Museum Events

All events are free and open to the public. Space is limited and reservations are required for most events. Click on each event for more details.

MAY

Special Event: Andean Weaving Demonstrations | Friday, May 17 - Sunday, May 19, 2:00 - 5:00 PM Daily.

JUNE

First Saturday Walking Tour: Architectural Contrasts | Saturday, June 1, 1:30 PM. RSVP

First Friday Tour: Woven Textures | Friday, June 7, 3:00 PM.

Opening Reception: Inspiring Art: The Dumbarton Oaks Birthing Figure | Thursday, June 27, 5:00 - 7:00 PM. RSVP

JULY

First Friday Tour: Birds and Beasts | Friday, July 5, 3:00 PM.

First Saturday Walking Tour: Architectural Contrasts | Saturday, July 6, 1:30 PM. RSVP

AUGUST

First Friday Tour: Jade and Gold | Friday, July 5, 3:00 PM.

SEPTEMBER

First Friday Tour: Excavated Treasures | Friday, September 6, 3:00 PM.

First Saturday Walking Tour: Architectural Contrasts | Saturday, September 7, 1:30 PM. RSVP

Lecture: Pre-Columbian Art between the Ethnographic and the Surreal: Man Ray’s Imagined Americas. Wendy Grossman, The Phillips Collection |  Thursday, September 26, 5:30 PM. RSVP

OCTOBER

First Friday Tour: Heads and Skulls | Friday, October 4, 3:00 PM.

First Saturday Walking Tour: Architectural Contrasts | Saturday, October 5, 1:30 PM. RSVP

Saturday Talk: Inka and Colonial Wooden Keros: Results of A Collaborative Technical Study. Emily Kaplan, Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian | Saturday, October 26, 3:00 PM. RSVP

NOVEMBER

First Friday Tour: Celebrating Color | Friday, November 1, 3:00 PM.

First Saturday Walking Tour: Architectural Contrasts | Saturday, November 2, 1:30 PM. RSVP

Saturday Talk: Atlatls and the Metaphysics of Violence in Central Mexico. Andrew Finegold, Columbia University | Saturday, November 16, 3:00 PM. RSVP

DECEMBER

Lecture: To Write or Knot? Recent Advances in the Study of Andean Knotted Cord Records. Gary Urton, Harvard University | Thursday, December 5, 5:30 PM. RSVP

First Saturday Walking Tour: Architectural Contrasts | Saturday, December 7, 1:30 PM. RSVP

Download the booklet (PDF, 2.7MB) with information about the entire program of events.