musée du quai Branly, Paris
http://www.quaibranly.fr/en/
Exhibit: Tuesday 8, November 2011 – Sunday 29, January 2012
For the first time in Europe, the musée du quai Branly presents the exceptional collection of samurai armor from The Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum, Dallas. The exhibition aims to show the public the culture, lifestyle and art of the samurai warrior in Japanese society over almost nine centuries through various types of objects, including full suits of armor, helmets, and full horse armor, used for both battle and ceremonial parades.
Musée de la civilisation in Quebec
http://www.mcq.org/index_en.html
Exhibit: April 4, 2012 to January 27, 2013
To evoke the Japanese Samurai, the exhibition delves into the mythical world of these fierce warriors from a country long isolated from the rest of the world.
Samurai art museum to open in Dallas in spring
March 4, 2011
Art and war don’t seem to go together. Yet the armor worn by Japanese samurai warriors contained artistic flourishes and detailed craftsmanship that belied its use for violence. A museum devoted to this elaborate armor is coming to Dallas. Art collector Gabriel Barbier-Mueller, founder of Harwood International, plans to open the museum in late spring.
Neighborhood Impact Deals of the Year Winners
February 25, 2011
The Saint Ann School hasn’t been a place for education in decades, but the building’s history and aesthetic value have allowed it to remain untouched in the heart of Uptown.