Freedom through Their Eyes: Fifty Years of Civil Rights Perspectives in Springfield
Lyman & Merrie Wood Museum of Springfield History, History Theater, Second Floor Conceived and created by ninety 11th-grade students from the Springfield Renaissance School, this exhibition features video interviews with people who played an active role in the Civil Rights…
Black Holes: Space Warps & Time Twists
Springfield Science Museum, Changing Exhibits Gallery, Second FLoor Embark on a mission to the edge of a black hole in this special exhibit. Black holes are regions in space with gravity so powerful that light cannot escape, and where time…
Figure Paintings by Daryl Zang
Michele & Donald D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts, Community Gallery, First Floor Connecticut artist Daryl Zang’s self-portraits depict the beauty and sometimes the frustrations of motherhood. Her canvases reflect the private moments, personal space and inner emotions of all women…
Watercolor Highlights from the Permanent Collection
Michele & Donald D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts, Starr Watercolor Gallery, First Floor The D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts began collecting watercolor paintings and works on paper in the early 1930s when it first opened to the public. Because watercolors…
Camera Obscured: Photograms by Paul Bloomfield
Michele & Donald D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts, Community Gallery, First Floor A series of dreamlike photographic images called “photograms” by Wilbraham artist Paul Bloomfield, created in a darkroom by placing objects such as pieces of string or grains of…
Sacred Places of the Southwest: Photographs by Claus Mroczynski
Springfield Science Museum, Second Floor An exhibition of stunning black and white photographs of ancient ruins in rugged deserts, caves, mesas and mountains. Mroczynski was fascinated with the native peoples of North America, especially the ancient inhabitants of the American…
Asa Cheffetz: Master Wood Engraver from Springfield, Massachusetts
Michele & Donald D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts, Print Gallery, First Floor Celebrated self-taught artist, Asa Cheffetz, became a master wood engraver over the course of his nearly 50-year career. Although he was born in Buffalo, New York, he lived…
Massachusetts 2010 Waterfowl Stamp Competition
Springfield Science Museum, Changing Exhibitions Gallery, Second Floor These original paintings of antique waterfowl decoy were created for the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife’s annual competition to design the stamp which hunters purchase to permit them to hunt waterfowl. …
Mixing It Up: Digital Collage Paintings by Robert Masla
Michele & Donald D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts, Community Gallery, First Floor Masla’s collages juxtapose contemporary art tools such as the digital camera and Photoshop software program with painterly techniques that he has cultivated over his 30 year career. By…
Feathers and Fur: Animal Companions in Currier & Ives Prints
Michele & Donald D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts, Lenore B. and Sidney A. Alpert Currier & Ives Gallery, First Floor Currier & Ives are known for their idealized images of rural life in America. In keeping with this theme, the firm created…
A Tradition of Excellence: The D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts Celebrates 75 Years
Michele & Donald D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts, Second Floor A multi-gallery exhibition highlighting the history of the museum through the artwork it has acquired, exhibited, and loaned through the years. Paintings from the D’Amour Museum collection have been…
Grossology: The (Impolite) Science of the Human Body
Springfield Science Museum, Changing Exhibit Gallery, Second Floor Grossology is based on a popular series of books by science teacher Sylvia Branzei. The exhibit is an interactive, larger-than-life biology lesson that harnesses children’s natural curiosity about themselves and explains how…