About Events Uncovering History: A New Exhibit Exploring the Untold Stories of Pavilion X Uncovering History: A New Exhibit Exploring the Untold Stories of Pavilion X Jan 21, 2022 / 2:00-4:00 PM Upper Garden of Pavilion X REGISTER A new exhibit exploring the deep and complex history of Pavilion X, now home to Batten School Dean Ian Solomon and his family, will open to the public for the first time since its installation in December 2021. The exhibit details additional layers of the Pavilion's and UVA's history, uncovering stories that are often left untold. In an excerpt from Dean Solomon's message welcoming viewers to the exhibit, he says "As you learn about Fanny Gillette Hern, her husband Davy, Henry (who self-emancipated in 1865), Old Sam and Young Sam (carpenters who built this pavilion), and others, I hope you will see history as an unfolding process of discovery and understanding in which each of us plays a part. Their stories – our shared stories – are still being written as we work to cure our defects and fulfill America’s founding promise of freedom and equality." The exhibit, displayed in the central basement hallway of Pavilion X, will open to the public from 2:00-4:00PM on Friday, January 21, 2022 as part of the University's Community MLK Celebration calendar of events. Dean Solomon and UVA's Vice Provost for Academic Outreach Louis Nelson, who together commissioned and oversaw the research and installation of the exhibit, will be in attendance and available for questions. Light refreshments will be provided in the garden of Pavilion X for exhibit attendees. Ian H. Solomon Ian H. Solomon is dean of the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, where he leads a multidisciplinary faculty in creating new knowledge and developing leaders who can solve humanity’s greatest policy challenges. Trained as a lawyer, Solomon is a devoted student and teacher of both negotiation and conflict resolution. Read full bio Related Content Ian H. Solomon Sesame Workshop President is 2022 Jefferson Medalist in Citizen Leadership News Sherrie Rollins Westin, president of Sesame Workshop and a 1980 graduate of UVA, has been named this year’s recipient of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal in Citizen Leadership, an award selected by the Batten School. Pavilion X Exhibit Highlights Slavery History of Its Former Residents News “This exhibit is but a small token of my gratitude for the opportunity to give voice to the ghosts of yesterday,” wrote Ian Solomon, the pavilion’s current resident. Stay Up To Date with the Latest Batten News and Events Subscribe
Ian H. Solomon Ian H. Solomon is dean of the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, where he leads a multidisciplinary faculty in creating new knowledge and developing leaders who can solve humanity’s greatest policy challenges. Trained as a lawyer, Solomon is a devoted student and teacher of both negotiation and conflict resolution. Read full bio
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Pavilion X Exhibit Highlights Slavery History of Its Former Residents News “This exhibit is but a small token of my gratitude for the opportunity to give voice to the ghosts of yesterday,” wrote Ian Solomon, the pavilion’s current resident.