A Toy Soldier Christmas
Formed in the 1970s, the Connecticut Valley Miniature Figure Collectors Club seeks to inspire interest in history through the collecting, painting, and display of miniature figures representing a wide array of subjects, time periods, and geographical areas. Scenes and figures…
Allegro, Pleiades and Nocturne
A sculptural ensemble by award winning master sculptor Andrew DeVries, on view outside of the Blake Café. The artist has been casting in bronze in his Huntington, Massachusetts studio since 1985. His work includes dance and figurative sculpture, abstract sculpture…
Holiday Magic: Gingerbread Competition
Amazing gingerbread creations by local bakeries, schools, adults and kids displayed along with festively decorated holiday trees, enchanting lights, and a backdrop of beautifully painted murals representing a popular young wizard and his adventures in a magical world. Visitors have…
Icons of the Civil Rights Movement
This exhibit by artist Pamela Chatterton-Purdy pays tribute to those who risked physical harm, imprisonment and death for the sake of freedom: the dynamic leaders of the Civil Rights Movement. This exhibit features nineteen of the artist’s icons, including two…
Turtle Power! Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Samurai Heroes
Extended by popular demand! A unique and imaginative exhibit that brings together original graphic novel art from the collection of local Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles enthusiast Elias Derby and the Museums’ own world-famous collection of Japanese artwork, arms and armor…
#SpringfieldSelfies: Early Selfies and Facebook Posts
Portraits, self-portraits, diary entries and letters will be featured in this exhibit that explores early interpretations of portraiture art created long before the age of Facebook and selfie sticks. Paintings and etchings by artists such as Joseph Whiting Stock, Erastus…
Galaxy Dog
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…
Crossing the Country to Cross Barriers: The Van Buren Sisters Ride into History
In 1916 the United States was preparing to enter World War I. Augusta and Adeline Van Buren were, at the time, active members in the National Preparedness Movement, and they wanted to find ways that women could help the military…
Small Worlds: Wassily Kandinsky’s Experiments in Printmaking
Wassily Kandinsky’s Kleine Welten (Small Worlds) portfolio exemplifies the artist’s abstract style, while also demonstrating his achievements with various printmaking techniques. Though Kandinsky is perhaps best known for his paintings, this series of prints shows his mastery of lithography, woodcut,…
American Presidents: Currier & Ives and Politics in the 19th Century
The first presidential election happened nearly 228 years ago, in 1788-89. George Washington was unanimously elected as the nation’s first president, for the first of his two terms and John Adams served as vice president. As the country prepares to…
The Scoop on Poop: The Science of What Animals Leave Behind
Fish do it, frogs do it, pythons, eagles, and elephants do it, yet “poop” is one of those subjects we find difficult to talk about with a straight face. Kids, however, are positively fascinated by it, which provides an excellent…
Stories and Seeds: Botanical Illustrations by Blanche Cybele Derby
An exhibition of illustrations created by former art teacher Blanche Cybele Derby celebrate the diverse plant life of New England’s fields, fruits, and fauna. A resident of Northampton, Massachusetts, she is also a filmmaker and the author and illustrator of…