Profs & Pints DC: Understanding D.C.’s War Memorials
• March 18, 2024

Profs and Pints DC presents: “Understanding D.C.’s War Memorials,” a guide to the backstories and deeper meanings of iconic sites on the National Mall, with Christopher Hamner, associate professor of […]

Tour the Historic City Tavern
• July 18, 2023

If you love Federal Period Architecture, Decorative Arts, and learning about the history of Georgetown, this tour is for you! Docents from the City Tavern Preservation Foundation will lead you […]

Color the Past: Historic Photo Embroidery
• March 22, 2023

Examine rare needlework pieces in Dumbarton House’s collection and then try your hand at a few different stitches at our workshop on photograph embroidery. Send in a picture to be […]

Historic Alleyways Walking Tour
• May 17, 2022

The Alleyways of DC served a distinct purpose as a city planning feature, but they also provided a hidden safe space where escaped enslaved people and the economically disadvantaged could […]

Renovations Underway at Julia Child’s Georgetown Home  
• July 15, 2021

  He was looking for a run-down Georgetown property to renovate for a while.   Then one day, Rory Veveers-Carter, a co-founder of the human resources company Jaba Talks, happened to notice an ad in […]