Sweet and Spooky Halloween at the Springfield Museums
Wear your costume and be among the first to experience the special exhibit Sweet: A Tasty Journey. Free with museum admission! Highlights Trick or Treating, 11 am-3 pm What kind of candy would you eat in the Seymour Planetarium? Starburst of…
Unwrap the History of Candy at the Springfield Museums
Springfield Museums presents Sweet: A Tasty Journey October 26, 2019, to April 26, 2020, in the Wood Museum of Springfield History. This interactive, hands-on, immersive exhibit blends fun and learning to create a unique experience, one that will be savored…
Springfield Museums Celebrate Tenth Anniversary of Wood Museum of Springfield History
A decade ago, to announce the Springfield Museums’ newest museum, The Republican featured a front-page photograph of a 1928 Springfield-made Rolls-Royce. The magnificent car was a gift from M. Allen Swift, which had pride of place in the brand-new Lyman…
Springfield Preservation Trust Winners 2019
Springfield became known as the City of Homes at the turn of the century thanks to abundant and beautiful Victorian mansions and unique architecture as well as numerous single-family homes constructed for manufacturing workers. Currently, the city has designated six…
Pulitzer-Prize Winning Author to Lecture at Springfield Museums
The Springfield Museums present a lecture by artist and Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Steven Naifeh Friday, October 11 at 12:15 in the Davis Auditorium of the Michele and Donald D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts. The presentation which complements the exhibits Van…
Culture & Cocktails Back for 10th Season
Culture & Cocktail’s 10th season begins with the ever popular Oktoberfest—the Art of Brew beer tasting and local homebrew contest at the Springfield Museums, October 3 from 5-8 pm on the Quadrangle Green (rain location Wood Museum of Springfield History).…
Bauhaus Exhibit Illuminates Influential Art School
The Springfield Museums presents BAUHAUS: 100 Years Later from September 24, 2019–February 16, 2020, in the Starr Gallery of the Michele and Donald D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts. No art school had a more influential or lasting impact on 20th…
Springfield-Born James Meyer, Curator at the National Gallery of Art, Presents Museums á la Carte Lecture
Isaac Witkin’s sculpture Everglades has graced Pynchon Park since 1977—at least until recently. The sculpture is in storage while the pocket park is renovated so that it can once again provide easy access from downtown to Chestnut Street and the…
Springfield Museums Announce Fall Museums á la Carte Lectures
The Springfield Museums’ popular lunchtime lecture series Museums á la Carte announces its fall 2019 lectures. Guests are welcome to bring a lunch to enjoy during the program. Cookies and coffee are provided thanks to Big Y. The cost for…
Dr. Seuss’s NEW BOOK Party
Springfield Museums celebrates the release of a never-before-published Dr. Seuss book about art—Dr. Seuss’s Horse Museum! Our Family Fun Book Release Party plays with the themes of horses and art to deliver all kinds of fun—from meeting horses face-to-face to…
The Drama and Dignity of Daily Life Captured by Local Photographer Tad Malek
People at Work and Other Environmental Portraits by Tad Malek August 13, 2019–July 12, 2020 Community Gallery D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts The Springfield Museums present People at Work and Other Environmental Portraits by Tad Malek August 13–July 12,…
Celebrating Fanny Palmer–The Artist Behind Currier & Ives
Although her designs adorned the walls of homes and businesses across the United States, the name Frances (Fanny) Flora Bond Palmer (1812-1876) remains largely unknown. The Springfield Museums will celebrate the accomplishments of this important and talented lithographer with the…
