Springfield Museums Celebrates Black Ceramicists in “A Gathering”
The Springfield Museums proudly announce the September 23 opening of A Gathering: Works from Contemporary Black American Ceramic Artists, the first traveling museum exhibition to focus on Black ceramic artists working today. It will be on display in the Starr…
Museums Announce 2023 Ubora and Ahadi Recipients
The African Hall Committee of the Springfield Museums is pleased to announce the recipients of the prestigious Ubora Award and Ahadi Youth Award, which will be presented at a special ceremony at the Museums on Saturday, September 16, at 6pm…
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…