Dumbarton Oaks Museum

Ornament: Fragments of Byzantine Fashion

September 10–January 5 | Explore tunics, parts of garments, and contemporary replicas of ancient dress that evoke the fashions of this now lost world.

Woven Interiors: Furnishing Early Medieval Egypt

August 31–January 5, at the Textile Museum | See remarkable examples of hangings, curtains, bedcovers, pillows, and other fabrics intended for use in a range of sacred and secular spaces.

Catalogue of the Textiles in the Dumbarton Oaks Byzantine Collection

The textiles in the Byzantine Collection, which have never been systematically published, are now available online, along with 10 essays exploring furnishing textiles in the late antique, Byzantine, and early Islamic periods.

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Online Catalogue of Byzantine Coins

This online catalogue presents recent acquisitions, including specimens issued by Byzantium’s neighbors, including Arab-Byzantine and Persian imitations, Ostrogothic and Vandal coins, and others.

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.

Sep 19, 2019 - Sep 19, 2019

“Ornament” Exhibition Opening Event

Plan Your Visit

The museum is open Tuesday through Sunday, 11:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. In 2019, the museum is closed July 4 (Independence Day), November 28 (Thanksgiving Day), December 25 (Christmas Day), and January 1, 2020 (New Year’s Day).

Admission to the museum is free.

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