Dumbarton Oaks Museum
The Dumbarton Oaks Museum is known for its specialized collections of Byzantine and Pre-Columbian art. Although far-reaching in scope and wide-ranging in stylistic expression, the objects are unified by a rare beauty and refined craftsmanship, the result of the discerning eye of the collectors and founders of Dumbarton Oaks, Mildred and Robert Woods Bliss.
For further information on the Byzantine and Pre-Columbian Collections and the display of Western medieval and Renaissance art and furniture in the Music Room, see below.
Plan Your Visit
The museum is open Tuesday through Sunday, 11:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., except federal holidays.
Admission to the museum is free.
Outside/IN: Martha Jackson Jarvis at Dumbarton Oaks
An installation of mixed media sculpture and works on paper, all inspired by natural forms and materials, by noted Washington artist Martha Jackson Jarvis.
Seeing Cherries
Rare Book Gallery
Early Acquisitions: Bliss Collecting in Paris and London, 1912–1919
Bliss Gallery | Explores the taste and acquisitions of Robert and Mildred Bliss when they lived in Paris.
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