Frogs: A Chorus of Colors
Springfield Science Museum, Changing Exhibitions Gallery, Second Floor A fascinating live animal exhibit that brings visitors into the colorful, sound-filled world of frogs. Fifteen naturalistic habitats filled with rock ledges, live plants and waterfalls are home to a selection of…
Teaching Artists
Michele & Donald D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts, First Floor Art work by 14 professional artists from the area who teach at the Museum School. On view will be works in a variety of media, including acrylic, oil, watercolor, silverpoint,…
Old Masters to Monet: Three Centuries of French Painting from the Wadsworth Atheneum
Michele & Donald D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts, Second Floor An exhibition of 50 outstanding masterpieces from the collection of the Wadsworth Atheneum. The works provide a history of French painting, ranging from the 17th through the 19th century and…
Gingerbread Fantasy
Springfield Science Museum, Changing Exhibitions Gallery, Second Floor See this year's winners View all entries A magical storybook world filled with gingerbread houses in a gallery painted with colorful scenes inspired by Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Vote…
Santa Enlists in the Civil War
Lyman & Merrie Wood Museum of Springfield History, Second Floor In the 19th century many New Englanders, still rooted in the Puritan tradition, didn’t celebrate Christmas. Even Santa was different. Originally he was an elf-like figure without a beard. But…
Je Ne Sais Quoi: Views of Paris
Michele & Donald D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts, Print Gallery Paris has been depicted in paintings, prints, sketches and drawings through the ages. Its nickname, the “City of Light,” originated as a result of the city’s claim to fame as…
Poems II, 1969-1972: Watercolors by C. Ronald Bechtle
Michele & Donald D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts, Starr Gallery of Watercolors A series of 23 abstract watercolor paintings by Connecticut artist C. Ronald Bechtle (born 1924). Bechtle was born in Philadelphia where he attended Temple University, the Philadelphia Museum…
Beyond this Window: Paintings by Briana Taylor
Michele & Donald D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts, Community Gallery, First Floor Taylor’s paintings document the seemingly insignificant architectural details and reflected light that often go unnoticed in ordinary objects. Her subjects include glass jars, perfume bottles and vases as…
Philanthropy in the Pioneer Valley
Lyman & Merrie Wood Museum of Springfield History, Various Galleries Created by the Community Foundation of Western MassachusettsThis exhibition highlights philanthropists who have left a lasting legacy in Springfield and the Pioneer Valley. Large photo panels displayed throughout the museum…
Ancient Chinese Women: Lives of the Concubines in the Palace
Michele & Donald D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts, First Floor Artist Lecture & Demonstration. Thursday, August 4, 12:15-1:15 pm. Free with museum admission. A special exhibition of traditional Chinese painting by award-winning artist Li Zou, depicting influential ancient concubines, most…
Tabletops: Photographs by Jessie Carleton
Michele & Donald D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts, Community Gallery, First Floor Inspired by traditional Dutch vanitas paintings, photographer Jessie Carleton creates and photographs still life compositions designed as reminders of the transient nature of life and the certainty of…
Imagining the Frontier: Landscape and Hunting Scenes of the American West
Michele & Donald D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts, Alpert Gallery of Currier & Ives, First Floor Fascination with the Western frontier had a major influence on American art in the 19th century. Currier & Ives mass produced images that witnessed…