The Springfield Museums’ Summer Celebration continues July 18-22 with live performances presented on Toe-Tapping Tuesdays, Wacky Wednesdays, and Fun Fridays.
The Springfield Museums will present their second annual Indian Day, a revival of the long-standing celebration and rally of the classic motorcycles that were manufactured in the city from 1901 to 1953.
Visitors to the Springfield Museums will see two famous works of art come to life this summer. Presented by Ten31 Productions, actors will portray the subjects of well-known paintings in these living art installations. The performances are free with the price of admission to the museums.
Benjamin Murphy, President of the Springfield Preservation Trust, will describe the City Beautiful Movement during a walking tour on Saturday, July 9, from 10:30 am to noon.
Currier & Ives images of the American West will be on view at the Michele & Donald D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts from June 28, 2011-January 29, 2012 in the special exhibition Imagining the Frontier: Landscape and Hunting Scenes of the American West.
The Springfield Museums at the Quadrangle will be open seven days a week from July 11 through August 31.
Family fun is in store for visitors to the Springfield Museums from July 11 through August 26 during “Summer Celebration,” seven weeks of live performances, puppet shows, art activities, and hands-on science activities. Live performances will be offered on Toe-Tapping Tuesdays, Wacky Wednesdays, and Fun Fridays.
The Springfield Museums will present the following Museums à la Carte programs in July. The programs are held on Thursdays at 12:15 pm in the Michele and Donald D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts.
The Springfield Museums are participating in a communal reading of Frederick Douglass’s fiery 1852 speech, “The Meaning of the Fourth of July to the Negro.” The shared reading will take place at noon on June 29 in Court Square in Springfield and will be followed by a discussion at First Church.
The Springfield Museums have been awarded a Conservation Project Support grant of $120,218 from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to restore seven Tiffany stained glass windows on the first floor of the George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum.