Aleksandr Gelfand, Intern, Museum Archives
Posted: Wednesday, January 16, 2013
On Friday, May 9, 1913, the ship La France steamed into New York Harbor carrying William Henry Riggs, a wealthy American and lifelong collector of arms and armor. Riggs was returning from France to his native city for the first time in over forty years in order to donate his impressive collection to The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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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.
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Stefan Krause, 2010–2011 Andrew W. Mellon Fellow
Posted: Friday, November 18, 2011