Lecture: Fantasies in Steel: The Age of Armor with Jeffrey L. Forgeng

Armor has a perennial draw on the human imagination. It was mythologized by the cultures that produced it, and it remains a vibrant part of modern mythologies through stories, cinema, and digital games. But what about the realities behind the myth? Who made the armor, who wore it, how well did it work, and how did it come to be in San Antonio half a millennium later? Join Jeffrey L. Forgeng, curator of The Age of Armor, as he takes you on a journey through highlights of the exhibition and the centuries of human stories forged into the steel of these objects.