The 2027 CFP for @kzooicms.bsky.social is live! Submit your proposal to one of our five sessions by Sept. 15! Check them out: icms.confex.com/icms/2027/pr...

Dumbarton Oaks and the Department of Historical Studies at Central European University invite you to attend a reception during the 2026 International Congress of Byzantine Studies in Vienna.

We’re excited to announce our newest publication, THE CULTURAL FOUNDATIONS OF EARLY SOUTH AMERICAN SOCIETIES! This volume examines the remarkable transformation of the Central Andes and the tropical Amazon beginning around 7000 BCE. Get your copy: https://www.hup.harvard.edu/books/9780884025344

Come see our exhibits table at the International Medieval Congress in Leeds and get 40% off all DOML titles with the code IMC26 at checkout! International Medieval Congress Leeds #IMC26 Get your copies: https://www.hup.harvard.edu/series/dumbarton-oaks-medieval-library

Do you have any good "plants" for the summer? Because we do!

Fathers' Day is just around the corner! If you haven't secured a gift yet, don't worry – make your way to the Museum Shop any time from 1:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 20 or Sunday, June 21 and grab a gift your dad is sure to love.

"One should not underestimate Mrs. Bliss for her desire for tranquility, as she was a discerning philanthropist and patron of the humanities."

Up next from our collaboration with Smarthistory: the Center for Public Art History is "Medieval business cards: Byzantine seals, an introduction," by Postdoctoral Fellow in Byzantine Coins Aristotelis Nayfa.

We are looking for a Postdoctoral Fellow in Byzantine Coins to work with the Museum team on projects relating to the cataloguing, publication, and exhibition of our coin collection.

As the academic year comes to a close, why not revisit some of the wonderful events put on at DO in the past few months?

Dumbarton Oaks is thrilled to announce the appointment of Elizabeth "Beth" Hyde, PhD, as Program Director of Garden and Landscape Studies. Meet Beth and learn more about her new appointment at https://www.doaks.org/newsletter/press-releases/beth-hyde-named-program-director/.

Our Publications team are not only great editors, but also phenomenal writers!

Announcing an incredible new partnership between Dumbarton Oaks and @smarthistory_official! This exciting project will promote Byzantine research and scholarship to new audiences in an accessible manner.

Anthony Kaldellis just posted his latest Byzantium & Friends podcast episode, where he interviews Charles Kuper, the translator of The Menologion of Basil II, on that manuscript. He also discusses Kuper’s translation for DOML.

Come see Managing Editor Nicole Eddy at #ICMS2026 and hear about our recent publications! Receive 30% off all DOML publications with the code KDO30 at https://www.hup.harvard.edu/series/dumbarton-oaks-medieval-library

POV from the beautiful @dumbartonoaks.bsky.social :: thrilled to experience it for the first time for Migration and Place Histories: What Does Migration Mean for Places? 📚

New podcast feature alert! Nicole Eddy, Managing Editor of the Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library, has recently been a guest in the podcast Byzantium & Friends, hosted by Anthony Kaldellis.

Attention archaeologists! At the #SAA2026 meeting in San Francisco? Swing by our book table to see our amazing publications about the ancient and colonial Americas and meet our staff! #SAA2026 #DOaksOnTheRoad

Yota Batsaki, shares how @dumbartonoaks.bsky.social @harvard.edu are activating BHL for Storytelling and Teaching via The Plant Humanities Lab: “BHL is essential to our storytelling”. #BHLDay2026 🧪🌱

This is a reminder that the Gardens are closed from Thursday, April 23 through Saturday, April 25 due to our Byzantine Symposium. Daily tickets will not be sold and Season Passes will not be honored. Please also note that daily Garden tickets for Sunday, April 26 are sold out.

Happy Earth Day!

New reviews alert! THE LIFE AND DEATH OF THEODORE OF STOUDIOS “is an excellent addition to the superb Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library series.” Read the review: https://domedieval.org/review-the-life-and-death-of-theodore-of-stoudios-2/

The Byzantine community at Dumbarton Oaks mourns the recent death of Averil Cameron DBE.

April is quite the musical month at Dumbarton Oaks!

Did you know that in 2021, wild rice was a plaintiff in a lawsuit against the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources? Learn about this interesting “plant-iff” in February’s #PlantOfTheMonth, “Wild Rice and the Rights of Nature.” https://daily.jstor.org/wild-rice-and-the-rights-of-nature/

What can the silver from a sunken ship tell us about the transformation of wealth in Pre-Columbian and colonial times? Join us on Thursday, April 16 at 6:00 p.m. to find out!

Family Day is just around the corner! On April 11, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., we will host a series of family-friendly activities inspired by our Gardens and Museum collections.

Join us on Sunday, April 12 or Monday, April 13 at 7:00 p.m. to hear harpist Maeve Gilchrist (2026 Musician-in-Residence) and violinist Layale Chaker (Fall 2021 Early Career Musician Resident).

Happy #InternationalWomensDay! Today, we celebrate the women who have shaped Dumbarton Oaks into what it is today. Learn more about three notable women of our early history and their passion for the humanities. Explore more of DO’s history at https://www.doaks.org/about/history.

Colin Whiting, Managing Editor of Byzantine Studies, has recently been interviewed by the American School of Classical Studies at Athens about his book, DOGS IN THE ATHENIAN AGORA, in which he explores the relationship between the ancient Greeks and dogs.