April 2012 Vacation Week Activities at the Springfield Museums
The Springfield Museums will celebrate April Vacation Week with “Feel the Beat,” a week of family-friendly musical performances, art activities, science demonstrations, and scavenger hunts. Activities will take place Monday through Friday from April 16 to 20 and are free with admission unless noted.
April 2012 Museums à la Carte Programs
The Springfield Museums 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.
Puppets Present Persian Prince Performance
The Springfield Museums’ Family Fun series will continue on Friday, April 6, with “An Arabian Adventure.” Activities will take place from 10 am to 4 pm and are free with museum admission unless noted.
Stars Over Springfield at the Science Museum
The Springfield Science Museum’s large rooftop telescope will be open for public sky-gazing on Friday, April 6, at 7:30 pm. The program will be held rain or shine. If it is cloudy, a planetarium show will be presented in place of telescope viewing.
“It’s Not Easy Being Green” at the Springfield Museums
The Springfield Museums’ Culture & Cocktails series will continue with “It’s Not Easy Being Green” on Thursday, April 5, from 5 to 8 pm in the Springfield Science Museum.
Know Thyself: The Van Gogh Self-Portraits – Decoding an Artist’s Life
Self-portraits by Vincent van Gogh will be the topic of the Museums à la Carte program at the D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts on Thursday, March 22 at 12:15 pm. The program will be presented by art historian and lecturer Charles B. Hayward, M.F.A.
Museum to Host Jewish Film Festival Screening
The D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts will host a showing of The Forgotten Refugees on Sunday, March 25, at 2 pm. The movie is part of the Pioneer Valley Jewish Film Festival.
Springfield Museums Install Climate Control System to Preserve Historic Art Thanks to Cultural Facilities Fund Grant
MassDevelopment and the Massachusetts Cultural Council have provided a $250,000 Cultural Facilities Fund grant to the Springfield Library & Museums Association, which has a downtown campus of five art, science, and history museums in addition to the Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden. The organization will use the grant to install climate modification systems and repair the roof and skylights of the George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum.
Celebrate Dr. Seuss’s 108th Birthday at the Springfield Museums
The Springfield Museums’ Weekend Family Fun series will continue on Saturday, March 3, from 10 am-4 pm with a Dr. Seuss’s Birthday Celebration. Theodor Seuss Geisel was born in Springfield on March 2, 1904.
Enjoy a Celtic Night at the Springfield Museums
The Springfield Museums’ Culture & Cocktails series will continue with “Celtic Nights” on Thursday, March 1, from 5 to 8 pm in the Lyman and Merrie Wood Museum of Springfield History.
See Moon Rocks and Lunar Soil at the Science Museum
The Springfield Science Museum and the Springfield Stars Club will celebrate the historic Apollo moon landings of four decades ago on Friday, March 2, at 7:30 pm.
March 2012 Museums à la Carte Programs
The Springfield Museums will present the following Museums à la Carte programs in March. The programs are held on Thursdays at 12:15 pm in the Michele and Donald D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts.