Registration for winter Museum School courses for children and adults and travel opportunities for adults at the Springfield Museums is underway.

For complete course descriptions, travel itineraries, fees and to register, call 413.263.6800, ext. 377 or 382, or log on to www.springfieldmuseums.org.  Secure on-line registration is available.

Classes for Young People

• Mornings at the Museum with Mom or Dad – Ages 2 ½-4; Friday, 10-11 am; January 27-March 2 (five classes)
• Artistic Discovery: Color, Light and Glass – Ages 6-8; Tuesday, 3:45-5:15 pm; February 28- March 27 (five classes)
• Frog Mania – Ages 6-8; Saturday, 10 am-12:30 pm; February 4 & 11 (two classes)
• Drawing & Painting Landscapes in 3-D – Ages 7-9; Saturday, 10 am-12:30 pm; January 28- February 11 (three classes)
• Introduction to Chess – Ages 7-10; Saturday, 10 am-1 pm; January 28-March 10 (four classes)
• Junior Robotics Introduction – Ages 7-9; Saturday, 9:30 am-12:30 pm; March 17 (one class)
• Junior Robotics Engineering – Ages 7-9; Saturday, 1:30-4:30 pm; January 28-February 11 (three classes)
• Crime Lab Chemistry – Ages 8-10; Saturday, 10 am-12:30 pm; March 17 (one class)
• Engineering & Robotics Introduction – Ages 10-12; Saturday, 1-4 pm; March 17 (one class)
• Helping Your Child to Write—Loving It! – Ages 8-10; Monday, 10 am-noon; February 27- March 26 (five classes)

Classes for Adults

• Great Moments in Architecture – Friday, 10 am-noon; March 23-April 27 (three classes)
• Creative Writing and Memoir – Wednesday, 10 am-1 pm; January 25-March 21 (eight classes)
• Creative Writing: From Typed Pages to a Real Book – Wednesday, 1:30-4 pm; February 1-March 14 (six classes)
• Putting Together a Family History – Saturday, 10 am-2 pm; February 4-18 (three classes)
• The Art & Science of Brewing – 6:30-8:30 pm; February 7-March 20 (six classes)
• Precious Metal Clay & the Art of Silver Jewelry – Friday, 10 am-4 pm, February 3, OR Saturday, 10 am-4 pm; March 17
• Pisanki: The Art of Polish & Ukrainian Egg Decoration – Saturday, 10:30 am-12:30 pm; March 17 & 24 (2 classes)
• Design, Build & Market a Board Game – Saturday, 10 am-1 pm; March 17 (one
• class)
• Drawing: An Introduction and Review – Wednesday, 10 am-12:30 pm; January 25-March 14 (seven classes).
• Introduction to Drawing – Monday, 6:30-8:30 pm; February 6-March 26 (seven classes)
• Intro to Pastels Workshop – Saturday, 10 am-3 pm; February 11 (one class)
• Drawing & Watercolor Painting – Doug Gillette; Monday, 6:30-8:30 pm; February 6-March 26 (seven classes)
• Beginning/Intermediate Oil Painting – Tuesday, 10 am-12:30 pm; January 24-March 13 (seven classes)
• The Painter’s Progress – Thursday, 10 am-12:30 pm; February 2-March 22 (seven classes)
• The Art of Tiffany Stained Glass – Friday, 10 am-noon; March 2-23 (four classes)
• Etching in Glass – Friday, 10 am-3:30 pm; January 27, OR Friday, 10 am-3:30 pm; March 2
• Tile Making Workshop – Saturday, 1:30-4:30 pm; February 18 & 25 (two classes)
• Casting: Multiples and Repetitions – Saturday, 10 am-2 pm; March 24 & 31 (two classes)

Day Trips

• The Berkshires: Ventfort Hall & the Norman Rockwell Museum – Tuesday, January 24; 9 am-4:30 pm. Register by January 13.
• Boston Museum of Science: The Pompeii Exhibit – Tuesday, February 7; 8:30 am-5:15 pm. Register by January 31.
• The Mashantucket Pequot Museum – Saturday, March 10; 9 am-4:30 pm. Register by March 1.
• Smith College Museum & French Painting at the D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts – Tuesday, March 27; 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Register by March 20.
• The Institute of Contemporary Art & the Boston Symphony Orchestra – Friday, April 27; 8:30 a.m.-5:30pm.. Register by March 23.