Artist Prints for His Childhood City
Robert Ford couldn’t find a single artist’s print of his childhood city. “There was nothing,” Ford said of a recent visit to Springfield during which he searched for inexpensive images…
Help Us Continue a Winning Streak
Popularity contests have probably been around as long as people have gathered together. Although we don’t have concrete evidence of an official caveperson popularity contest, we can imagine that once…
Remarkable New Exhibition brings Seuss Step-Daughter to Springfield
“I love coming here and especially this visit. Beautiful things are happening here in Springfield.” Leagrey Dimond, stepdaughter of Ted Geisel, aka Dr. Seuss, traveled to Springfield May 9th to…
Senators, Springfield Mosaic Founder Advocate for Art
“One of the best ways to be an arts advocate is to participate in the arts. Go to the theatre, visit the museums, and ask a friend to go with…
Springfield Museums Allies with Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Terra Foundation for American Art Grant Helps Fund Exchange “This multi-year partnership is a rare opportunity and one which we plan to fully embrace to bring new…
Announcing the Winners of Our 2017 Gingerbread Competition!
The votes have been counted--more than 2,000 of them! Here are winners of the 2017 gingerbread competition. Thanks to all the talented bakers for making this year's exhibit truly out…
A Year at the Springfield Museums
On September 13, the Museums held their Annual Meeting of the Corporators. In addition to voting in new Trustees and Committee Members, the Museums looked back on the past year.…
The Great American Eclipse of 2017
By Richard Sanderson Curator of Physical Science Springfield Science Museum Something quite remarkable happened recently. For a handful of hours on August 21, tens of millions of people across the…
Total Solar Eclipse
Richard Sanderson, Curator of Physical Science of the Springfield Science Museum, shares a personal experience of a solar eclipse. What is it about a total solar eclipse that inspires people to…
Congratulations to the Winners of Our 2016 Gingerbread Competition!
The votes are in! We are happy to announce the winners of the 2016 gingerbread competition. A big THANK YOU to all those who donated time and resources to create the…
