Mentor Library & Cleveland Museum Of Art Want You To Have A Cool 'Knight'

Love art? Interested in the Middle Ages? Just want to know what it feels like to wear an armored gauntlet?

If you answered "yes," to any of the following questions, then the Mentor Public Library have an event you won't want to miss.

Library patrons will have an opportunity to see and touch armor worn by knights from the European Middle Ages and the High Renaissance during the library’s Art-to-Go: Cool Knights program.

The program will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the .

Museum staff and trained volunteers of the Cleveland Museum of Art will explain the technological development and artistry of the armor.

Participants will be able to examine pieces of armor and a crossbow bolt from the Middle Ages and the 16th century.

"The presentation will also address some of the misconceptions of armor, for example, that a suit of armor was heavy or difficult to wear," said MPL Collection Manager Barb Hauer.

"Patrons will be able to actually try on an armored gauntlet for first-hand experience of wearing armor. We are able to reach back through the years, across oceans, and almost touch the kings and princes who wore these suits of armor."

The event, like all library programs, is free. However, people are asked to register. They can do so online or by calling 440-255-8811, ext. 215.