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.
Rethinking Byzantine Masculinities: Gender, Sexuality, Emotions, Devotion
Four scholars engage in conversation about research on gender, sexuality, emotions, and devotion.
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.
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.
People and Power in Byzantium
Bringing together specialists who investigate the formation of groups based on shared purpose, this colloquium raises important issues of scope regarding the methodology and interpretive models for the study of Byzantine society.
Barrio America: How Latino Immigrants Saved the American City
A. K. Sandoval-Strausz illuminates the indispensable role Latin American immigrants have played in reviving American cities.
“The chatter, dialogue, and squabble of the Byzantine corridors of power”: Writing History in the Aftermath of Mantzikert (1071)
Eric McGeer honors John Nesbitt, a distinguished Byzantine historian and scholar in Byzantine sigillography, and discusses their book “Byzantium in the Time of Troubles: The Continuation of the Chronicle of John Skylitzes (1057–1079).”
Heritage and Its Missions
Speakers at this annual day-long colloquium explore the relationship between heritage meanings and pre-Republican Catholic missions.
Faces of Rulership in the Maya Region
Through this two-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.