Dumbarton Oaks Museum & Gardens · Georgetown

Busy Bliss: La passione di un collezionista (Busy Bliss: A Collector's Passion)

Now showing1 April 2026 – 28 February 2027·Free

Un vivido ritratto di Robert Woods Bliss come collezionista dell'inizio del Novecento, delineato attraverso le opere e i documenti della tenuta. Special Exhibitions Gallery.

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Dumbarton Oaks Museum & Gardens

1703 32nd Street NW, Washington, DC 20007, United States

Nearest station: Wisconsin Avenue & R Street NW — Metrobus D80, Q & 31st Streets NW — Metrobus C91, D94, D96, Dupont Circle Metro (Red Line) — nearest Metro station, about 1.8 km east; walk, or transfer to Metrobus C91, D94 or D96, Foggy Bottom–GWU Metro (Blue/Orange/Silver lines) — about 1.9 km south; walk, or transfer to Metrobus D80, D94 or D96

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Closed until 31 October

Gardens (separate ticket, $15) — closed Mondays

Gardens Regular Season (separate $15 ticket); last entry 17:30 until 31 October, 14:00–18:00

Closed 8–10 October

Gardens closed for internal event (Museum open)

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Admission

Free

Admission to the Museum and the Rare Book Library is free and unticketed. The Gardens are separately ticketed: $15 per ticket in the Regular Season (March 1–October 31), free but requiring advance reservation in the Winter Season (November 1–December 31). Free for children 2 and under. Season passes: $75 individual, $95 double, $110 family. Garden tickets are sold online via Eventbrite only — no on-site point of sale — and are limited to 10 per household per day.

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Busy Bliss: La passione di un collezionista (Busy Bliss: A Collector's Passion)

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