If Trees Could Talk
Tudor Place hosts a talk on the history of Dumbarton Oaks.
No place holds one, singular story. Every place is contested, complex, layered and full of both histories and futures.
Thaisa Way, Director of Gardens and Landscape Studies at Dumbarton Oaks, will explore how we have come to understand a longer and more complex history of the land within which Dumbarton Oaks sits on September 16, 2025. She will explore the land as an archive and as a future. It is ancestral and kin lands for the Piscataway and a place that was realized through the labor and living of enslaved people and communities. It is a land that has been witness to these groups and the changes they made in the landscape over thousands of years. Land is not a stage on which history takes place. It is not a neutral site but rather shapes how we make space for our communities. This talk will share what we are learning and consider how this might shape how we imagine the future of our historic landscapes and gardens.
Members: FREE | Non-Members: FREE
Note: This program will be held LIVE at Tudor Place and virtually.
In-Person Registration Link: Click here.
Virtual Registration Link: Click here. You will be sent instructions on how to access the virtual event one day before the event.
