Springfield Museums to Participate in 5th Annual Museum Day
The Springfield Museums will participate in the fifth annual Museum Day on Saturday, September 26, 2009. Museum Day is presented by Smithsonian magazine. The Springfield Museums, along with other museums nationwide, will be open free of charge to Smithsonian magazine readers and Smithsonian.com visitors.
2009 Ubora Award and Ahadi Youth Award Recipients to be Honored
The African Hall Subcommittee of the Springfield Museums will present the 18th annual Ubora Award and the 1st annual Ahadi Youth Award at a ceremony on Saturday, September 19, at 7 p.m., at the Michele & Donald D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts at the Quadrangle. Ronald A. Copes has been selected to receive the Ubora Award and Myles Postell-Reynolds will receive the Ahadi Award.
Walking Tour to Highlight State Street Improvements
Brian Connors, Deputy Director of the City of Springfield's Office of Planning & Economic Development and member of the Springfield Preservation Trust, will lead a walking tour focused on the State Street corridor on Saturday, September 12, from 10:30 a.m. to noon. The tour will begin at the Springfield Museums.
Springfield Museums Host “LittleFest of Storytelling V”
The Springfield Museums at the Quadrangle will host “LittleFest of Storytelling V” on Saturday, September 12, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The program is free. Activities planned for outdoors will be held inside if it rains.
Admission to the Springfield Museums will be Free on September 4
Admission to the Springfield Museums will be free for everyone on Friday, September 4. The free admission will also include the special exhibition Grossology: The Impolite Science of the Human Body, which will close on September 6.
Springfield Museums Announce Fall Hours and Admission
The Springfield Museums will resume fall hours on September 1. Hours at the Michele & Donald D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts and the George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum are Tuesday through Sunday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. The Science Museum is open Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
September Museums à la Carte Programs
The Springfield Museums at the Quadrangle will present the following Museums à la Carte programs in September. The programs are held on Thursdays at 12:15 p.m. in the Michele and Donald D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts.
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, Sept. 4, at 7:30 p.m. The program will be held rain or shine. If it is overcast, a planetarium show will be presented in place of telescope viewing.
Discover Weird and Wacky Science at the Springfield Museums
The Springfield Museums' Summer Festival Days will continue August 10-14 with "Weird and Wacky Science." Activities are free with the price of museum admission unless noted.
Science Museum Needs Volunteers
The Springfield Science Museum at the Quadrangle is recruiting volunteer docents to conduct tours and programs for children and adults.
Walking Tour to Visit Outdoor Sculpture by Saint-Gaudens
Henry J. Duffy, Ph.D., Curator and Chief of Cultural Resources at the Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site in New Hampshire, will conduct a Springfield walking tour to see sculpture by Augustus Saint-Gaudens on Saturday, August 8, from 10:30 a.m. to noon.
Enter the Imaginary World of Grimm’s Fairy Tales at the Springfield Museums
The Springfield Museums’ Summer Festival Days will continue August 3-7 with "Grimm’s Fairy Tales." Activities are free with the price of museum admission unless noted.