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The Art of Arms and Armor: Challenges of Research, Display, and Education

As part of a special Sunday at the Met program held in conjunction with the exhibition Bashford Dean and the Creation of the Arms and Armor Department, Dirk H. Breiding, Assistant Curator, discusses challenges faced by the Arms and Armor Department, including widespread misconceptions and the difficulties of displaying weapons and armor that were rarely intended to be viewed in a museum.

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Video/Audio (6)

Dressing in Steel: Part One
(00:37:39) 858 views

Dressing in Steel: Part Two
(00:20:04) 379 views

A Visit to the Armor Galleries
(00:30:21) 4843 views

Bashford Dean and the Creation of the Arms and Armor Department, 1904–1929
(00:30:12) 245 views

The Art of Arms and Armor: Challenges of Research, Display, and Education
(00:33:09) 329 views

Curators, Collectors, and Dealers: The Growth of the Arms and Armor Collection, 1929 to the Present
(00:36:37) 221 views

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Date:: 1764
Culture:: American
Classification:: Firearms Accessories
Credit Line:: The Collection of J. H. Grenville Gilbert, of Ware, Massachusetts, Gift of Mrs. Gilbert, 1937
Accession Number:: 37.131.17

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