Dumbarton Oaks Museum and Gardens

Dumbarton Oaks is a historic estate in Georgetown that comprises a museum, research library, and formal gardens; it was donated to Harvard University by Robert Woods Bliss and Mildred Barnes Bliss in 1940. The museum's collections emphasize Byzantine and Pre-Columbian art and the research library supports scholarship in Byzantine, Pre-Columbian, and garden and landscape studies. The gardens are noted for their terraced layouts, water features, and seasonal plantings and are open to visitors during specified hours. Dumbarton Oaks also hosts lectures, concerts, and scholarly symposia.