Janson-La Palme Lecture, Department of Art & Archaeilogy
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The Met to receive major gift of European arms and armor from Ronald S. Lauder
Ronald S. Lauder stands next to armor made for Duke Friedrich Ulrich of Brunswick-Wolfenbuettel (1511-1640s), in his namesake galleries at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Dec. 8, 2020. Lauder s 91-object gift is the museums most significant since 1942. Karsten Moran/The New York Times.
NEW YORK, NY
.-The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced today a landmark gift from Ronald S. Lauder of 91 objects from his collection of arms and armor. Mr. Lauder s gift is the most significant grouping of European arms and armor given to the Museum since 1942. Regarded as one of the world s finest privately owned collections of European arms and armor, Mr. Lauder s gift includes exquisite medieval and Renaissance armors for man and horse and rare examples of weapons. The promised gift will dramatically expand the breadth of the Department of Arms and Armor s European holdings as well as its ability to sho
The gift is the most important of its kind in nearly 80 years and includes funds to support critical gallery enhancements and educational programs
The Met will rename the Department of Arms and Armor s suite of 11 galleries the Ronald S. Lauder Galleries of Arms and Armor
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has announced a landmark gift from Ronald S. Lauder of 91 objects from his collection of arms and armor. Mr. Lauder s gift is the most significant grouping of European arms and armor given to the Museum since 1942. Regarded as one of the world s finest privately owned collections of European arms and armor, Mr. Lauder s gift includes exquisite medieval and Renaissance armors for man and horse and rare examples of weapons. The promised gift will dramatically expand the breadth of the Department of Arms and Armor s European holdings as well as its ability to showcase the distinctive styles of schools of armorers and their superb art and craftsmanship for visitors.