Standing upright, the suits of the 16th and 17th century armour looked strangely alive. Lush purple screens and Jarrah dividers set a rich backdrop for the world’s largest and oldest surviving collection of historic armour. Knights from Imperial Austria was a travelling exhibition. Starting at the National Gallery of Victoria, it was re-assembled at the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney and the National Gallery of Western Australia, Perth. The Exhibition design offered an adoptable series of spaces including a walk-in vault. It conjured a theatrical atmosphere where visitors could immerse themselves in a time 450 years ago.