HIGH Museum of Art Presents Masterpieces of Samurai Armor from the Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Collection

This summer, the High Museum of Art presents “Samurai: Armor from the Collection of Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller” (June 23-Sept. 17, 2023), an exhibition featuring one of the most important collections of its type outside of Japan. Through a dazzling array of armor, helmets, swords, and other objects spanning almost nine centuries, the exhibition illuminates the exceptionally high level of design and craft dedicated to these elaborate instruments of ceremony and combat and reveals the culture, lifestyle, and artistic legacy associated with the samurai warrior in Japanese society.

The exhibition is presented in the Cousins Special Exhibition Galleries on the Second Level of the High’s Wieland Pavilion.

Geneva native, Gabriel Barbier-Mueller has served as the Honorary Consul of Switzerland in Dallas since March 1995.

About the High Museum of Art
Located in the heart of Atlanta, the High Museum of Art connects with audiences from across the Southeast and around the world through its distinguished collection, dynamic schedule of special exhibitions, and engaging community-focused programs. Housed within facilities designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architects Richard Meier and Renzo Piano, the High features a collection of more than 19,000 works of art, including an extensive anthology of 19th- and 20th-century American fine and decorative arts; major holdings of photography and folk and self-taught work, especially that of artists from the American South; burgeoning collections of modern and contemporary art, including paintings, sculpture, new media and design; a growing collection of African art, with work dating from prehistory through the present; and significant holdings of European paintings and works on paper. The High is dedicated to reflecting the diversity of its communities and offering a variety of exhibitions and educational programs that engage visitors with the world of art, the lives of artists and the creative process. For more information about the High, visit www.high.org.

About The Ann & Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum: The Samurai Collection
The Ann & Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum: The Samurai Collection has been selectively amassed by Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller and their children over the past 35 years. The museum is located in Dallas’ Harwood District at the historic St. Ann’s School. Centuries of craftsmanship are represented in the collection, with objects dating from the seventh to 19th centuries. Samurai masterpieces, including suits of armor, helmets, masks, horse armor and weaponry, are on display in the museum, traveling exhibition, and the lobbies of Harwood International developments. To date, The Samurai Collection has garnered more than 1.5 million visitors worldwide. Select pieces from the collection were most recently on display at the Bernisches Historisches Museum and have traveled to 14 cities worldwide.