost gardens, explore contemporary creations inspired by the past, and come face-to-face with the most authentic 18th century plantation landscape in the United States.
The Mount Vernon Symposium is endowed by the generous support of The Robert H. Smith Family Foundation, Lucy S. Rhame, The Felicia Fund, The Sachem Foundation, and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mauran IV.
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