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Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection supports research and learning internationally in Byzantine, Garden and Landscape, and Pre-Columbian studies through fellowships and internships, meetings, and exhibitions. Located in residential Georgetown, Dumbarton Oaks welcomes researchers at all career stages who come to study its books, objects, images, and documents. It opens its doors to the public to visit its historic garden, designed by Beatrix Farrand; its museum, with world-class collections of art; and its Music Room, for lectures and concerts. The institute disseminates knowledge through its publications and online resources. Innovative programming has introduced students of all ages to the museum, garden, and collections.

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The Gardens are closed to the public for Dumbarton Oaks internal events from Thursday, September 21 through Sunday, September 22 and Tuesday, September 26 through Thursday, September 28.

Upcoming Public Events

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Sep 28, 2023

Spatial Grammars: Meaning in the Two-Dimensional Field of the Painted Books of Aztec Mexico

Elizabeth Hill Boone explores the interface of art and writing through the use of space in Mexican codices.
Oct 15, 2023 - Oct 16, 2023

Trio Con Brio Copenhagen

Nov 19, 2023 - Nov 20, 2023

Eric Jacobsen & Friends with Tanner Porter

Upcoming Scholarly Activities

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Sep 28, 2023

Spatial Grammars: Meaning in the Two-Dimensional Field of the Painted Books of Aztec Mexico

Elizabeth Hill Boone explores the interface of art and writing through the use of space in Mexican codices.

Annual Pre-Columbian Symposium

October 6–7, 2023 | Tom D. Dillehay and Eduardo Neves, Organizers

Mellon Democracy and Landscape Initiative Annual Colloquium

October 19–21, 2023 | Carlyn Ferrari and Thaisa Way, Colloquiarchs

 

Research

Dumbarton Oaks supports and publishes scholarship in the three areas of study supported by Robert Woods Bliss and Mildred Barnes Bliss: Byzantine Studies, including related aspects of late Roman, early Christian, western Medieval, Slavic, and Near Eastern Studies; Pre-Columbian Studies of Mexico, Central America, and Andean South America; and Garden and Landscape Studies, including garden history, landscape architecture, and related disciplines.

Studies Programs Fellowships & Awards Library & Archives Publications

 


Online Resources



The Oaks News

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A New Translation from the Ex Horto Series

Ernst Kris’s "The Rustic Style" is made available in English for the first time in a masterly translation by Linda B. Parshall

"Reconsidering the Chavín Phenomenon ..." To Be Published

"Reconsidering the Chavín Phenomenon in the Twenty-First Century," edited by Richard L. Burger and Jason Nesbitt.

Dumbarton Oaks Again Welcomes Horizons Greater Washington

This summer, Dumbarton Oaks collaborated with education nonprofit Horizons Greater Washington to welcome a group of rising sixth graders to the museum.