Ancient Ways of Understanding Nature
Jean De Groot studies the mathematics and concepts of mechanics in ancient texts
Social Fragmentation and Antebellum Cemeteries
Aaron Wunsch examines landscapes of social fragmentation in antebellum Philadelphia
The Formation of the Garden and Landscape Studies Program (1952–1991)
Transforming Mildred Bliss’s vision into an academic program
Preparing for “Cultural Philanthropy in the Museum Space”
Wintersession course will consider cultural philanthropy past and present
Dumbarton Oaks to Copublish Upcoming Volume of Stelae at Yaxchilan
Volume inaugurates collaboration with Corpus of Maya Hieroglyphic Inscriptions
Inaugural Plant Humanities Summer Teacher Residencies Plant the Seeds for Innovative Pedagogy
Faculty from diverse disciplines convened to learn about the Plant Humanities Lab in the classroom
Nurturing the Gardens: The Dumbarton Oaks Greenhouse
Cultivating and caring for plants year-round
Shifts in Cultural Philanthropy during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Reshaping the cultural landscape amid financial and social change
Choreographing Moments of Repose in the Gardens
Preserving historic furniture designs, from sketches to 3D computer models
The Mirror Wisdom of Dumbarton Oaks
Reflections on the role of women in landscape architecture and the garden
Reflections from the Spring 2021 Early-Career Musician
David Crowell reflects on a virtual residency of composing, teaching, and connecting
Call for Papers: 57th International Congress on Medieval Studies
Abstracts due September 15 for sponsored paper sessions, panels, and roundtables
Reflections on 2021 Symposia
Bliss Symposium Award recipients reflect on virtual symposia in Byzantine, Pre-Columbian, and Garden and Landscape Studies
Digging into the Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library: Spotlight on “The Old English and Anglo-Latin Riddle Tradition”
The knotty riddles of medieval England
Exhibiting the Gardens
Preparing for in-person centennial celebrations
Seal of Gregory Asbestas Added to Collection
Recent acquisition offers insights into the religious turbulence of ninth-century Byzantium
Not Just a Pretty Place: Developing the Garden Tour Program
Correspondence in Garden Archives sheds light on the early days of garden tours
Of Fishing and Farming
Jo Osborn explores economic specialization in Early Horizon coastal communities
Composing Environments and Ecologies
David Crowell evokes ecological beauty with a new string quartet
Studying Particles of the Past
Dmitry Korobeynikov studies the border zone of medieval Byzantium through non-Greek lead seals