Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Washington, DC
Washington, D.C., United States
Visitor Information
Museum Address
1703 32nd Street NW, Washington, DC 20007, USA
Washington, D.C., United States
Ticket Prices
Free museum (gardens $10)
Featured Artists
2 artists in database
Dumbarton Oaks in Washington, D.C., began as the private estate of Robert and Mildred Barnes Bliss, who donated it to Harvard University in 1940. The Blisses started collecting Byzantine art in the early 1920s and acquired 153 objects between 1936 and 1940 alone, creating one of the world's premier collections of Byzantine material.
The Byzantine Gallery, constructed in 1939-1940, displays mosaics, textiles, jewelry, coins, and ivories from the late Roman through medieval periods. A Pre-Columbian collection, housed in a Philip Johnson-designed pavilion added in 1963, complements the Byzantine holdings. The estate's 10-acre formal garden, designed by Beatrix Farrand, is considered one of America's finest landscape designs.
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Washington, DC in Washington, D.C., United States houses 2 masterpieces in our database, including works by Edgar Degas and Georges Seurat. Notable works include Portrait of Giulia Bellelli (sketch) and Head of a Girl.
Famous Works at Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Washington, DC
Browse 2 notable artworks in our database. Click any work to see details and plan your visit.
Visiting Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Washington, DC
The museum is free. The gardens cost $15 and require advance online tickets (no on-site sales). The gardens are one of America's great historic landscapes.
World-class Byzantine and Pre-Columbian art collections, plus historic gardens designed by Beatrix Farrand. Also a Harvard research center for Byzantine, Pre-Columbian, and garden studies.
No, it's owned by Harvard University. It's located in the Georgetown neighborhood of DC but is a Harvard research institution since 1940.
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