Celebrate Barbie Day at the Museums!
Barbieland is clearly the place to be In the Summer of ’23 – and on Friday, August 11, you will find Barbieland at the Springfield Museums! To celebrate America’s favorite fashion doll, and to mark the last day of the…
Help Wanted: Springfield Museums Recruiting Next Class of Docents
If you love museums and enjoy interacting with children, consider becoming a docent at the Springfield Museums -- the perfect way to blend teaching, learning, fun, and a true sense of community all in one role. “Docents are volunteer museum…
Explore Alaska by Way of Springfield Museums’ Newest Cultural Exhibit
The acclaimed PBS KIDS® series produced by GBH Kids, MOLLY OF DENALI®, is brought to life when SPRINGFIELD MUSEUMS’ newest cultural exhibit, Molly of Denali: An Alaskan Adventure, opens to the public on MAY 27, 2023. Set in the fictitious…
JUS10H to Host First-Ever Outdoor Fashion Show at the Springfield Museums
The globally celebrated fashion designer, Justin Haynes of Jus10H, will bring his stunning Spring and Summer collection, “Regent Park,” home to the Springfield Museums on Friday, May 19, 2023, with an outdoor fashion show on the Museums’ beautiful Quadrangle in…
Approaching Place from Indigenous Perspectives
The Springfield Museums present We Have a Story to Tell: Stories, Maps, and Relationship to Place, a new exhibit in the Wood Museum of Springfield History from April 8-September 3, free with museum admission. Throughout the 1800s and early 1900s,…
Channel Your Inner Tom Hanks at the Museums
If you always wanted to play an oversized piano like Tom Hanks did in the movie “Big,” you will soon have your chance – at the Springfield Museums. Opening on April 29 in the Wood Museum of Springfield History, the…
Exhibit by Springfield’s Priya N. Green Opens
The Springfield Museums are excited to present Artifice: New Paintings by Priya N. Green April 15-December 31, free with museum admission. Springfield artist Priya N. Green (American, born 1986) uses painting to grapple with the human condition and explore how…
Make Your Mark at the Museums
The Springfield Museums present Make Your Mark: April School Vacation Week, with special, facilitated, and independent programing April 17-21, free with museum admission. Inspired by current exhibit Nelson Stevens: Color Rapping, the school vacation week activities explore themes of creativity and…
Nelson Stevens: Community Event at the Museums
The Springfield Museums present a free afternoon celebration of artist, educator, and onetime Springfield resident Nelson Stevens on Sunday, March 26, from 3-6 pm. Held in conjunction with the exhibit Nelson Stevens: Color Rapping, reservations are appreciated, but not required!…
Signs of Spring at the Springfield Museums: 10th Annual Festival of Flowers
The Springfield Museums present Festival of Flowers March 30-April 2, free with museum admission. More than forty displays will grace four museums as floral design and botanical whimsy return to the Springfield Museums during the 10th annual Festival of Flowers…
Join us for the Annual Dr. Seuss Birthday Celebration on March 4!
The Springfield Museums present Here for the Party: Dr. Seuss Birthday Celebration, Saturday, March 4, from 10 am to 5 pm, rain, shine, or snow. Join the Museums for an all-day salute to beloved children’s author and Springfield-native Theodor Seuss…
Springfield, AfriCOBRA Artist Exhibit Opens
I create from the rhythmic color-rappin-life-style of Black folk. I believe that art can breathe life, and life is what we are about. −Nelson Stevens The Springfield Museums is pleased to announce Nelson Stevens: Color Rapping opening to the public…