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Arms and Armor Up Close: Middle Eastern Combat Arts, with Bayt Al-Asad

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Saturday, November 29, 2025
11 am 3 pm
Free with Museum admission

Location

Salisbury Hall

Celebrate the opening of our Arms and Armor Galleries with weekly reenactments, demonstrations, and interactive displays!

Learn about the fighting arts and cultures of the Islamicate world from the 7th to 16th centuries with Bayt al-Asad: The House of the Lion. Bayt al-Asad is a group dedicated to the practice of historical martial arts, experimental archeology, and academic research spanning these parts of the world through historical reenactments and more.

Program subject to change.

This presentation will be held outside the Arms and Armor Galleries, and reservations are not required to attend. Timed-entry reservations are required to enter the Arms and Armor Galleries.

55 Salisbury Street
Worcester, MA 01609 United States