Mission Statement
The Museum’s mission is to present the history of arms and armor in a broad cultural context; preserving, researching, exhibiting, and interpreting its collections for the benefit of the general public and specialized audiences. The Museum’s goal is to realize this potential to the fullest, through educational and cultural offerings designed to engage the full range of human diversity within the community.
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