📃 Applications are OPEN for our 2025-26 fellowship programs! 📃 Dumbarton Oaks proudly supports scholarship in Byzantine, Pre-Columbian, and Garden and Landscape studies via our extensive fellowship and research programs, with some great perks: ✔︎ Interesting and diverse cohort of humanists with a terminal degree ✔︎ Comprehensive library and rare book collection ✔︎ Museum of art from the Mediterranean, Andes, Mesoamerica, and more ✔︎ Historic gardens designed by pioneering landscape architect Beatrix Farrand (with a pool!) Applications for all programs are due November 1, 2024, by 11:59 p.m. Eastern. Follow the link below for more details: https://ow.ly/f16l50PAwfb
Dumbarton Oaks
Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
Washington, District of Columbia 1,619 followers
Trustees for Harvard University
About us
Dumbarton Oaks is the legacy of Robert and Mildred Woods Bliss to Harvard University and to the humanities. Located in the historic neighborhood of Georgetown Washington D.C., Dumbarton Oaks is an institute of Harvard University that supports scholarship in Byzantine, Pre-Columbian and Garden and Landscape Studies. The multiple aspects of the Blisses’ gift include historic gardens and buildings, world-class collections for researchers and the public to enjoy, and generous support for fellowships and scholarly endeavors on the local, national, and international levels. Our mission is, first, to maintain what we have been entrusted by the Blisses to preserve. Second, to support the pursuit of the humanities as a whole, with particular focus on the disciplines of Byzantine, Pre-Columbian, and Garden and Landscape Studies. Third, to honor the intention of the donors by achieving the greatest mutual advantage between Harvard and Dumbarton Oaks. Fourth, to serve the larger public through the museum, garden, and Friends of Music. Our wonderful garden and campus, which host unparalleled collections, are special and filled with diverse, energetic, and talented people who are driven to grow and succeed. By working here, you join a vibrant community that advances our mission in meaningful ways. Please visit our website: https://www.doaks.org/about/employment to view a complete listing of our current open positions.
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- Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
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- 51-200 employees
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- Washington, District of Columbia
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1703 32nd St NW
Washington, District of Columbia 20007, US
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Updates
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“Through colonialism designed to enrich merchants and elites, the story of the humble clove shows us how the plant ultimately became a spice recognized and prized the world over.” Our September #PlantOfTheMonth collaboration with JSTOR Daily explores the complex history of one of the most common spices found in our kitchen cabinets. Follow the link below to read “Cloves: The Spice that Enriched Empires” by Genie Yoo. https://lnkd.in/d5RDAEd8 Image: Georg Rumphius, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Another peek into our latest Contemporary Art Program installation, "The White House," now on view! We were lucky enough to be able to hear from the artist Santiago Montoya about the inspiration for this unique show and are so excited to share with our community. Watch to learn more about why there's a white chocolate house in the museum's atrium. 📹: Six Half Dozen | Creative Studio
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Presenting ... our 2024-25 Fellow cohorts! Our talented fellows will be spending the next year advancing scholarship in Pre-Columbian, Byzantine, Plant Humanities, and Garden and Landscape Studies, and music with unique individual and collaborative projects. Meet our fellows and learn about their projects in their profiles on our website: https://lnkd.in/ed3MS8jg
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Why was the Museum's Music Room closed for the week of August 5? The Music Room houses some of the most precious pieces from our House Collection, and the preservation of those pieces is of utmost importance to our Museum staff. Visit the link below to learn about our conservation efforts in the Music Room from House Collection Manager Carla Galfano. https://lnkd.in/emwfUqfY
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Apply now for Dumbarton Oaks 2025-2026 Academic Year & Summer Fellowships Residential fellowships for an academic year, semester, or summer will be awarded in Byzantine, Garden and Landscape, and Pre-Columbian Studies to scholars from around the world. Learn more and apply: https://lnkd.in/gHkvauue
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Dumbarton Oaks invites applications for fellowships and awards in the 2025-2026 academic year. Opportunities include: - Fellowships and Junior Fellowships - Summer Fellowships - Project Grants - William R. Tyler Fellowships for Harvard graduate students Learn more and apply on our website: https://lnkd.in/gHkvauue
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Last Friday, we wrapped up the academic year at Dumbarton Oaks . As a Research Fellow in Pre-Columbian studies, I took advantage of the incredible library resources, as well as the outstanding academic community at DO, to continue my research into early social complexity and inequalities in Southern Costa Rica. 1. The beautiful DO gardens during the fall. 2. One of my favorite pieces at the DO museum: stone sculpture of a warrior with a trophy head from Costa Rica. 3. Fellows visit to the Library of Congress.
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Join our team and be part of a vibrant community dedicated to supporting the humanities! Current Openings: - Harvard Programs Coordinator - Museum Registrar - Visitor Services Coordinator Learn more about these opportunities and apply at https://lnkd.in/eKNW3GgC
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Dumbarton Oaks has a pair of miniature mosaics shrouded in mystery. Researchers know roughly where and when they were made (early 14th century Byzantium)–but not how, by whom, or why. How are Harvard University researchers solving the puzzle? #Harvard
Mysterious Minis | Harvard Magazine
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