# *Defensive Display: Shields from The Met Collection*

From May 12, 2025 · on view · Gallery 380

Shields from around the world and across centuries, from European parade and tournament shields to Persian and Indian examples, on their uses in battle, ceremony and display.

Full details: [metmuseum.org](https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/defensive-display-shields-from-the-met-collection)

## At [The Metropolitan Museum of Art](https://onview.so/manhattan/the-met.md)

Museum in Upper East Side, New York City.

- Address: 1000 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10028
- Hours: Sun–Tue and Thu 10–5, Fri–Sat to 9
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