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.
Heritage and Its Missions
Speakers at this annual day-long colloquium explore the relationship between heritage meanings and pre-Republican Catholic missions.
Humanistic Uses of Herbaria
This joint colloquium, hosted by the Humanities Institute, New York Botanical Garden, and Dumbarton Oaks in partnership with the William and Lynda Steere Herbarium, focuses on the history and contemporary relevance of herbarium collections.
Faces of Rulership in the Maya Region
Through this three-day symposium, scholars aim to better understand concepts of rulership and governance in Ancient Maya culture.
On Being Conquered in Byzantium
This symposium seeks to better understand both how Byzantines themselves understood being conquered and, as importantly, what being conquered in Byzantium can mean for us now.
Land Back: Indigenous Landscapes of Resurgence and Freedom
In this symposium, speakers highlight the many ways Indigenous peoples understand and practice land relations for political resurgence and freedom across the Americas.