Program Calendar
Pioneer Valley Jewish Film Festival: The Man Who Saved the Louvre
Springfield Museums 21 Edwards Street, Springfield
Archives of American Gardens: Capturing Garden History
Springfield Museums 21 Edwards Street, Springfield
Week of Programs
Sunday, April 2, 2017
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April 2, 2017 –Family Science Adventures
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April 2, 2017 –Pioneer Valley Jewish Film Festival: The Man Who Saved the Louvre
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April 2, 2017 –Stars Over Springfield
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!
Pioneer Valley Jewish Film Festival: The Man Who Saved the Louvre
A blend of interviews, rare footage and animated sequences tell the story of the resistance group led by Louvre director Jacques Jaujard that saved masterpieces from Nazi hands. French with English subtitles. Includes a post-screening Q&A with Simon Sibelman, historian and former executive director of the Virginia Holocaust Museum.$10 adults, $8 seniors/students (museum admission not…
Stars Over Springfield
Join members of the Springfield Stars Club for skygazing in the Science Museum’s observatory. If overcast, a planetarium show will be presented. Stars Club website
Monday, April 3, 2017
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April 3, 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!
Tuesday, April 4, 2017
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April 4, 2017 –Professor Knows A. Lot
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April 4, 2017 –Family Science Adventures
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April 4, 2017 –Intro to Stargazing & Skywatching
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!
Intro to Stargazing & Skywatching
Look at the stars, constellations and planets visible in the night sky and learn how to follow the seasonal patterns of the earth in its orbit around the sun. Explore both the science and mythology of the heavens as we consider objects such as nebulae, white dwarfs, black holes, and planets around other stars.
Wednesday, April 5, 2017
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April 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!
Thursday, April 6, 2017
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April 6, 2017 –Family Science Adventures
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April 6, 2017 –Archives of American Gardens: Capturing Garden History
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April 6, 2017 –Culture & Cocktails: Festival of Flowers
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!
Archives of American Gardens: Capturing Garden History
Be a part of history. Discover how Smithsonian Gardens is conserving American garden history with over 100,000 photographs and documents.
Culture & Cocktails: Festival of Flowers
Shake up your museum experience with an eclectic mix of culinary treats and cultural entertainment! See the museums in bloom! View spectacular arrangements inspired by objects throughout the art, history, and science museums; and be amazed by floral fashion. While touring each museum, enjoy cocktails and hors d’oeuvres. Admission includes entertainment and hors d’oeuvres. Ages…
Friday, April 7, 2017
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April 7, 2017 –Floral Mosaics
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April 7, 2017 –Family Science Adventures
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April 7, 2017 –Festival of Flowers: Afternoon Tea
Floral Mosaics
Use a variety of materials including stone, glass and ceramic tiles to create both grouted and ungrouted mosaics.
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!
Festival of Flowers: Afternoon Tea
Enjoy tea, light sandwiches, and desserts in the elegant setting of Blake Court, surrounded by artwork and floral arrangements. Catered by Log Rolling; tea generously provided by Tea Guys.
Saturday, April 8, 2017
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April 8, 2017 –Floral Arts: Create a Terrarium
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April 8, 2017 –Zentangle Botanical Drawing
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April 8, 2017 –Festival of Flowers: Family Day
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April 8, 2017 –Family Science Adventures
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April 8, 2017 –Festival of Flowers: Afternoon Tea
Floral Arts: Create a Terrarium
Join Dan Babineau, greenhouse technician at the Lyman Plant House at Smith College, as he takes you through the fun process of creating your own lush, mini-indoor garden!
Zentangle Botanical Drawing
Zentangle is a tool that can increase focus and creativity, relieve stress, inspire new ideas and produce beautiful creations while allowing you to deliberately shift your thoughts effortlessly.
Festival of Flowers: Family Day
Explore the world of flowers through hands-on activities with the whole family in mind. All free with museum admission!
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!
Festival of Flowers: Afternoon Tea
Enjoy tea, light sandwiches, and desserts in the elegant setting of Blake Court in the D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts, surrounded by artwork and floral arrangements. Catered by Log Rolling; tea generously provided by Tea Guys.
