Volunteer for the Springfield Museums’ Docent Guide Program
Springfield Museums is now accepting applications for docents, who will serve as dynamic educators leading tours and programs in the galleries. Docents are volunteers trained to deliver engaging educational tours for K–12 students and adult visitors. Volunteers receive extensive instruction…
Springfield Museums Brings the Heat with Summer #AtTheMuseums
Now open seven days a week, the Springfield Museums are ready to embrace the season with activities and highlights throughout the weeks of Summer at the Museums, happening July 7 through August 15. Free with museum admission. The Museums are…
Highlighting the Heart of Our Solar System at the Springfield Science Museum
At the center of our solar system is the star that holds everything together: the Sun. Get a closer look at this hot commodity on Sun Days, presented by the Springfield Museums and the Springfield Telescope and Reflector Society (STARS)…
Getting LOUD & PROUD for Pride Day at the Museums
The Springfield Museums are thrilled to celebrate community, diversity and equality at the fourth annual Family Pride Day, on Saturday, June 21, from 10 am-5 pm. Free with museum admission. “We encourage people of all ages to join us for…
…Ready for It? The Springfield Museums Premieres New Taylor Swift Planetarium Show
Have you heard? All versions are now Taylor’s version! To celebrate, the Springfield Museums is presenting Reputation: Under the Stars in the Seymour Planetarium on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays at 4 pm. The show features the original recordings from Taylor…
Laughter Goes Wild: Playful Wildlife Photo Exhibit Opens This Weekend
The Springfield Museums presents The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards, on view June 7 through September 14 at the George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum. Sixty light-hearted photographs showcase the comedic sides of creatures great and small, including winners and finalists…
Legendary Creatures Come to Life at the Springfield Science Museum
The Springfield Museums presents Here Be Dragons, on view May 24 through September 14 at the Springfield Science Museum. This one-of-a-kind immersive exhibition brings visitors face-to-face with live reptiles, touchable models, and paleontological discoveries that blur the lines between fantasy…
The Springfield Museums is a 2025 Blue Star Museum
Free admission for military personnel and their families from May 17- September 1 The Springfield Museums is pleased to once again participate in Blue Star Museums, a program that provides free admission to currently serving U.S. military personnel and their…
Springfield’s Forgotten Witch Trial Resurrected in New Exhibition
The Springfield Museums travels back to a time when accused witches walked among us in Witch Panic! Massachusetts Before Salem, on view May 17 through November 2 at the Lyman and Merrie Wood Museum of Springfield History. Forty years before…
Springfield Museums Brings the Cosmos to the Community: Astronomy Day 2025
The Springfield Museums presents Astronomy Day 2025, an annual event part of a nationwide, grass-roots movement to bring astronomy to the people, happening Saturday, May 3, from 10 am–5 pm. Attendees will enjoy hands-on astronomy activities for all ages, planetarium…
Celebrate Earth Day with Free Family Festival of Nature, Music & Discovery
The Springfield Museums presents Earth Day Festival 2025, Sunday, April 27, from 11 am to 4 pm. This annual celebration of clean air, land, and water features hands-on, environmentally focused activities on the Quadrangle Green. Free and open to the…
It’s ‘Gogh’ Time: Activities Inspired by Vincent van Gogh Offered for School Vacation Week
School vacation week is the perfect time for a trip to the Museums! From Monday, April 21 through Friday, April 25, the Springfield Museums presents Art for All, a series of family friendly activities designed to enhance the special exhibition…