Lectures

The Musicroom at Dumbarton Oaks

Season Schedule 2009–2010

Upcoming Events

  • Thursday, March 25, 2010

    John Walsh, Emeritus, J. Paul Getty Museum

    Museum Sculpture Parks and Gardens” and film screening: “Art without Walls: The Making of the Olympic Sculpture Park” presented with the Environmental Film Festival., Public Lecture by John Walsh, J. Paul Getty Museum

    This event is full. To be added to the waiting list, please email or call 202-339-6460.

    2010-03-25T17:30:00-05:00 2010-03-25T18:30:00-05:00 1703 32nd St NW, Washington, DC (Music Room, Dumbarton Oaks) www.doaks.org/public_events/lectures.html#doaks_eid_2405

  • Thursday, April 1, 2010

    Peter Brown, Princeton University

    Theology and social criticism: Salvian of Marseilles and the end of the Roman empire in the west, Public Lecture by Peter Brown, Princeton University

    For reservations and information email or call 202-339-6940
    Flyer

    2010-04-01T17:30:00-05:00 2010-04-01T18:30:00-05:00 1703 32nd St NW, Washington, DC (Music Room, Dumbarton Oaks) www.doaks.org/public_events/lectures.html#doaks_eid_2402

  • Thursday, April 8, 2010

    Nicos Hadjinikolaou, University of Crete

    The state of El Greco studies at the beginning of the 21st century, Public Lecture by Nicos Hadjinikolaou, University of Crete

    For reservations and information email or call 202-339-6984
    Flyer

    2010-04-08T17:30:00-05:002010-04-08T18:30:00-05:001703 32nd St NW, Washington, DC (Music Room, Dumbarton Oaks)www.doaks.org/public_events/lectures.html#doaks_eid_2427

  • Thursday, April 15, 2010

    Gunnar Brands, University of Halle, Germany

    Antioch-on-the-Orontes, Public Lecture by Gunnar Brands, University of Halle

    For reservations and information email or call 202-339-6984
    Flyer

    2010-04-15T17:30:00-05:00 2010-04-15T18:30:00-05:00 1703 32nd St NW, Washington, DC (Music Room, Dumbarton Oaks) www.doaks.org/public_events/lectures.html#doaks_eid_2406

  • Monday, April 19, 2010

    Ratish Nanda, Aga Khan Trust for Culture

    Landscape restoration at Humayun's Tomb, Delhi, and Babur's Garden, Kabul, Public Lecture by Ratish Nanda, Aga Khan Trust for Culture

    For reservations and information email or call 202-339-6460

    2010-04-19T17:30:00-05:002010-04-19T18:30:00-05:001703 32nd St NW, Washington, DC (Music Room, Dumbarton Oaks)www.doaks.org/public_events/lectures.html#doaks_eid_2407

Recent Events

  • Thursday, March 11, 2010

    Steve Bourget, University of Texas at Austin

    Dressed to Kill: The Regalia of the Lord of Ucupe and its Symbolism, Public Lecture by Steve Bourget, University of Texas at Austin

    Flyer

    2010-03-11T17:30:00-05:002010-03-11T18:30:00-05:001703 32nd St NW, Washington, DC (Music Room, Dumbarton Oaks)www.doaks.org/public_events/lectures.html#doaks_eid_2404

  • Wednesday, March 3, 2010

    Thomas E. Burman, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

    Reading and Writing the Qur'an with Riccoldo da Monte di Croce, OP (fl. 1267–1316), Public Lecture by Thomas E. Burman, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

    Part of the Perspectives on Islam lecture series

    2010-03-03T17:30:00-05:00 2010-03-03T18:30:00-05:00 1703 32nd St NW, Washington, DC (Music Room, Dumbarton Oaks) www.doaks.org/public_events/lectures.html#doaks_eid_2403

  • Thursday, December 3, 2009

    Susanne Ebbinghaus, George M. A. Hanfmann Curator of Ancient Art at the Harvard Art Museum

    Persepolis: Royal City of Ancient Persia, Public Lecture by Susanne Ebbinghaus, Harvard University

    Flyer

    2009-12-03T17:30:00-05:00 2009-12-03T18:30:00-05:00 1703 32nd St NW, Washington, DC (Music Room, Dumbarton Oaks) www.doaks.org/public_events/lectures.html#doaks_eid_2316

  • Wednesday, November 18, 2009

    Dianne Harris, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

    A Second Suburb: The Landscape of Levittown, PA, Public Lecture by Dianne Harris, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

    Flyer

    2009-11-18T17:30:00-05:00 2009-11-18T18:30:00-05:00 1703 32nd St NW, Washington, DC (Music Room, Dumbarton Oaks) www.doaks.org/public_events/lectures.html#doaks_eid_2315

  • Thursday, November 5, 2009

    Ann Cyphers, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

    Bad-Year Economics and the San Lorenzo Olmec, Public Lecture by Ann Cyphers, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

    Flyer

    2009-11-05T17:30:00-05:00 2009-11-05T18:30:00-05:00 1703 32nd St NW, Washington, DC (Music Room, Dumbarton Oaks) www.doaks.org/public_events/lectures.html#doaks_eid_2314

  • Thursday, October 29, 2009

    Elizabeth P. Benson, Former Curator, Pre-Columbian Collection, Dumbarton Oaks

    Birds in Ancient Latin America, Public Lecture by Elizabeth P. Benson, Former Curator, Pre-Columbian Collection, Dumbarton Oaks

    Flyer

    2009-10-29T17:30:00-05:00 2009-10-29T18:30:00-05:00 1703 32nd St NW, Washington, DC (Music Room, Dumbarton Oaks) www.doaks.org/public_events/lectures.html#doaks_eid_2313

  • Wednesday, September 23, 2009

    Henry P. Maguire, Johns Hopkins University

    Nectar and Illusion: Nature and Rhetoric in Byzantium, Public Lecture by Henry P. Maguire, Johns Hopkins University

    Flyer

    2009-09-23T17:30:00-05:00 2009-09-23T18:30:00-05:00 1703 32nd St NW, Washington, DC (Music Room, Dumbarton Oaks) www.doaks.org/public_events/lectures.html#doaks_eid_2311

  • Thursday, October 1, 2009

    Ken Smith, Ken Smith Landscape Architecture

    The 2009 Vaslef Lecture

    big little skip the middle, Public Lecture by Ken Smith, Ken Smith Landscape Architecture
    2009-10-01T17:30:00-05:00 2009-10-01T18:30:00-05:00 1703 32nd St NW, Washington, DC (Music Room, Dumbarton Oaks) www.doaks.org/public_events/lectures.html#doaks_eid_2312

Lectures at 5:30pm

All lectures are given at 5:30pm in the Music Room at Dumbarton Oaks and are open to the public without charge.

Reservation required

Reservations are required, but last minute seats may be available. Please call to inquire.

Accessibility

For information on accessibility, please call 202-339-6410 during business hours.