For the Love of Building Beauty from Scratch
“The most important thing is to be authentic. To try, to try again, and to do what you do well.”–Bill Eggers, craftsman The oldest existing American motorcycle—an original 1869 steam…
Solar for Springfield Museums Donors Put Their Money Where It Will Make a Difference in Myriad Ways
This is a great marriage for us—nonprofits plus solar power. We feel we are actually making a difference in combating climate change. —Morey Phippen and Brian Adams, residents of Northampton…
Joyful Families Celebrate Dr. Seuss!
“Dr. Seuss is legendary. He inspires generations and generations of children to read and to fall in love with learning.” Melissa Warner, Birthday Party Celebrant at the Springfield Museums The…
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…
Ubora Award Winner Webb Left Legacy of Civic Duty
Bettye (Wright) Webb passed away peacefully, with her son and daughter by her side, on Saturday, February 22, 2020, at Baystate Wing Hospital in Palmer, MA. The daughter of Eugene…
Black History Month 2020
To honor Black History Month this year, we shared artwork by Black artists in our weekly series Treasures at the Springfield Museums in the Sunday Republican and on our Instagram page, @springfieldmuseums…
Voices of Resilience Exhibit Garners Media Attention
“History is not in a big dusty book, it is in the heart of all of us.” Janine Fondon, Guest Curator “We all have something to contribute and our story…
Learning in the Freest Form at the Museums
The sheer size of the exhibit made me feel like a mere spectator of something far larger than myself, which draws astonishing parallels to the climate crisis we are living…
Native American Heritage Month
Each November, the United States celebrates Native American Heritage. At the Museums we honored indigenous peoples by sharing objects and artwork from our collections on social media and as part…
Emily Mason Spent Five Decades Exploring Abstraction
Emily Mason, whose work is in the collection of the Springfield Museums, died December 10 in her Brattleboro, VT, home. One of America's foremost non-representational painters, Emily Mason spent more…