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Higgins Armory Museum visit with photos
Greetings everyone,
Since the schools were on vacation this week I took my kids on another museum trip. This time we went to the Higgins Armory Museum in Worcester, MA. For those who don?t know about the museum, according to Wikipedia; it?s ?One of the largest arms and armor collections in the world with over 80 suits of armor spanning the Medieval to renaissance and early modern periods? and ?Higgins Armory is the largest collection of Medieval Arms and Armor outside of Europe.? (According to Google, only the Kremlin has a larger collection.) More importantly, the museum is only about 50 minutes from my house. The museum has lots to see and everyone had a good time. If you visit the vaulted Medieval Great Hall on the 3rd floor be sure to notice the many swords and other weapons that are mounted up on the walls, strategically placed beyond kids? reach. Here are some pictures from the museum. I apologize for the quality, but much of the museum is dimly lit and many pieces are behind glass. __________________ Christopher Meyer, Shenipsit Forge |
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Here are some additional photos from the Higgins Armory Museum in Worcester, MA;
__________________ Christopher Meyer, Shenipsit Forge |
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__________________ Christopher Meyer, Shenipsit Forge |
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That looks like it was a really fun time. Thanks for taking the time to share.
Jim __________________ I cook with a flair for the dramatic, and depraved indifference to calories |
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Thanks for posting those! When I lived in Chicago the medeival armor room at the Chicago Art Institute was one of my favorite places to visit.
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I finally had a chance to put up more pictures of the swords and pole arms. They're on my photobucket page now.
__________________ Christopher Meyer, Shenipsit Forge |
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The Higgins museum's distinction is that it's the largest privately owned collection. They also go out of their way to assist with educational help as per the will of Mr. Higgins. The items on display are only a fraction of what they have. Myself and a few others did a study trip to the NY Met, Philly Met and the Higgins where we got to handle and measure items from the vaults. The Higgins has an amazing collection of chain items and some neat migration era pattern welded blades.
I have some coll pics of a poll-hammer head with an unusual shape of spikes on top and out the sides. It seems to be forged from a single peice of wrought iron. After two years of studying the grain patterns, I still can't figure out exactly the order of hammering! |
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I need to make a trip down there... it's been 15 years or so!
Thanks for posting. |
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Imagine my surprise when I found out there was a travelling exhibit from the Higgins 90 minutes from me for the last two months! Of course, I only found out about it Sunday, but I went yesterday as I had some business in that direction. Good stuff, but only a 30 x 40 room full. I need more!
For the record, it's at the McClung Museum at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. It went up March 3, and is coming down May 13. No advertisements were made for some reason, maybe part of the contract to keep the political correctness nazis away. Anyway, if you're in the area, go look before it's too late! |
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