Stuart Pyhrr is a curator and the head of the Arms and Armor Department. Curators study the objects to find out how old they are, where they came from, and by whom and how they were made. Then our pieces are compared to those in other museums around the world, as well as to arms and armor shown in contemporary paintings and sculpture. Collecting this information will help Stuart to tell visitors like you more about arms and armor. When a department installs its galleries or holds a special exhibition, curators are in charge of selecting the objects to be shown, supervising their display, and writing the catalogue and labels. Curators also identify and propose the purchase or donation of objects, so that the museum's collection will continue to grow.

Like many of his colleagues, Stuart has been fascinated by knights and men-at-arms, their equipment and history since he was a child.