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…
Congratulations to the Winners of Our 2016 Gingerbread Competition!
The votes are in! We are happy to announce the winners of the 2016 gingerbread competition. A big THANK YOU to all those who donated time and resources to create the…
Exploring the GWV Smith Art Museum with Agawam Paranormal
Investigators from Agawam Paranormal spent a night at the George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum. Click the link below to find out what--or who-- they encountered. Ghost-hunting with Agawam Paranormal…
Dr. Seuss Museum Update – October 2016
Things are really picking up speed in our effort to open the world’s first museum honoring Theodor Seuss Geisel! We are on target to hold the grand unveiling of The…
Springfield Museums Named Smithsonian Affiliate!
On September 17, we were proud to host a special ceremony to celebrate our new Affiliation with the Smithsonian Institution, a partnership that has been made possible through funding from…
Join Our Team – Become a Docent!
What is a Docent? Docents are volunteer museum educators. Docents conduct educational tours and programs in the museum galleries with students in grades K-12 and adult audiences. Docents study the…
The Cat in the Hat for President 2016 (Updated with event photos)
IT'S OFFICIAL! The Cat in the Hat is running for President as the KIDS' candidate. Calling all KIDS -- make your voice heard! Help choose the Cat's first order of…
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.
The History of Springfield’s Symphonies
As America entered the twentieth century, the living patterns of the region were transformed culturally and socially by the successive waves of immigrants entering the area. Of the thousands that…