Explore The Age of Armor
2:36
Grades: 6 - 12
Video Description: New April 2023! Age of Armor: Treasures from the Higgins Armory Collection at the Worcester Art Museum, explores the history and artistry of defensive armor from Europe and around the world. Take a tour with the curator to see this exhibit that combines highlights from the Worcester Museum with other loaned items and objects from the Saint Louis Art Museum’s permanent collection.
Type of Video: Tour*
Unique Video ID: Art and Artists-SLAMArmor**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- Use the video as part of your study of medieval history.
- Provide the video to students doing an independent project on medieval history, armor, knights, warfare, and other related topics.
*Tours take students to laboratories, studios, workspaces, museums and other diverse “in the field” and community locations related to the area of study.
**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.
