The Great Rotumpkin
Rotunda
Don’t miss the fun this year and be sure to take in “The Great Rotumpkin,” a spooky digital display that will be projected onto the Rotunda Oct. 27 to 31, from 7 to 11 p.m.
Photos: Not Just Fiddling Around
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What once was entertainment enjoyed at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello plantation again took center stage Sunday at the University of Virginia’s Rotunda.
From President Ryan: The Rotunda Remains the Vibrant Heart of UVA
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As this edition of Virginia Magazine reveals, there are a lot of exciting building projects underway across Grounds. From the new School of Data Science, to the Karsh Institute of Democracy, to plans for a new biotech building, UVA is in the midst of creating the physical spaces that will house new
Rare Book School Public Lectures
Dome Room
Rare Book School sponsors a number of free, open-to-the-public evening lectures each year at the University of Virginia on a wide variety of bibliographical topics; please browse our list of past lectures for a sampling. RBS lectures are usually held Mondays and Wednesdays while RBS is in session, at 5:30 p.m. in the Dome Room of the Rotunda or in the Auditorium of the Albert and Shirley Small
Rock & Reel: Monticello’s Folk Traditions
Rotunda & Memorial to Enslaved Laborers
FREE (advanced registration required)
What sounds might a visitor to Monticello have heard? Music was often in the air - Thomas Jefferson was a violinist, and nearly every member of his family also played an instrument, including his three enslaved sons with Sally Hemings, all of whom played fiddle. On Charlottesville’s Main Street, the Scott family, related by marriage to the Hemings clan
At the Center of It All
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If you gaze up, you can see eternity. The center draws your eye. Almost involuntarily, your view expands outward in every direction at once, eyes following the spokes that stretch to places still unimagined.
Dome Room Faculty Concert
Dome Room
The UVA Department of Music will present a free chamber music concert in the Rotunda Dome Room that will feature UVA faculty along with faculty from the University of Pécs in Hungary. The concert, which is part of an ongoing artistic and cultural collaboration between the two universities, will take place on Saturday, April 22 at 1:00 PM.
Democratic Leadership in a Populist Age
Dome Room
Join us for a conversation with introductions by UVA President Jim Ryan. The discussion is led by Vice Provost for Global Affairs Steve Mull with Malcolm Turnbull, former Prime Minister of Australia and Chair of the International Advisory Council of the Center for Asia-Pacific Resilience and Innovation (CAPRI), and Lucy Turnbull, former Lord Mayor of Sydney, who will discuss characteristics of
CISI Distinguished Speaker: Mehran Sahami
UVA Rotunda, Dome Room
Join this discussion/speaking event on the future of big tech.
Biography: Mehran Sahami is the James and Ellenor Chesebrough Professor and Tencent Chair of the Computer Science department at Stanford University. Prior to joining the Stanford faculty in 2007, he was a Senior Research Scientist at Google. Mehran's research interests include computer science education, machine learning, and ethics
Days on the Lawn
The Lawn
We can't wait to see you for Days on the Lawn! We've designed these days just for you, so we hope you'll treat UVA as your home, feel welcome to ask questions, and enjoy meeting the people that make UVA special - just like they'll enjoy meeting you.