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Preserving Black History
Amber N. Wiley tells the story and legacy of Black historic preservation during the Bicentennial
The Garden and Landscape Studies Program (1992–2022)
Expanding ways of studying how landscape and culture shape one another
"Lasting Impressions" Reveals Stories and Histories from the Byzantine Empire
Drawn from the world’s largest collection of Byzantine seals, this exhibition takes viewers on a journey into the medieval world
New Summer Fellowship in Maya Studies for Latin American Researchers
Dumbarton Oaks is pleased to announce the establishment of the Flora Clancy Memorial Fund
Thomas B. F. Cummins Named Dumbarton Oaks Director
Harvard University has appointed Thomas B. F. Cummins, Dumbarton Oaks Professor of the History of Pre-Columbian and Colonial Art at Harvard University, as Director of Dumbarton Oaks.
Dumbarton Oaks Director Jan Ziolkowski to Step Down
Jan Ziolkowski, Arthur Kingsley Porter Professor of Medieval Latin at Harvard University, will leave the directorship of Dumbarton Oaks on July 1, 2020.
Postponement of 2020–2021 Music at Dumbarton Oaks Concert Series
April 30, 2020
Frauke Sachse Named Dumbarton Oaks Program Director in Pre-Columbian Studies
Dumbarton Oaks has appointed Dr. Frauke Sachse as the Dumbarton Oaks Program Director in Pre-Columbian Studies
Dumbarton Oaks Launches Second Urban Landscape Humanities Initiative
Funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the three-year initiative will focus on Democracy, Race, and Difference.
Dumbarton Oaks and JSTOR Award New Plant Humanities Fellowships
Mellon grant fosters collaboration between special collections and the digital humanities