What does “samurai” conjure up for you? A virtuous Japanese warrior in immaculate armour, who’s scarily handy with a sword?

The Worcester Art Museum’s reopening of its armor galleries goes far beyond the romance with medieval Europe.

The samurai belonged to the intellectual elite of Japanese society and practiced creative disciplines like calligraphy and poetry that often contrasted with the violent nature of battle. The warrior ...

This suit of armor bears the crest of the powerful Ikeda family. The helmet dates to the 14th century, and the suit—including the bear-fur shoes—dates to the 18th. The Ann & Gabriel Barbier-Mueller ...

Some fighters wear their stories in scars, others, in ink. Alexander Volkov belongs to the latter. The towering Russian heavyweight has turned his back, quite literally, into a canvas of symbolism and ...