Craft Court
The Royal Armouries museum is more than just a collection in a building.
Our objects were largely made for use out of doors, and therefore external demonstration areas have been provided to enable the collection to be properly put in context, explained and shown in action.
The Craft Court
Next to the main building is the Craft Court where the visitors can see a selection of craftspeople working at their trades. These include:
Gunmaker
The gunmaker makes and repairs modern and antique guns, and provides many of the replicas our interpreters use in the museum. He also works closely with our firearms curators to ensure historical accuracy in all of his work.
Wardrobe
A highly skilled team who make, repair and adjust all of the costumes worn by our interpreters. Historical accuracy is essential and so is attention to detail so they may not always be there, they may be in the library doing research instead.
Armourer’s workshop
A workshop where the armours used in the museum’s demonstrations are repaired and refurbished and where, from time to time, our own or visiting craftsmen show how metal is worked hot from a charcoal forge.
All the craftspeople in the Craft Court have been carefully selected and are among the very best in the country. They work largely with modern tools, wearing modern dress, but using traditional techniques.
Please be respectful of our craftspeople. You can watch them at work, but it is important to realise that most of them are here working for their living.
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