Dumbarton Oaks

Simone Dinnerstein Live from the Music Room

Get your virtual front-row seat to the October 31 concert! American pianist Simone Dinnerstein’s program, featuring pieces by Philip Glass and Franz Schubert, draws on her emotional response to isolation in the time of pandemic.

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Applications are now open for Research Fellowships, Mellon Fellowships in Urban Landscape Studies, and Project Grants.

Rare Book Collection Strengths

Discover the Rare Book Collection in a new descriptive tool that offers a detailed overview of the collection’s holdings and allows researchers to explore connections through broad thematic categories, such as travel, cartography, and technology.

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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Dumbarton Oaks Response to COVID-19

As a public health precaution, the Museum and Garden are closed temporarily, at least through December 31. During the fall term, all public events will be virtual.

We are closely monitoring developments regarding the COVID-19 outbreak and will update our website to reflect any changes to our operations and programming.

Upcoming Events

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Oct 30, 2020

Rethinking Byzantine Masculinities: Gender, Sexuality, Emotions, Devotion

Four scholars engage in conversation about research on gender, sexuality, emotions, and devotion.

Oct 31, 2020

Simone Dinnerstein Live from the Music Room at Dumbarton Oaks

The American pianist’s program, featuring pieces by Philip Glass and Franz Schubert, draws on her emotional response to isolation in the time of pandemic.

Nov 04, 2020

When Cortés Met Malinche, and Montezuma Met Cortés: Alternative Facts and Disturbing Truths

Matthew Restall offers new theories and perspectives on the Spanish-Aztec encounter, arguing that it is time to upend the traditional tale of the so-called Conquest.

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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