Departing from the rectangular constraints of a typical canvas, Camille Pissarro’s gouache and watercolor painting titled Winter, the Outskirts of Lower Norwood takes the unusual shape of a folding hand…
How simple and benign a porcelain dish may seem in a seventeenth century Dutch painting. An object of beauty and luxury? Sure. But the key into an entire world of…
Welcome to the Art of the Islamic World Gallery at the George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum! The gallery features objects created between the 9th and 19th centuries in Iran,…
“Announced in the midst of a pandemic, this call for portraiture is also a coming together of our community. I cannot think of a more exciting way for us to…
Allan Gorman is an artist who records arresting images found in daily life. "Using my camera as a sketchbook," he said, "I go out and look for subject matter that…
“I am not comfortable drawing. This is mostly because I am inexperienced and it is very frustrating. But now I was drawing. After the first class, my mindset had shifted."…
The Springfield Museums' Museum School is offering an array of online classes instructed by its remarkable, talented faculty. Please see The Museum School page for more information on classes. Below…
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Take a Virtual Road Trip through the American Art Collections of the Springfield Museums Since the early days of automobile travel, tourists and adventure-seekers have taken to the open road…
You might have seen that imitating beloved art—with what you can find around the house—is all the rage during this time of sheltering in place. The Springfield Museums invite you…