Pierre Terjanian, Arthur Ochs Curator in Charge, joined The Met in 2012. Previously, he held the dual role of J. J. Medveckis Associate Curator of Arms and Armor and acting head of the Department of European Decorative Arts and Sculpture before 1700 at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. A native of Strasbourg, France, he obtained a master’s degree in law from Université Paris II Panthéon-Assas, a Master of Science degree in management from HEC Paris, and a doctoral degree in history from Université de Metz’s Faculté de Lettres et Sciences Humaines.