Nature Cat: Backyard and Beyond
Tally ho! Explore the natural world in this interactive exhibit based on the popular PBS animated kids’ series. Nature Cat: Backyard and Beyond inspires families and children to understand that nature discovery can happen anywhere – even in their own…
Josh Simpson: Visionary Explorations in Glass
Josh Simpson: Visionary Explorations in Glass presents a 50-year retrospective of one of the most innovative glass artists of our time. Based in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts, Josh Simpson has long been captivated by the fickle properties and phenomenal possibilities of…
A Legacy of Campus Activism: The Springfield College Protests of 1969–1970
Extended by Popular Demand! With a grant received from the Council of Independent Colleges, Springfield College students have explored Black student activism and protests on the Springfield College campus during the period 1969-1970. Such concerns as student acceptance rates, scholarships,…
Springfield Preservation Trust Awards 2021
Learn more about the efforts of individuals and businesses who strive to maintain the important historical integrity of both public and private properties in the city. Younger visitors can create their own buildings using magnetized vinyl architectural elements, including roof…
Splash and Bubbles: Dive In, Lend a Fin!
Dive into the incredible world of ocean exploration in this early childhood STEM-based exhibit, Splash and Bubbles: Dive In, Lend a Fin!, based on the Jim Henson Company and Herschend Entertainment Studios PBS Kids TV series Splash and Bubbles. Join…
Gingerbread: Under the Sea
Experience the annual gingerbread competition and exhibit that meshes two of our favorite things—baking and creativity! In this 12th annual holiday exhibit, visitors will dive into the enchanted waters and journey to the bottom of the sea where fantastical creatures…
Front Row Center: Icons of Rock, Blues, and Soul
An all-access pass to some of the most memorable performances of Rock, Blues and Soul ever captured on film. The iconic photographs of Larry Hulst capture the freewheeling energy of live music and the enduring visual spectacle of rock’s greatest…
The Body Adorned: Artistry and Legacy of the Ancient Americas
New opening date! Bilingual Exhibit Feather textiles, gold pendants, and greenstone ear rods are among the most exquisite adornments crafted by artists working in the ancient Americas. Designed to be worn both in life and in death, these treasures functioned…
Cut ‘N’ Rough Collection
A collection of cut stone displayed side-by-side with the same stone in its original rough state, on loan from Fred Wilda and Helen Rodak of Hadley, MA. The large, bright glass case, donated by the Connecticut Valley Mineral Club, is…
Capturing Our Worlds: Works by the Springfield Photographic Society
Featuring over thirty works by members of the Springfield Photographic Society, an organization of local photographers, this exhibition highlights diverse approaches to capturing the world in which we live. From landscapes that depict locales from Western Massachusetts to Vietnam, to…
Under the Arctic: Digging into Permafrost
Have you ever seen a mammoth tooth up close? What does the Ice Age smell like? Step into the shoes of climate science researchers, piece together clues, and solve engineering challenges posed by thawing permafrost in Under the Arctic: Digging…
Constructing Poetry: Sculptural Work by Don Gummer
Simultaneously formal and lyrical, constructed and poetic, Don Gummer’s three-dimensional works explore ideas about balance, stability, energy, and space. Best known for abstract, large-scale sculptures that seem to reach, swirl, or expand upward, Gummer has long been invested in creating…