Adam Savage Tours the MET's Last Knight Exhibit!

At the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Curator-in-Charge of the MET Department of Arms and Armor Pierre Terjanian takes an absolutely OUT OF HIS MIND Adam Savage through the museum's historic and fascinating new exhibit: The Last Knight: The Art, Armor, and Ambition of Maximilian I. If you're in New York, see it before it closes on Jan. 5!

Shot and edited by Joey Fameli
Produced by Kristen Lomasney

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Intro bumper by Abe Dieckman

[NickTBrick]

I love how you can tell how much the curator appreciates Adam's enthusiasm and foreknowledge, as well as how open and interested Adam is in the knowledge the curator presents to him. Their chemistry made this video extra special for me

[sid_balloney]

My brain can't comprehend how a person made these in medieval time. It's extraordinary, the craftsmanship in all of these pieces, it's breathtaking.

[nickster]

Imagine being a knight or lord and having the chance to live with the knowledge that one day long from now, your armor shall be on grand display for all to see.
Preserved and revered.

[Livverlips]

The fact that they have records of transactions for the purchase of some of the armor is pretty amazing. Let alone the quality of the work all the details the curator was able to provide made this an exceptionally great video. Thanks a lot Adam!

[carlstanford]

The curator probably didn’t expect such a fun enthusiastic guest. Great to see how excited they both get as it goes on

[rebekahjohnson]

I could listen to Adam tour these places and interview these professionals forever. His enthusiasm is so genuine and he asks such excellent questions. I’d love it if he could do more series touring museums and talking with curators.

[spencerscott]

While I'm sure much was cut out of this video, I am so impressed by the level of detail and history that the curator was able to express. I have been to many museums and exhibits where it seemed that the guide knew little to nothing more than what was written on a note card. Knowing how technical Adam is, and understanding all of the questions he was asking, I am very pleased with the guide's explanations. Someone please give this guy a raise! Not being there, I still felt an overwhelming emotional response to his explanation of the pieces, and I wish beyond anything that I could have had the ability to view such a beautiful and sincere historical event.

[GreyBeardJedi]

I'm am totally flabbergasted by this exhibit...I have loved and studied European Arms & Armor my entire life (I'm 58), but this program was filled with so many stories and items I had no idea existed. Simply Fabulous !...Thank Adam and thank the Met for the opportunity to dip my toe into the pool of knowledge on this subject. Now I have to figure a way to get to NYC to view in person.

[duchessskye]

It is truly underestimated sometimes just how intricate a medieval plate harness is. They're things of beauty, but there is also beauty in lesser mans armour and to see the difference between armour made for a freeman vs armour made for nobility

[anthonydrayton]

I remember many years ago seeing a suit of armour with a bullet hole in the chest plate & thinking how it showed me the exact moment that warfare went from old to new battle.

[tommeakin]

Around last month I went to the Royal Armouries in Leeds, England - and my god you become numb to how brilliantly ornate everything is. If you owned one of the less impressive things in that museum it would be the best thing you, or anyone you knew had ever owned and you would not shut up about it, ever lol. I mostly went there to see medieval European arms and armour and I wasn't disappointed. From a technical point of view, one of the most brilliant armours has to be a half-finished tournament armour made for Henry the Eighth. I'm not exaggerating when I say the *entire* body was covered head to toe in plate. The backs of the knees, the inside of the elbows, the crotch - it was all covered by articulating plates. I just wish it'd been finished and properly decorated like so many of the armours there

[dalethomas]

This is just phenomenal. I feel like a kid at a candy shop watching this.

[Stiefschlaf]

I've spent hours in the Arms & Armour section of the Wallace collection and it's awesome to see Adam marvel at these masterpieces just like I always do.
Maximilian's armors are among the most astonishing pieces of work you can find.

[simonhoney]

Hot dang I love hearing knowledgeable people talk to the genuinely interested. Amazing exhibition. Ancient armorers and engineers always blow my mind.

[antoniorios]

I underestimated the craftsmanship and ingenuity of this era, this was awesome to watch.

[timothy]

I miss Higgins Armory in Worcester, Massachusetts. It was the 2nd largest collection of arms and armor in the US. It closed in 2013 and the collection now sits in storage in the Worcester art museum. They are trying to build a facility to show them again. I loved that space.

[willdarling]

1:14 Max I's first surviving suit
5:50 Jousting Armor
8:33 'Paintball' Shields
11:30 Burgundy Knight "Tank" Armor
14:23 Gift for 2nd Wife
17:39 Jousting Drawings / Prints
20:02 Max's Armorers
21:06 Completely Enclosed Foot Combat Armor
23:00 Armor Tools (Modern)
24:50 Helmets
25:53 Horse Armor
28:00 Child Armor (7yr old)
32:01 Fashionable Hat
33:01 Cod-piece-pants-armor
33:58 MAX'S GAUNTLETS !! OMG

[soulharvestingllc]

Lol Adam's future episode = Spring loaded jousting!

[Joe___R]

That is truly an incredible collection of armour. Think how awe inspiring it would be to have see it back then when it was new.

[dfcprops]

I find as time goes by, I appreciate museums more and more. This exhibition is just beautiful and I love that Adam and crew could share it with us. I'll have to make a trip to the MET!