Sunday at the Met

Arms and Armor at the Metropolitan Museum: A Centennial Celebration

Bashford Dean and the Creation of the Arms and Armor Department

Sunday, October 28, 2012, 3:00–4:30 p.m.

Trace the development and evolution of the Department of Arms and Armor and discover how the vision of founding curator Bashford Dean was instrumental in shaping the collection.

Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Bashford Dean and the Creation of the Arms and Armor Department.

Above: Bashford Dean in Japanese Armor, ca. 1900

Free with Museum admission

Lectures Channel in Met Media

Honoré Daumier (French, 1808–1879) | A Theater Audience (detail), 19th century | 1972.118.203

Watch video of past lectures and Sunday at the Met events.

Accommodations for Visitors with Hearing Loss

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The Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium and the Ruth and Harold D. Uris Center for Education are equipped with infrared sound enhancement systems (with headsets and neck loops). To obtain a headset or neck loop please ask an usher. Headsets and neck loops are available free of charge with identification. Real-time captioning is also available upon request.