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Dressing in Armor

Join a Met expert and learn how armor is mounted and displayed in the galleries. Focus on a unique set of armor that probably belonged to King Henry VIII of England.

Join a Met expert and learn how armor is mounted and displayed in the galleries. Focus on a unique set of armor that probably belonged to King Henry VIII of England, the earliest dated armor from the royal workshops at Greenwich, which he established to produce armor for his court.


A sheet of paper with a figure and cutout outfits for dressing up paper dolls.
Historic paper dolls from the Drawings and Prints collection tell a story of conspicuous consumption and evolving social values.
Liliya Dashevski
March 12
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