Snap Selfies #AtTheMuseums for Better Insight
What is more fun than a treasure hunt? How about a treasure hunt that includes snapping selfies—and has the added bonus of maybe learning more than you knew before? Here…
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…
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…
Video: Dakin Humane Society at the Museums
Thanks to Dakin Humane Society for helping kick off school vacation week at the Museums, and for partnering with us on our Wolf to Woof exhibition.
The Flood of 1936
For two weeks, beginning in mid-March, 1936, snowmelt and heavy rain inundated the Connecticut River Valley, causing the worst floods in regional history.