Richard Guy Wilson Exhibition Curator and Commonwealth Professor of Architectural History Since the original exhibition, its curator, Richard Guy Wilson, has continued his unique research, uncovering new information that paints an even richer and more nuanced picture of the University’s earliest development and the people involved in its construction. Find out more >
		Brian Cofrancesco Curatorial Intern An Architectural History major pursuing minors in Architecture and Historic Preservation, Brian is the undergraduate assistant on this exhibition supporting Prof. Wilson’s research. This has given him the rare opportunity to view and handle Jefferson’s original drawings and learn some surprising facts. Find out more >
		Brian Cofrancesco Curatorial Intern One of my special tasks has been to search for unique items to feature in the exhibition–three dimensional items that provide a new perspective on the Academical Village and provide further insight into its design and layout; namely, architectural models. Find out more >
		Elizabeth Hicks Curatorial Assistant When I began to research the Academical Village model, I came to realize that there is a very little known about the architectural model which resided in the University’s Architecture School for so many years. Find out more >
		Judith Shatin William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Music and Director of the Virginia Center for Computer Music, McIntire Department of Music, University of Virginia Shatin describes one of her news projects, Rotunda, a collaboration with filmmaker Robert Arnold. For this film, Shatin created music from recordings capturing the resonance of the Dome Room, of people speaking about the Rotunda, and of sounds made in the vicinity of the Lawn. Find out more >
		Elizabeth Hicks Curatorial Assistant New research at Special Collections Library gives way to answers about the 1926 architectural model formerly housed in the A-School. Find out more >

The Detectives

Meet the scholars, conservators, archivists, and curators as they search for clues, solve mysteries, and piece together evidence in order to uncover the full story of the University’s earliest days. Their work, often solitary and frequently painstaking but always exciting, sheds light on the creation and construction of Thomas Jefferson’s unique design for the University of Virginia.