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Worcester Art Museum Connects "The Local And The Global" With Impressive Collections
"Here the arms and armor is a starting point for an exploration that can go in any direction you'd like to take it," said Forgeng.
February 29, 2024
WORCESTER - Visitors to the Worcester Art Museum can go on a ride through history from all around the world, with a pretty significant stop in medieval Europe.
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From suits of armor to medieval weapons of war, the Higgins Collection of Arms and Armor is the second-largest collection of its kind in the country. Jeffrey Forgeng, the curator, started at the old Higgins Armory, where from 1930 until 2013 it was all things armor and the Middle Ages. In 2014, the collection made a move to the Worcester Art Museum, where now it can lead you on a new path through time.
"Here the arms and armor is a starting point for an exploration that can go in any direction you'd like to take it," said Forgeng. "There is so much to discover."
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