Dumbarton Oaks

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! Colin M. Whiting, Managing Editor of Byzantine Studies, just published his latest article, "The Local Scholars of Late Antique Athens," in the Spring 2026 issue of the Journal of Late Antiquity by Johns Hopkins University Press.

Read Colin's full piece at https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/987017. Congratulations!

We are delighted to announce the recent appointment of 36 fellows, including research fellows, junior fellows, and musicians-in-residence, as the 2026-27 Fellows cohort. We are also pleased to support seven project grants across our three areas of study. We look forward to welcoming them to our corner of Georgetown this September.

Find the full list of appointees and read the press release at https://www.doaks.org/newsletter/press-releases/announcing-the-2026-27-fellows-cohort-at-dumbarton-oaks.

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. The podcast can be found here (https://byzantiumandfriends.podbean.com/), and the book here (https://www.hup.harvard.edu/books/9780674291027).

The Menologion of Basil II — Harvard University Press A fascinating window into daily Byzantine religious observancesThe Menologion of Basil II, one of the most famous manuscripts surviving from Byzantium, contains short narratives to be read during the morning office to commemorate the saint or feast of the day. Dedicated to the emperor Basil II (r. 9...

Opportunity alert! The Museum Shop at Dumbarton Oaks is looking to fill a part-time attendant position. Museum Shop staff provide exceptional customer service to our Museum and Garden visitors, managing sales transactions and shop merchandise.

If you are an outgoing, reliable, and detail-oriented individual with a strong commitment to customer service, learn more and apply at https://www.doaks.org/about/employment/museum-shop-attendant.

Come see Managing Editor Nicole Eddy at 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

"To my mind, this is the most important shipwreck of the [Byzantine] period," says Justin Leidwanger, associate professor of archaeology and classics at Stanford University, in the cover story of National Geographic's April 2026 issue. Leidwanger is a recipient of a 2026-2027 Dumbarton Oaks Project Grant, used to support the study and excavation of a ship that sank circa 700 at Tatinica (Croatia).

Leidwanger's project will contribute to answering socioeconomic questions about the relationship between seaborne interaction and the political transformations of this period, while also helping to protect unique underwater cultural heritage.

Read about Leidwanger's previous project grant report at https://www.doaks.org/research/byzantine/project-grants/leidwanger-2014-2015.

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.

"Dumbarton Oaks looks at its publishing activities as a core part of its mission and scholarly activities [...] The Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library wants to make texts of the medieval and Byzantine periods more accessible, bringing these texts to new audiences."

Curious to hear more? Find the full episode at https://byzantiumandfriends.podbean.com

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