When movie directors film a scene in a museum, it is usually not because the characters want to look at art. Clips of museums in movies will be shown on Sunday, Jan. 10 (snow date Jan. 24) at 2 p.m. at the Michele and Donald D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts in the program Museums in the Movies: A Film Clip Festival.
The Springfield Museums at the Quadrangle will present the following Museums à la Carte programs in January. The programs are held on Thursdays at 12:15 p.m. 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, Jan. 8, at 7:30 p.m. The program will be held rain or shine. If it is overcast, a planetarium show will be presented in place of telescope viewing.
Families are invited to enter the magical world of lords, ladies and knights in shining armor during “Medieval Days” at the Springfield Museums from December 27 to 30. Activities are free with the price of museum admission unless noted.
The Springfield Museums are pleased to announce that the great hall addition which is part of the new Museum of Springfield History will be named SIS Hall.
Musicians Lorena Garay and Eugenio Huanca will present a Family Holiday Celebration of music from Latin America and Puerto Rico on Saturday, December 12, at 2 p.m. in the Davis Auditorium of the Michele & Donald D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts at the Quadrangle.
The Springfield Museums at the Quadrangle will present the following Museums à la Carte program in December. Because of the holidays, there will be just one program in December.
The Springfield Science Museum's large rooftop telescope will be open for public sky-gazing on Friday, Dec. 4, at 7:30 p.m.
The Springfield Museums' Family Fun series will continue on Friday, November 27, with "Amazing Art Adventures." Activities will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and are free with museum admission unless noted.
Art historian and critic Gloria Russell will lead a walking tour through the Quadrangle neighborhood where artist Chester Harding once lived on Saturday, November 14, from 10:30 a.m. to noon. The tour will begin at the Springfield Museums.