Springfield Museums

Artmaking on the Quad
2017-07-06 10:30 - 12:30, 2017-07-07 10:30 - 12:30 (America/New_York) | Springfield Museums, 21 Edwards Street, Springfield, MA, 01103, United States
Create a masterpiece using the day’s selected medium.

Magical Moments with Ed Popielarcyzk
2017-07-06 11:00 - 13:00
Visit the strolling magician in the Springfield Science Museum to be entertained and amazed!

Family Science Adventures
2017-07-06 11:00 - 14:00, 2017-07-07 11:00 - 14:00, 2017-07-08 11:00 - 14:00, 2017-07-09 11:00 - 14:00, 2017-07-10 11:00 - 14:00, 2017-07-11 11:00 - 14:00
Explore the Science Museum and find the Roving Scientist.

Musical, Magical Thursday Gallery Activities
2017-07-06 11:00 - 15:00
Celebrate the musical and magical elements of the Chagall for Children special exhibit with these hands-on activities!

Performance: Keith Munslow
2017-07-06 12:00 - 12:45
Rock-solid piano playing, soulful singing, hilarious stories, and lightning-fast cartooning!

Tanglewood Marionettes: Sleeping Beauty
2017-07-07 13:00 - 14:00
Beautifully hand-crafted marionettes are brought to life by a master puppeteer as the dramatic events unfold.

Art Explorers: From Samurai to Seuss
2017-07-10 09:00 - 14:00
(Children ages 6-8) Decorate, weave, and fold paper to create samurai kimonos. Paint pictures where people, flowers, and animals dance and fly!

Earth’s Cool Creatures
2017-07-10 09:00 - 15:30
Meet turtles face-to-face and learn their importance in the food web. Create your own diorama as you explore the enchanting world of coral reefs and the fascinating creatures that depend on them.

Wildlife Adventures
2017-07-10 09:00 - 15:30
We will pack up the lab and visit the shores of the Connecticut River at the Fannie Stebbins Wildlife Refuge and hike the trails at the Fort River Wildlife Refuge for additional up close encounters with the natural world.

Ninjas and Mixed Media
2017-07-10 09:30 - 15:30
(Children ages 11-14) Using the museums’ collections and special exhibitions such as Turtle Power! Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Samurai Heroes as our primary focus, students will create artwork from many types of subject matter.

Meet the Cat in the Hat and Things 1 & 2
2017-07-10 11:00 - 14:00
Shake the hand of Dr. Seuss's most famous character-- a mischievous feline creates mayhem in the abodes of bored children everywhere.

Face Painting
2017-07-10 11:00 - 14:00
Stop by for custom face painting by our own Professor Knows A. Lot!

Adult Art Talk: Jeweled Objects of Desire
2017-07-10 13:00 - 13:30
Join our docents for a mini-tour of a special exhibition in the D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts.

Members-Only Tour: Crossing the Country to Cross Barriers
2017-07-10 13:00 - 14:00
View photos of these famous sisters and explore the Indian Motocycle collection in the Wood Museum of Springfield History.

Summer Docent Talk/Tour
2017-07-10 13:00 - 14:00
Learn about the extraordinary gems, beautiful jewelry, and fantastically embellished creations on loan from the collections of the Smithsonian Institution.

Basic Drawing
2017-07-10 18:30 - 20:30
Lessons will focus on the fundamental elements of line, composition, proportion, spatial relationships, perspective, volume, light and shadow, and foreshortening.

Summer Science Sampler: Week 1
2017-07-11 09:00 - 14:00
(Children ages 5-7) Explore new and exciting treasures in art, history and science. Visit live animal exhibits and learn about creatures of the sea.

The ABC’s of Family Research & Genealogy
2017-07-11 10:00 - 12:00
(Adults) Learn how to research your ancestry using the extensive resources available including genealogical websites. You’ll learn a great deal about researching, but keep in mind - it’s not all on the Internet!

Professor Knows A. Lot
2017-07-11 10:30 - 12:00

A Tangled Web: Spiders
2017-07-11 11:00 - 15:00
Meet our resident tarantula and learn about animals who build.

Science Tuesday Gallery Activities
2017-07-11 11:00 - 15:00
Live animal demonstrations and hands-on animal art.

Movies at the Museum: Tangled
2017-07-11 13:00 - 14:40
Escape the heat and join us for some fairy tale fun every Tuesday afternoon! Some of Disney’s most beloved characters will grace the screen.

Seuss Character Breakfast
2017-07-12 09:00 - 10:00
Meet the Cat in the Hat and his zany sidekicks Thing 1 and Thing 2 while you indulge in tasty treats from the Blake House Cafe.

Creative Writing and Memoir
2017-07-12 10:00 - 13:00
Both the novice and serious writer will find a comfortable spot in this group. Participants work with memoir, personal essay, poetry, short stories, novels, or just a creative exploration with words.
