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Arms and Armour on Screen: Talk – The Wallace Collection

Join world-renowned arms and armour scholar, Keith Dowen, and master prop armourer, Tim Lewis, for an evening in conversation on how historic arms and armour have inspired the worlds of film and television.

Drawing on the Wallace Collection’s extensive holdings and our new display Cosimo I de’ Medici: Art and Dynasty, learn how surviving objects shape everything from faithful reproductions to the fantastical weapons seen on screen. Discover how designs are researched and made, the challenges of translating museum pieces for modern audiences, and the real historical sources behind some of fantasy’s most recognisable creations.

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Event Details

08 December 2026

Address

The Wallace Collection
Manchester Square
London
W1U 3BN
United Kingdom