Wall of Heroes, 10 am-5 pm Let the world know who your hero is! Whether he or she someone famous or someone right from your own home, tell us who your personal hero is and why! Super Hero Photo Booth, 10 am-5 pm Dress up in super hero gear and take a photos in front of our City Scape backdrop. Share your photos with the hashtag #atthemuseums.
Mary Jane Begin is the author of My Little Pony: The Dragons of Dazzle Island and featured artist in our special exhibit Cats in Hats. Learn more about her in an interactive presentation and get a poster or book signed. Books and posters available for purchase in the Museum Store.
Meet Talya Goodman, the founder of Imminent Banter Publishing, and learn how she got started. Learn about panels, gutters, tiers, splashes, and spreads, and get started creating your own comic strip or zine.
Presented by Springfield Conservatory of the Arts, this con will include artist demonstrations, cosplay, Japanese calligraphy, and more. Visitors are encouraged to cosplay too!
Five original stories brought to life using nothing but cardboard and the power of your imagination. With help from the audience, puppeteer and artist-in-residence Brad Shur transforms simple cardboard shapes into elaborate puppet characters, then brings them to life right before your eyes
Support the Museums and take advantage of these great one-day only deals in the Museum Store.
Take a trip back in time to the dawn of civilization, to an ancient world of gods, goddesses, prophecies and heroes. In this masterful production, you will accompany Perseus through personal trials and glorious quests.
Celebrate the holidays in style with your clients and colleagues at the Springfield Museums! Mix and mingle at the Wood Museum of Springfield History for cocktails (cash bar) and hors d’oeuvres. Then stroll across the Quadrangle to enjoy an elegant dinner among our world-renowned collections in the D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts or George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum
Hands-on activities for kids and families including Playdoh Gingerbread Creations, letters to Santa and more.
Come explore hands-on play and activity stations, make new friends, and learn about our world. Open to all children 0-5 with their caregivers.