Dumbarton Oaks Pre-Columbian collection and research

Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection in Georgetown houses a major Pre-Columbian collection assembled by Robert and Mildred Bliss that includes carved stone sculpture, ceramics, and other archaeological objects from Mesoamerica. The institution supports archaeological research, publications, fellowships, and symposia focused on Pre-Columbian and Byzantine studies. Dumbarton Oaks has long been a center for scholarship linking museum collections to field archaeology and academic study.