They will have more than 1,000 objects from around the world that span centuries. The core of the collection was acquired from the former Higgins Armory Museum, which closed in 2013. WORCESTER – Three ...
Christie’s will auction a selection of Japanese arms and armor later this month, a collecting category the auction house has not ventured into since 2009. Twenty-four lots of centuries-old swords, ...
WORCESTER — Long before Spain’s King Philip II launched his armada’s ill-fated attack against England, the then-prince donned an elaborate suit of armor to have his portrait painted by Titian. The ...
Tobias Capwell is an independent scholar, curator, an expert on arms and armor, as well as a historical advisor for movies and TV. In this video he reacts to the warriors of Warhammer Fantasy and ...
About 40 family members of the late John Woodman Higgins had a reunion recently to preview the new Arms and Armor Galleries at the Worcester Art Museum. The galleries are centered around the ...
The St. Louis presentation of the Worcester Art Museum-organized exhibition features arms, armor, and artworks that tell the story of armor from antiquity to today. There, tucked into a series of ...
The Worcester Art Museum’s reopening of its armor galleries goes far beyond the romance with medieval Europe. A display case focuses on the animal armor worn by horses from across the globe. There are ...
Nearing the public opening of an exhibit that has been in the making for decades, the Worcester Art Museum offered the media a sneak peek of its Arms and Armor Galleries on Thursday, ahead of its ...
Toby Capwell is an American historian who lives and works in London. His principal interest is in European arms and armor of the medieval and Renaissance periods. He has written and spoken extensively ...
WORCESTER - Visitors to the Worcester Art Museum can go on a ride through history from all around the world, with a pretty significant stop in medieval Europe. From suits of armor to medieval weapons ...