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Higgins Armory Museum

Armour collectionsBuildings and structures completed in 1930Defunct museums in MassachusettsMuseums established in 1930National Register of Historic Places in Worcester, Massachusetts
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Complete Armor for Combat, North Italian, last quarter of 16th century Worcester Art Museum IMG 7707
Complete Armor for Combat, North Italian, last quarter of 16th century Worcester Art Museum IMG 7707

The Higgins Armory Museum is a collection in the Worcester Art Museum. It was formerly a separate museum located in the nearby Higgins Armory Building in Worcester, Massachusetts, dedicated to the display of arms and armor. It was "the only museum in the country devoted solely to arms and armor" and had the second largest arms and armor collection in the country from its founding in 1931 until 2004, behind the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The collection consists of 2,000 objects, including 24 full suits of armor. The museum closed at the end of 2013 due to a lack of funding. Its collection and endowment were transferred and integrated into the Worcester Art Museum, with the collection on show in its own gallery. The former museum building was sold in December 2014 and now serves as a local events venue.

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Higgins Armory Museum
Barber Avenue, Worcester

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Complete Armor for Combat, North Italian, last quarter of 16th century Worcester Art Museum IMG 7707
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