Bringing together highlights from the Higgins Armory Collection at the Worcester Art Museum and Denver Art Museum’s (DAM) own collection, ‘Age of Armor’ (15 May–5 September) considers the cultural significance of armour from the Middle Ages to the present day. The exhibition’s seven sections include ‘Armor as Fashion’ and ‘The Changing Nature of Warfare’, with eye-catching items such a late 16th-century helmet in the form of a conch shell from Japan, which boasts a textured surface mimicking the skin of a ray. The exhibition will also include two ceramic sculptures by the New Mexican artist Virgil Ortiz.
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