In celebration of National Youth Art Month, select artwork from students in more than fifty Springfield schools are displayed in SIS Hall in the Wood Museum of Springfield History. Works on paper and three-dimensional pieces will be included. National Youth…
Dive into the incredible world of ocean exploration in this early childhood STEM-based exhibit, Splash and Bubbles: Dive In, Lend a Fin!, based on the Jim Henson Company and Herschend Entertainment Studios PBS Kids TV series Splash and Bubbles. Join…
Duryea The first successful gasoline powered automobile in the country was built in Springfield, Massachusetts. Although many entrepreneurs across the country were attempting to produce a horseless carriage, the brothers Charles and Frank Duryea were the first to actually accomplish…
Around 1800 Western Massachusetts was swept up in one of the greatest historical transformations of all time, the Industrial Revolution. By 1850 the Pioneer Valley was one of the great manufacturing centers in the country, and its growth continued for…
Explore games of memory, chance, speed, imagination, strategy and word play! Brightly colored and decorated with images of familiar board game box tops, this dynamic exhibit incorporates interactive elements of some of the iconic games produced by the company, such…
Conceived by the American Kennel Club as a charitable public-art initiative, DOGNY: America’s Tribute to Search and Rescue Dogs, was launched shortly after 9/11 as a way of bringing attention to the valuable work done by canine search and rescue…
A display of beautifully crafted stringed instruments by local luthier Will Cumpiano, who is renowned for his skills as a cuatro maker--the traditional instrument of Puerto Rico. Cumpiano is an internationally-recognized master of the craft of luthierie--the making of stringed…
Extended! This exhibit features 343 portraits by artist Dawn Howkinson Siebel, one for every New York City firefighter lost in the World Trade Center attacks. Together, the images create a wall measuring 21 feet long, allowing visitors to come face…
A unique community art project by local artist Sarah Concannon, comprised of 17 portraits each depicting a resident from Springfield’s 17 wards/neighborhoods. Concannon graduated with a fine arts degree in painting from UMass Dartmouth, and is currently employed at Baystate…
Lyman & Merrie Wood Museum of Springfield History, First Floor Planned in celebration of the city's 375th anniversary, this display features documents and objects from the era of Springfield’s founding in 1636. The highlight of the exhibit is Springfield founder…