Program Calendar
Continuing Conversation: Anne Sullivan’s Massachusetts
Springfield Museums 21 Edwards Street, Springfield
Week of Programs
Sunday, February 5, 2017
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February 5, 2017 –Family Science Adventures
Family Science Adventures
Explore the Science Museum and find the Roving Scientist. You never know what kind of demonstrations and hands-on activities they have in store for you! Free with museum admission!
Monday, February 6, 2017
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February 6, 2017 –Family Science Adventures
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February 6, 2017 –Painting with Acrylics
Family Science Adventures
Explore the Science Museum and find the Roving Scientist. You never know what kind of demonstrations and hands-on activities they have in store for you! Free with museum admission!
Painting with Acrylics
Explore the often overlooked benefits of painting with acrylics. Techniques such as glazing and how to use acrylics’ unique properties as an advantage will be explored.
Tuesday, February 7, 2017
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February 7, 2017 –Professor Knows A. Lot
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February 7, 2017 –Family Science Adventures
Professor Knows A. Lot
Come learn what she is up to at the Museums! Activities may include meeting a costumed character, face painting, magic, balloon animals, comedy, and getting to know the permanent collections. Free with museum admission! The Horace Moses Charitable Trust, Bank of America, Trustee
Family Science Adventures
Explore the Science Museum and find the Roving Scientist. You never know what kind of demonstrations and hands-on activities they have in store for you! Free with museum admission!
Wednesday, February 8, 2017
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February 8, 2017 –Africa Playgroup
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February 8, 2017 –Family Science Adventures
Africa Playgroup
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.
Family Science Adventures
Explore the Science Museum and find the Roving Scientist. You never know what kind of demonstrations and hands-on activities they have in store for you! Free with museum admission!
Thursday, February 9, 2017
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February 9, 2017 –Silk Scarf Painting
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February 9, 2017 –Family Science Adventures
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February 9, 2017 –Continuing Conversation: Anne Sullivan’s Massachusetts
Silk Scarf Painting
Paint a beautiful silk scarf. Methods explored include color washes, resist painting and stamping.
Family Science Adventures
Explore the Science Museum and find the Roving Scientist. You never know what kind of demonstrations and hands-on activities they have in store for you! Free with museum admission!
Continuing Conversation: Anne Sullivan’s Massachusetts
Following the Museums a la Carte lecture with Laurie Block, join docent Peggy Perry for further discussion in Blake Court in the D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts.
Friday, February 10, 2017
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February 10, 2017 –Family Science Adventures
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February 10, 2017 –Scout Night
Family Science Adventures
Explore the Science Museum and find the Roving Scientist. You never know what kind of demonstrations and hands-on activities they have in store for you! Free with museum admission!
Scout Night
Boy and Girl Scouts of all ages along with their families are invited to tour the Springfield Science Museum after hours.
Saturday, February 11, 2017
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February 11, 2017 –Intro to Pastels Workshop
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February 11, 2017 –Family Science Adventures
Intro to Pastels Workshop
Pastels are a versatile medium for beginners, with an intensity of color unchallenged by any other medium.
Family Science Adventures
Explore the Science Museum and find the Roving Scientist. You never know what kind of demonstrations and hands-on activities they have in store for you! Free with museum admission!
