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Exhibition
Lives Bound Together: Slavery at George Washington's Mount Vernon (Ongoing Exhibition & Annual Programming)
George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate — Greenhouse Slave Quarter & Donald W. Reynolds Museum
Mount Vernon's permanent exhibition and associated annual programming explores the lives of the over 300 enslaved men, women, and children who lived and labored on the estate. Seasonal tours of the Greenhouse Slave Quarter and the House for Families interpret daily life, resistance, and the responses of enslaved people to wartime events such as Lord Dunmore's Proclamation. Special lectures and commemorative events are held around key dates, including the anniversary of Washington's will providing conditional manumission.
Included with regular estate admissionPermanent exhibition with rotating seasonal programming; special events often held in February (Black History Month) and June (Juneteenth). Contact Mount Vernon for specific dates.More info →