Worcester Art Museum

How fast can you escape the Worcester Art Museum's Arms and Armor exhibit? Look and click on the different works from the medieval period to find out. Will you gain a victorious win and escape? Or, will you be a fallen hero who brings dishonor to their kingdom? Come and play to find out!

This fine armor is homogenous, with each piece original and made for the suit, and we actually know who made it, when, and for whom. The letters S and R on the nape of the helmet are for Stefan Rormoser of Innsbruck, who finished the armor in 1554 according to the date on the breastplate center. His client was the distinguished Austrian nobleman, Franz von Teuffenbach of Styria. Teuffenbach is represented on the breastplate by the armored man kneeling before a crucifix, but this image is found on many armors of the period, and is not necessarily a portrait of the owner. Under the front of the left shoulder is etched the diamond-shaped image of the Berberorden (“Order of the Berbers”), commemorating Teuffenbach’s service against the Algerian Berbers in 1535. He also campaigned against the French in 1536, the Ottoman Turks in 1543, and served in various governmental functions in the Holy Roman Empire.

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Armor for Field and Tilt, of Count Franz von Teuffenbach 

Teuffenbach Escape Room!

There are many portraits at the Worcester Art Museum. We will look at two portraits to see what we might learn from them.

Portraits

About 20 people are involved with making the design  Can take 6-12 month to make  7,000-14,0000 The price depends on the amount of work done  Most craftsman are in their 60s and 60s 

Steps to making a Kimono

Come explore the works from around the world that will be featured in the following activities. Click on the hotspots to learn more about each work and its corresponding Visual Thinking Strategy activity. 

Art World Map

With the hotpots, we can look more closely at the details of the Worcester Wedding Kimono. Click on the hotspots to learn more. 

Creating the Worcester Wedding Kimono - A New Work of Art for the Museum

Students often read about ancient times at school. It can be difficult to picture how people lived during this time period. Seeing ancient objects at a Museum can help you to picture how people lived in the past.

What Can We Learn from Ancient Art?

The Worcester Art Museum’s collection of arms and armor is the second largest in the United States. The Museum has over 1,500 works in the armor collection. Do suits of armor seem like works that an art museum would have on display? Look at these parts of the Teuffenbach armor and think of how you might think of the objects as works of art.

Armor as Art: The Teuffenbach Armor

How do labels help visitors learn about works of art?

Labels at the Worcester Art Museum

The Worcester Art Museum is located in central Massachusetts. It is a museum where people come to see works of art from all over the world and from all different time periods. 

What is an Art Museum?

The Worcester Art Museum's exhibitions tell global stories—from art made thousands of years ago to works being created today. The Museum’s collection has over 38,000 objects, collected since the Museum opened in 1898. Students will examine a sampling of artworks from different time periods and places. They will learn more about how artworks come to a Museum, how they were created, and how they can explore and learn from them.

Resource Kits

Object Library

Museums

Art Museum Discovery

Teuffenbach Escape Room!

Escape The Gallery