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Current Exhibitions
The Woodson Art Museum offers an active program of eight to ten changing exhibitions each year that encourages frequent visits, as does an array of programs for children and adults designed to complement these exhibitions.

Three-quarter Armor for a Cuirassier
Age of Armor: From the Higgins Armory Museum
Saturday, Apr 19, 2008 to Jun 22, 2008
Step back in time to the age of heroic knights on horseback, moat-surrounded castles, and jousting tournaments. Age of Armor, from the Higgins Armory Museum in Worcester, Massachusetts, presents pieces dating from the late Middle Ages through the Renaissance. From elaborately etched and gilded horse armor to masterfully crafted hammered breastplates, this historic collection presents the facts behind the fairy tales!

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Click on the links below to view additional artworks from this exhibition.
 Corinthian Helmet     Paldrons   
 Breastplate with Tassets     Macehead   
 Mail Shirt     Sabatons   
 Left Gauntlet     Shaffron   

Minamoto Akira
Suburban Knights: The Warrior Mystique
Saturday, Apr 19, 2008 to Jun 22, 2008
Fast forward from the Middle Ages to the 21st century and meet contemporary suburban knights in the platinum prints of California photographer E.F. Kitchen. She spent 2003-05 with members of the Society for Creative Anachronism, an international group devoted to re-creating the arts and activities of the Middle Ages in contemporary times. Suburban Knights features seventeen portraits that capture these modern-day warriors in full armor before they take the field of battle to engage in physically rigorous combat.


Dominic Murphy, Herald Rabbit
Through the Looking Glass
Saturday, Apr 19, 2008 to Jun 22, 2008
Alice is back in town! To complement Wausau Dance Theatre’s May 2-3 performances of “Alice in Wonderland,” the Woodson presents paintings, original prints, and objects on loan from Illinois collector Joel Birenbaum. Through the Looking Glass offers a first-class ticket to Wonderland!


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