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.
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.
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Upcoming Public Events
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Spatial Grammars: Meaning in the Two-Dimensional Field of the Painted Books of Aztec Mexico
Upcoming Scholarly Activities
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Annual Pre-Columbian Symposium
Mellon Democracy and Landscape Initiative Annual Colloquium
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.
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