The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Posted in Arms and Armor

Marking the Arms and Armor Centennial

Donald J. La Rocca, Curator, Arms and Armor

Posted: Wednesday, January 2, 2013

One hundred years ago, on October 28, 1912, the Trustees of The Metropolitan Museum of Art officially created the Department of Arms and Armor. From relatively modest beginnings, the department rapidly developed into one of the finest and most comprehensive collections of its type in the world.