Film Recommendation: It’s a Wonderful Life
Most of our interns don’t remember a time when old movies were shown on TV all the time, and it was a pleasure to watch your annual favorites. Now that…
Fashion and Function: The Art of Netsuke Carving
What do dance masks, tiny figurines, and the animals of the zodiac have in common? Each of these subjects inspired the intricate carving of netsuke! Typically measuring less than three…
Book Recommendation: The Element In The Room
Track down the amazing matter around you and it can give you clues to the universe itself. Join Sherlock Ohms, the super-scientific detective in The Element In The Room. This…
The Migration of the Wildebeest
The great wildebeest migration is a fascinating journey that takes place on the continent of Africa once a year. The migration occurs in eastern Africa in the Serengeti plains part…
Exploring the Architecture and Tiffany Windows of the George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum
The Springfield Art Museum is intended, in itself, to be worthy of study… No time nor money has been spared to have the building constructed in the most thorough and…
Stegosaurus: Docent Tour
As you enter Dinosaur Hall you’re immediately drawn to the looming Tyrannosaurus Rex. Not only is T-Rex front and center, but he strikes such an ominous pose it’s easy to…
STEM Experiment: Temperature and Density
Do you think that temperature can affect the density of water? Let’s find out! The Materials Two balloons A watertight bin Hot and cold water The Experiment Fill the bin…
Where Did Our Honey Bees Go To?
How do honey bees, Apis mellifera, make decisions? Well, in a democratic congress of bees, each individual bee submits information and the whole colony makes a decision based on the…
Book Recommendation: The Massasoit House and Paramount Theater
The Massasoit House and Paramount Theater is the latest in the Springfield Republican’s pictorial histories of the Valley, and it illustrates the fascinating timeline of a building which has had…
The Common Zebra
The Common Zebra at the Springfield Science Museum was purchased by the Museums from the Jonas Brothers Studio in Mount Vernon New York in 1981 as part of a taxidermied…