Currier & Ives and the Majesty of the Sea: Clipper Ships and Steamboats
Images of majestic clipper ships, powerful steamboats and great maritime races will be on view from January 25 through June 26 at the Michele & Donald D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts in the exhibition Currier & Ives and the Majesty of the Sea: Clipper Ships and Steamboats.
Found Object Quilts on View at D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts
Contemporary art quilts by B.Z. Reily will be on view at the Michele & Donald D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts from January 18 through April 10 in the special exhibition Re-collections: Found Object Quilts.
Live Reptile Exhibit Opens with Family Activities
The special exhibit Reptiles: The Beautiful and the Deadly will open at the Springfield Museums on Saturday, January 15, with a day of family activities.
Museum Program Honors Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Springfield Museums’ Weekend Family Fun series will continue on Monday, January 17, with “Celebrate Black History,” an afternoon of activities which will include tributes to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and famous African-American musicians.
Cold-blooded Creatures Invade the Science Museum
Looking for some close encounters of the scaly kind? You’ll find them at the Springfield Science Museum in the special exhibit Reptiles: The Beautiful and the Deadly, on view from January 15 through May 22.
Springfield Museums Announce Holiday Hours
The Springfield Museums will be closed on Friday, Dec. 24, Saturday, Dec. 25, and Saturday, Jan. 1.
School Vacation Week Activities at the Springfield Museums
Families are invited to take an exotic “Journey to the Middle East” at the Springfield Museums during school vacation week from December 27 to 30. Activities are free with the price of museum admission unless noted.
Stars Over Springfield at the Springfield Science Museum
The Springfield Science Museum’s large rooftop telescope will be open for public sky-gazing on Friday, Nov. 5, at 7:30 pm. The program will be held rain or shine. If it is overcast, a planetarium show will be presented in place of telescope viewing.
November 2010 Museums à la Carte Programs
The Springfield Museums at the Quadrangle will present the following Museums à la Carte programs in November. The programs are held on Thursdays at 12:15 pm in the Michele and Donald D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts.
Museum Displays Contemporary Art Quilts
Contemporary art quilts by 35 textile artists from around the world are on view at the Michele and Donald D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts from November 2, 2010, through January 16, 2011, in the exhibition SAQA @ 20: Art and Excellence.
Springfield Museums Appoint New Director of Security
The Springfield Museums have hired William J. Noonan as Director of Security.
Of Land and Sea: Alfred Thompson Bricher and William Trost Richards
Watercolors and drawings by two 19th-century land- and seascape artists will be on view at the Michele & Donald D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts from October 24, 2010, through October 23, 2011, in the exhibition Of Land and Sea: Alfred Thompson Bricher and William Trost Richards.