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Last winter I took a trip to New York because I’ve never been to the east coast before then and have always wanted to explore Manhattan. I went in a tourist state of mind and wanted to hit all the main “attractions” like Grand Central Station, Empire State Building, Brooklyn Bridge, etc. Unknowingly I found myself most attracted to the museums that I found in the city. I spent most of my time in the Metropolitan Museum of Art where I think I spent a couple of hours in their famous arms and armor room. Their collection displayed from 14th an 15th century European armor to 17th and 18th century French firearms. They also displayed an impressive collection of Japanese and other non-European collections of weapons, clothes, and armor. The exhibit designers did an amazing job in immersing any viewers into the reality of these artifacts with a frozen scene of six horsemen galloping in uniform fashion. Their collection was so immense that I was able to observe the advancement in armor design as I advanced in years in the exhibit. Other memorable exhibits included recreations of a first century bedroom to an early 18th century palace bedroom. I left New York with a new love more museums and a new interest in Oral History.
