Overview

A visit to the Higgins Armory Museum will spark the imagination of visitors of all ages with arms and armor ranging from ancient Greek Corinthian helmets to ornate suits of armor crafted at the height of the Renaissance.

Contact Information

100 Barber Avenue
Worcester, Massachusetts 1606
United States

view phone (508) 853-6015

view website https://www.higgins.org/

Description

Open year round, the museum attracts more than 58,000 visitors annually from every corner of the globe. Approximately 12,000 of these visitors are school children from throughout Massachusetts and the New England region whose annual visits here are part of their regular social studies or science curriculum. The outreach program of the museum's education department reaches another 4,000 people in five states. In addition to its permanent exhibitions, the museum hosts a variety of special exhibits throughout the year and conducts an ongoing series of special programs, symposia, demonstrations of falconry and period swordplay. The museum's Academy of the Sword is a global leader in researching and teaching medieval and Renaissance swordplay, publishing groundbreaking translations of original treatises and offering classes for adults and juniors taught by some of the world's most important specialists in the field. The museum's unique collection has a proven power to open minds and excite learning. The Higgins education department fosters learning and discovery through interactive participation and personal, meaningful connections with the objects and the people, cultures, and legends they represent. The education team works closely with educators at all academic levels to provide programs that enliven the social studies, humanities and science curricula of local and regional schools and colleges.