Artist-at-Work: Knights, Tournaments, and Travel
Schedule
Sat Nov 22 2025 at 11:00 am to 03:00 pm
UTC-08:00Location
Getty Center | Fullerton, CA
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Family programs are always free, and do not require a ticket. However, the Center requires a timed-entry reservation. Please note, there is a fee for parking – http://gty.art/47rEuvJ.Among the many reasons to travel in the Middle Ages, few were as spectacular as a gathering of armored knights at a tournament or deed of arms—a contest of martial arts skill, strength, and honor. Meet knights from Chivalry Today as they demonstrate the techniques of sword, spear, poleaxe, and other weapons of the period, ask questions, and discover for yourself why medieval travelers were drawn to these popular chivalric events.
Cover Image: Jacques de Lalaing Defeating an English Esquire before the Duke of Burgundy, about 1530, Master of the Getty Lalaing. Tempera colors, gold leaf, gold paint, and ink. Getty Museum, acquired in honor of Thomas Kren, Ms. 114 (2016.7), fol. 104
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