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Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection supports research and learning internationally in Byzantine, Garden and Landscape, and Pre-Columbian studies through fellowships and internships, meetings, and exhibitions. Located in residential Georgetown, Dumbarton Oaks welcomes researchers at all career stages who come to study its books, objects, images, and documents. It opens its doors to the public to visit its historic garden, designed by Beatrix Farrand; its museum, with world-class collections of art; and its Music Room, for lectures and concerts. The institute disseminates knowledge through its publications and online resources. Innovative programming has introduced students of all ages to the museum, garden, and collections.

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Tickets to the Gardens are sold out for Friday, May 3, Saturday, May 4, and Sunday, May 5 . Tickets are not sold at the gate or made available day of.

Upcoming Scholarly Activities

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2024 Garden and Landscape Studies Graduate Summer Program

May 20–June 7, 2024, hosted at Dumbarton Oaks | Intensive three-week workshop, for PhD and MLA candidates, and recent MLA graduates.

Missionary Manuscripts Summer Workshop

June 3-14, 2024 | Princeton University Library, Dumbarton Oaks, and Library of Congress

 

Research

Dumbarton Oaks supports and publishes scholarship in the three areas of study supported by Robert Woods Bliss and Mildred Barnes Bliss: Byzantine Studies, including related aspects of late Roman, early Christian, western Medieval, Slavic, and Near Eastern Studies; Pre-Columbian Studies of Mexico, Central America, and Andean South America; and Garden and Landscape Studies, including garden history, landscape architecture, and related disciplines.

Studies Programs Fellowships & Awards Library & Archives Publications

 


Online Resources



The Oaks News

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The Black Sea at Dumbarton Oaks

Object Study Session at Dumbarton Oaks

A Q&A with 2024 Wintersession Course Participants

Just after ringing in the new year, Dumbarton Oaks welcomed seven Harvard undergraduate students from a diverse array of academic disciplines for the 10th annual occurrence of its Wintersession course.