Springfield Public Schools Youth Art Month
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…
Springfield Preservation Trust Awards 2025
Each year, the Springfield Preservation Trust honors the people and organizations dedicated to restoring and revitalizing the city’s historic architecture. The annual Preservation Awards celebrate exemplary projects that bring Springfield’s past to life—whether by removing modern alterations, repairing or replicating…
Winter Wonderland: The Enchantment of the Season
This captivating exhibition of winter-themed prints from the permanent collection combines visual art with engaging photo opportunities and hands-on activities to bring the magic of the season to life and welcome the New Year. Visitors to the exhibition will be…
Math Alive!
MathAlive! is designed to inspire, to spark the imagination, to reveal not only math at work, but the endless possibilities of math. The exhibition brings to life the real math behind what we love most – sports, dancing, design, music,…
Jurassic Gingerbread
Whether they roamed the Earth in the Mesozoic Era or inhabited the world of TV and film, dinosaurs have been a constant source of imagination and curiosity for all ages. Jurassic Gingerbread, our 16th annual holiday exhibit, blends paleontology and pop…
Whiskers and Whimsy: Animals in Currier & Ives Prints
Currier & Ives, the New York City-based printmaking firm operating from 1835 to 1907, played an outsized role in shaping American visual culture with their scenes from military history and landscapes. Additionally, Nathaniel Currier (American, 1813–1888) and James Merritt Ives…
Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards
Quirky, cheeky, charming, and cute—the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards, organized annually and attracting submissions from across the world, highlights the hidden lives of animals in unexpected ways. An exhibition of 60 light-hearted photographs, Comedy Wildlife showcases the comedic sides of…
Yōkai: Japanese Ghosts, Demons and Monsters
On view for a limited-time only! Showcasing a stunning collection of Japanese woodblock prints and decorative arts, this exhibition features the diverse forms and stories of supernatural entities known as yōkai. From vengeful ghosts to enigmatic sea monsters, these fascinating…
Van Gogh’s Threads of Influence
This selection of paintings and prints from the permanent collection reveals the connections between Vincent van Gogh and the artistic movements that shaped his vision, showcasing revolutionary artists such as Paul Gauguin, Camille Pissarro, Paul Signac, and Japanese master Andō…
Here Be Dragons
Step into a world where myth meets science, where creatures of legend crawl, slither, and roar to life! Here Be Dragons is a one-of-a-kind immersive exhibition that brings visitors face-to-face with live reptiles and paleontological discoveries that blur the lines…
Witch Panic! Massachusetts Before Salem
Discover a time when accused witches walked among us. Forty years before the infamous trials in Salem, fear gripped the small settlement of Springfield, Massachusetts. Neighbors whispered about Mary and Hugh Parsons as rumors simmered for years, exploding into hysteria…
Portraits in RED: Missing & Murdered Indigenous Peoples Painting Project
In her powerful series of portraits, artist and activist Nayana LaFond sheds light on the crisis affecting Indigenous peoples, particularly women, who are eleven times more likely to go missing than the national average. Each portrait depicts a missing or…