The Republican Heritage Book Series: Three new books – Eastern States Exposition Centennial, On Being Italian, and A Not So Civil War, Volume II
2017-01-19 12:15 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Springfield Museums, 21 Edwards Street, Springfield, MA, 01103, United States
All three of these books are part of The Republican Heritage Series. This series was created to inform the people of Western Massachusetts about their ethnic heritages and cultural contributions.

The Yale Center for British Art
2017-01-20 09:00 - 16:45 | Yale Center For British Art, 1080 Chapel St, New Haven, CT, 06510, United States

The Yale Center for British Art
2017-01-20 09:00 - 16:45 | Yale Center For British Art, 1080 Chapel St, New Haven, CT, 06510, United States
Visit the recently renovated Center for British Art which houses the largest collection of British art outside the United Kingdom, featuring art, life and thought from the Elizabethan period onward.

Family Science Adventures
2017-01-20 11:00 - 14:00, 2017-01-21 11:00 - 14:00, 2017-01-22 11:00 - 14:00, 2017-01-23 11:00 - 14:00, 2017-01-24 11:00 - 14:00, 2017-01-25 11:00 - 14:00, 2017-01-26 11:00 - 14:00, 2017-01-27 11:00 - 14:00 and 5 more dates | Springfield Museums, 21 Edwards Street, Springfield, MA, 01103, United States

Draw, Paint and Create
2017-01-21 10:00 - 12:00 | Springfield Museums, 21 Edwards Street, Springfield, MA, 01103, United States
Draw, paint and create like the “masters" using acrylic paint, pastels and found objects.

Gallery Activities
2017-01-21 11:00 - 16:00 | Springfield Museums, 21 Edwards Street, Springfield, MA, 01103, United States
Microbes and Microscopes, 11 am-2 pm
Analyze and sketch some specimens through the museum’s microscopes.
Live Animal Demo, 11 am-2 pm
Learn about the characteristics and adaptations of the scaly residents that call the Springfield Science Museum home.

Performance: Robert Rivest
2017-01-21 13:00 - 14:00 | Springfield Museums, 21 Edwards Street, Springfield, MA, 01103, United States

Science Explorations for Homeschoolers
2017-01-24 10:00 - 11:30 | Springfield Museums, 21 Edwards Street, Springfield, MA, 01103, United States
Homeschoolers, explore new and exciting areas of science each week.

Professor Knows A. Lot
2017-01-24 10:30 - 12:00, 2017-01-31 10:30 - 12:00 | Springfield Museums, 21 Edwards Street, Springfield, MA, 01103, United States

Art Discovery Playgroup
2017-01-25 10:00 - 11:15 | Springfield Museums, 21 Edwards Street, Springfield, MA, 01103, United States
Come explore hands-on play and activity stations, make new friends, and learn about our world. Open to all children 0-5 with their caregivers. Activities may include dressing up in kimonos, light table play, changing art projects, a reading corner, a Tanabata wish tree, and Chinese New Year activities, and storytelling.

Exploring Color Theory
2017-01-25 10:00 - 12:30 | Springfield Museums, 21 Edwards Street, Springfield, MA, 01103, United States
Working in a variety of materials, learn to mix color, identify the crucial aspects which affect color and explore the interaction between colors and how they change according to their surroundings.

Mornings at the Museum with Mom or Dad
2017-01-26 10:00 - 11:30 | Springfield Museums, 21 Edwards Street, Springfield, MA, 01103, United States

Beyond Beginner Drawing
2017-01-26 10:00 - 12:30 | Springfield Museums, 21 Edwards Street, Springfield, MA, 01103, United States
Beginners and slightly experienced students can move towards improving fundamentals and developing an expressive and personal style.

Restoring our Victorian Home: How We Got There, and How We Found, Researched, and Restored It
2017-01-26 12:15 - 13:00 | Springfield Museums, 21 Edwards Street, Springfield, MA, 01103, United States
Forty years of life with a Victorian home in Springfield's McKnight neighborhood. From vacant rooming house to a period restored and furnished showplace. The Boone's home has been featured in numerous national and local publications as well as on many local house tours. Talk will feature many before and after photos of the restoration process.

Continuing Conversation: Restoring our Victorian Home
2017-01-26 13:30 - 14:00 | Springfield Museums, 21 Edwards Street, Springfield, MA, 01103, United States
Following the Museums a la Carte lecture with Jim Boone, join docent Diane Huot for further discussion in the Early 20th Century Gallery in the D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts.

The Jungle in You!
2017-01-28 10:00 - 12:30 | Springfield Museums, 21 Edwards Street, Springfield, MA, 01103, United States
Dive into the very crowded secret pool of life inside our bodies!

Africa Playgroup
2017-02-01 10:00 - 11:15 | Springfield Museums, 21 Edwards Street, Springfield, MA, 01103, United States
Come explore hands-on play and activity stations, make new friends, and learn about our world. Open to all children 0-5 with their caregivers. Activities may include playing with Galimotos, building our own African Safari exhibit from Legos, printing Adinkra symbols, handling furs and skins from different animals featured in the museum’s Africa Hall, and creating a different clothespin animal each week.
