Chrysler Museum Director Erik Neil announced the upcoming exhibit “Thomas Jefferson Architect: Palladian Models, Democratic Principles and Conflict of Ideas,” which will be on view from October 19 to January 19, 2020.  Thomas Jefferson engaged with the most advanced ideas of architecture  and city planning of his era. He was also a slave owner who failed to resolve his ideals about freedom and democracy with his reliance upon institution of slavery. The exhibit will examine these conflicts. The show will also feature examples of the work of Andrea Palladio, whose work deeply influenced Jefferson. Palladio’s Pantheon was an inspiration for Jefferson’s work at UVA. Palladio Museum in Vicenza, Italy, collaborated with the Chrysler Museum on show and loaned several models that will be on display. Pictured above is club president Lorna Cochrane, Sally Hartman, and Erik Neil.