Look Again: Etel Adnan and Henrietta Lacks
Look Again: Portraits of Daring Women by Julie Lapping Rivera is an homage to exceptional, pioneering women working across centuries. In a series of hand-carved, woodcut and collage prints, Leverett-based…
Look Again: Caroline Dorman and Elena Piscopia
Look Again: Portraits of Daring Women by Julie Lapping Rivera is an homage to exceptional, pioneering women working across centuries. In a series of hand-carved, woodcut and collage prints, Leverett-based…
Look Again: Belle Townsley Smith and Bessie Coleman
Look Again: Portraits of Daring Women by Julie Lapping Rivera is an homage to exceptional, pioneering women working across centuries. In a series of hand-carved, woodcut and collage prints, Leverett-based…
A Dedication to the Black Artists and Cultural Leaders of Springfield
On a sunny Sunday afternoon in March, hundreds of Springfield residents and visitors gathered at the D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts to celebrate the life and legacy of artist-activist Nelson…
In Memoriam: Charles B. Hayward (1931-2023)
We were saddened to learn about the passing on July 23, 2023, of Charles “Chuck” Hayward, a longtime and dear friend of the Springfield Museums. Artist, lecturer, and travel leader,…
Restoring the D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts’ Historic Front Doors
When the Springfield Museum of Fine Arts, now called the Michele and Donald D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts, opened to the public in October of 1933, the building was praised…
JUS10H Makes History at the Springfield Museums [WATCH]
“February 15 will be a night where a dream becomes History, and Fine Art meets Fashion,” said international designer and tailor Justin Haynes. Last week on Wednesday, February 15, Springfield…
Community’s Creatives: Jocelyn Torres
With five different museums and a sculpture garden, the Springfield Museums have plenty to inspire creativity! We are especially excited when we hear stories of how our Museums motivate visitors…
Happy National Pencil Day!
On March 30, 1858, Hymen Lipman patented an invention that would become known to students, artists, and writers around the world. Lipman’s simple yet groundbreaking design combined two existing devices:…
Local Voices on Front Row Center Icons
We asked local musicians, DJs, and photographers to share their thoughts about Front Row Center: Icons of Rock, Blues and Soul, on view at the D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts…