The Springfield Museums’ Weekend Family Fun series will continue with Astronomy Day on Saturday, April 24. Activities will take place at the Springfield Science Museum from 11 am to 4 pm and are free with museum admission unless noted.
The new Museum of Springfield History will conclude its spring lecture series at 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 25, with a talk titled “Springfield and the California Gold Rush.” The program will be held in the museum’s SIS Hall and is free with the price of museum admission.
Registration for spring courses for children, and classes and day trips for adults at the Museum School of the Springfield Museums is underway. For complete course descriptions and travel itineraries, call 413.263.6800, ext. 377 or 382, or log on to www.springfieldmuseums.org Secure on-line registration is available.
The Springfield Museums will celebrate Earth Day with the annual Earth Day Festival on April 18 followed by “Honor the Earth,” a week of Earth-friendly school vacation week activities from April 19-23. Activities are free with museum admission unless noted.
Brian Connors, deputy director of Springfield’s Office of Planning & Economic Development and a member of the Springfield Preservation Trust, will lead a walking tour focused on the Court Square area on Saturday, April 10, from 10:30 a.m. to noon. The tour will begin at the Springfield Museums.
The Springfield Museums at the Quadrangle will present the following Museums à la Carte programs in April. The programs are held on Thursdays at 12:15 pm in the Michele and Donald D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts.
The Springfield Science Museum’s large rooftop telescope will be open for public sky-gazing on Friday, April 2, at 7:30 pm. The program will be held rain or shine. If it is overcast, a planetarium show will be presented in place of telescope viewing.
Rediscover the fun of yo-yos at the “Wicked Cool” family program featuring the Yo-Yo People at the Springfield Museums on Friday, April 2. Activities will take place from 10 am to 5 pm and are free with museum admission unless noted.
The new Museum of Springfield History will continue its spring lecture series at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 28, with a talk titled “Crystal Products of the Frost King: Ice Harvesting and the Natural Ice Industry in New England.” The program will be held in the museum’s SIS Hall and is free with the price of museum admission.
The Springfield Museums have announced the winners of the “Dr. Seuss Takes the Cake” contest which was held at the museums on March 6 during a Weekend Family Fun program celebrating the birthday of Dr. Seuss.