Dr. Seuss’s Baby Book! Remarkable New Exhibition at the Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum
The Baby’s Biography: Theodor Seuss Geisel Opening May 9, 2018 The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum, second floor The stepdaughters told the Museums they found something absolutely remarkable, something enormously important to Springfield, something that would speak to Ted’s…
Springfield Museums Allies with Boston Museum of Fine Arts to Bring VISITING MASTERPIECES to Springfield
“This multi-year partnership is a rare opportunity and one which we plan to fully embrace to bring new meaning to our outstanding American collection.” —Heather Haskell, Director of Art Museums and Vice President of the Springfield Museums The Michele and…
Astronomy Day and Earth Day Festival Celebrations
From the heavens down to the earth, the Springfield Museums is tuned into the natural world. Please join us for a weekend of scientific, astronomical, and ecological exploration. Astronomy Day, Saturday, April 21, celebrates cosmic activities while introducing people of…
School Vacation Week at the Springfield Museums: Science Superstar & Planet Protectors
“UNLESS someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not.” That is the message of Springfield-native Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax, one of the first books for children to describe the plight of the…
Art and Music at the Springfield Museums
Imagine being surrounded not only by beautiful art, but also by remarkable live music. Come hear Novi Cantori, a professional chamber choir, transform Blake Court Saturday at 3pm. Come back Sunday at 2 pm to hear Congressman Richard E. Neal…
Flower Festival Puts Spring in the Springfield Museums
Welcome spring and join the Springfield Museums for the annual Festival of Flowers, Thursday, April 5–Sunday, April 8, 2018. This beautiful and creative annual celebration attracts more than 4,000 people to the Museums where visitors can bask in the beauty…
Congressman Neal Discusses Kennedy’s Legacy
In a special lecture Sunday, March 25, from 2-3 pm, Congressman Richard E. Neal will discuss how John F. Kennedy’s presidency has continued to inspire generations of individuals to run for office and to do good in their communities—most notably…
Springfield Museums Exhibits at the Boston Flower Show
The Boston Flower & Garden Show will once again transform the Seaport World Trade Center into New England’s largest greenhouse from March 14-18, 2018. And the Springfield Museums will be in attendance, showcasing the first and only museum dedicated to…
Free Admission Year-Round for Veterans and Active Duty Personnel
The Springfield Museums offer free admission as a way to express gratitude On a rainy day in August, Steven McCullough, his wife Susan, and their children came to the Wood Museum of Springfield History to celebrate his re-enlistment in the…
Record-Breaking Attendance at Springfield Museums’ Dr. Seuss Birthday Party
The all-day, jam-packed celebration brought in 1,985 guests! Families poured into the Springfield Museums Saturday, March 3, dressed to celebrate the birthday of Springfield-native Theodor Seuss Geisel, aka Dr. Seuss. Red-striped hats and colorful t-shirts sporting the Lorax, the Grinch,…
Contemporary Ceramics: Once considered a craft, now elevated to fine art
The boundaries between craft and art are often a matter of contention, especially concerning ceramics, or objects made of clay and hardened by heat. Throughout time people have worked with clay to shape tools useful to life: bowls, spoons, water…
Celebrate Dr. Seuss’s Birthday: An all-day, jam-packed celebration of the Springfield native, author/illustrator who made reading FUN!
Join the Springfield Museums Saturday March 3rd for an all-day, record-breakin’, green-eggs and ham eatin’, Cat in the Hat meetin’ fabulous celebration of Springfield-native Dr. Seuss’s birthday! Plus, the Museums have twelve hundred Seuss Learning Library books to give away;…
