Oct 05, 2018
- Oct 06, 2018
Reconsidering the Chavín Phenomenon in the 21st Century
Pre-Columbian Studies Symposium, Richard L. Burger and Jason Nesbitt, Symposiarchs
Music at Dumbarton Oaks
Mildred and Robert Woods Bliss designed Dumbarton Oaks to be beautiful without and within, filling the gardens with flowers, the library with rare volumes, and the house itself with fine art and music. Music at Dumbarton Oaks, founded in 1946 as the Friends of Music, continues this tradition with classical concerts from established and rising musicians.
2018–2019 Concert Series Early-Career Musician Residency History of Friends of Music
Outside/IN: Martha Jackson Jarvis at Dumbarton Oaks
An installation of mixed media sculpture and works on paper, all inspired by natural forms and materials, by noted Washington artist Martha Jackson Jarvis.
Transplanting the Renaissance: Italian Villa Gardens in America, 1900–1940
Orientation Gallery | Examines the transplantation of Italian gardens in the United States and explores the relationships between popular images, landscape design, and cultural identity
Seeing Cherries
Rare Book Gallery
Early Acquisitions: Bliss Collecting in Paris and London, 1912–1919
Bliss Gallery | Explores the taste and acquisitions of Robert and Mildred Bliss when they lived in Paris.
Ancient Textiles
Textile Gallery | Features late Roman and early Byzantine hangings and curtains alongside Andean looped and woven garments.