Dumbarton Oaks Museum

The gardens are open. I was there 2 weeks ago.

Beatrix Farrand. She designed many gardens throughout her life including gardens at the White House as well as Princeton and Yale.

No connection to Meriwether Post

In the park adjacent to the gardens dogs are allowed but not in the actual gardens itself unless it's a service dog

The museum alone is free but you must reserve a timed entry online in advance. The garden is the same but charges a fee.

No, that not allow. You can check with Dumbarton House, they might.

The museum is free, but the garden is paid admission during certain times of the year.

They don't have a garage so your only options are street parking or public transportation. I've usually gotten spaces within three blocks from the gardens.

No unless it's a service dog with paper work stating that

The hours are unusual during the day but seasonally, yes, they're open.

Garden admissions are $5 for kids 12 and under, $10 for adults, $8 for military ID holders and those over 60.

Not sure. You should call them

No

The entrance to the gardens are on, and visible from, R street, directly across from 31st NW. The door to the museum is a bit trickier to find. If you are on R street head towards 32nd Street NW. Turn north on 32nd and about halfway up the street you will see large double doors on your right. Those doors will take you to the museum.

As a former employee of Dumbarton Oaks, I will tell you that while I don't know the exact history of the name "Dumbarton Oaks," the property was the residence of Robert and Mildred Bliss. This family dedicated their residence to the study of the humanities, specifically Byzantine Studies, Garden & Landscape Studies and Pre-Columbian Studies. They traveled across Europe and the Americas to build their world-class collection of art and artifacts relevant to each of these three disciplines. While alive, the Bliss family also sponsored the work of leading classical musicians abroad and at one point, commissioned Stravinsky to compose his classical piece entitled "Dumbarton Oaks" to honor the property. The residence has also been the host of the initial diplomatic delegations that went onto draft the first charter of the United Nations after WWII. After their deaths, the Bliss family bequeated the property and its art collection to Harvard University, which is now the owner of the property.