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Dumbarton Oaks Response to COVID-19

Out of an abundance of caution, the Museum and Garden will be closed temporarily beginning Saturday, March 14. In addition, Dumbarton Oaks will cancel all public events through the end of May.

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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Heritage and Its Missions
Apr 03, 2020 - Apr 03, 2020

Heritage and Its Missions

CANCELLED | Speakers at this annual day-long colloquium explore the relationship between heritage meanings and pre-Republican Catholic missions.
Ensemble Caprice
Apr 05, 2020 - Apr 06, 2020

Ensemble Caprice

CANCELLED | Canada’s lively period-instrument orchestra performs the best of the recently unearthed opera Motezuma, by Antonio Vivaldi.
When Cortés Met Malinche, and Montezuma Met Cortés: Alternative Facts and Disturbing Truths
Apr 09, 2020 - Apr 09, 2020

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

CANCELLED | 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.



Special Exhibitions

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Margaret Mee: Portraits of Plants

Margaret Mee: Portraits of Plants

Ancient Art at Dumbarton Oaks

Ancient Art at Dumbarton Oaks

February 10, 2020–July 2021



 

 

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.

2019–2020 Concert Series Early-Career Musician Residency