On Saturday, October 29 from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., the Springfield Museums will present a full day of Halloween-themed programming titled “The Haunting of the Springfield Museums,” featuring a combination of fun and spooky activities for a variety of…
The Springfield Museums are inviting bakeries, schools, individual bakers and young people to submit design plans for the annual gingerbread competition and exhibit. This year’s theme is “Holiday Magic,” with houses to be unveiled on November 25 as part of…
The Springfield Museums’ monthly tour and lecture schedule continues in October with the popular Museums à la Carte lectures, which take place on Thursdays at 12:15 p.m. in the D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts. Admission is $4 ($2 for members…
In 1876 the grandfather of Theodor Geisel (a.k.a Dr. Seuss) co-founded one of Springfield’s earliest breweries. The company was named Kalmbach and Geisel, which the locals nicknamed “Comeback and Guzzle,” Now, over one hundred years later, beer lovers can again…
The Springfield Museums have been formally accepted as an Affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Affiliations is a national outreach program that develops long-term, high-quality partnerships with museums and educational organizations in order to share collections, exhibitions, learning opportunities and…
Next summer, the Springfield Museums will open The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss, the first museum to honor Springfield native Theodor Geisel (a.k.a. Dr. Seuss). In anticipation of that momentous occasion, the Michele and Donald D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts…
On Saturday September 17, 2016, the Springfield Museums will celebrate their first-ever “Smithsonian Week in Springfield,” which is supported by the MassMutual Foundation. The week will feature appearances by experts and scholars from the Smithsonian, most notably a talk on…
On Friday, September 2 at 7:30 p.m., the Springfield Science Museum’s large rooftop telescope will once again be open for public sky gazing for the monthly “Stars Over Springfield” observatory program. These programs are organized by the Museum and the…
The Springfield Museums’ monthly tour and lecture schedule for September features the return of the popular Thursday Museums à la Carte lectures after a summer hiatus. The lectures are held weekly at 12:15 p.m. in the Michele and Donald D’Amour…
The Springfield Museums have announced the schedule for the final weeks of their annual Summer Spectacular Family Series, which runs through August 12, 2016. Every Monday through Friday, families visiting the Quadrangle will find a schedule packed with hands-on art and science activities,…