The Mayor’s Forum 59: Matthias Waschek and Jeffrey L. Forgeng

Mayor Joseph Petty hosts The Mayor’s Forum, where he speaks with local guests about topics affecting Worcester and central Massachusetts. In this episode, the Mayor welcomes Matthias Waschek, Jean and Myles McDonough Director for the Worcester Art Museum (WAM), and Jeffrey L. Forgeng, The Higgins Curator of Arms & Armor and Medieval Art for WAM. They discuss the medieval weapons displays at the Worcester Art Museum, which opened on November 22, 2025. This new space features more than 1,000 objects from the museum’s Higgins Armory Collection and will remain on view until February 16, 2026. For more information, go to www.worcesterart.org . Please support this local public access TV channel, WCCA TV, and keep shows like The Mayor’s Forum on the air and in your homes. Learn how to donate to protect Worcester’s public access TV station, WCCA TV, at wccatv.com/donate. Thank you.