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 ...

We don’t pay enough attention to armor. This is probably because it’s the part of the museum you visit to placate your bored nephew, because look at all those cool swords! But if fashion has revealed ...

The North Carolina Museum of Art’s Samurai: Making of a Warrior exhibit blends art, culture and religion. With artifacts sourced largely from the Triangle, the exhibit explores the samurai world.

Three decades after coming across a samurai sword at a flea market in his home city of Berlin, German entrepreneur Peter Janssen has amassed a formidable and highly focused collection of art dedicated ...

The British Museum is hosting a major exhibition about samurai, which looks to challenge what you think you know about the famed warrior class. After 1615, half of all samurai were actually ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The History Museum of Mobile is preparing to launch its next exhibit: “SAMURAI: Sunrise, Sunset.” Officials said the exhibit, which opens in September, will feature objects ...

The British Museum in London is holding an exhibition on samurai, exploring the reality of the Japanese feudal-era warriors through furnishings, works of art and video images. The exhibition, set to ...

The samurai are taking center stage in London, as the British Museum unveils its first major exhibition dedicated entirely to Japan’s legendary warrior ...

London, Feb. 7 (Jiji Press)--The British Museum in London is holding an exhibition on "samurai," exploring the reality of the Japanese feudal-era warriors through furnishings, works of art ...