Program Calendar

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!

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!

From dinosaurs and pre-historic creatures to live reptiles and amphibians, learn about ancient man, nature and the secrets of deep space.

Use the Science Museum's hands-on resources to explore new and exciting areas of Science each week.

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

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!

Reports abound with news about water on Mars, earth-like planets at other stars, dark matter, and more. In the planetarium, we’ll have a brief look at the current night sky, learn about these fascinating topics and cover some basics about light and the methods that astronomers use to probe the vast distances of the universe.

Students of all levels of painting ability will learn basic floral painting techniques with an emphasis on values and composition.

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!

All the fundamentals of oil painting will be covered--from canvas preparation to composition, color mixing and paint application.

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!

The lecture will emphasize the recent New Horizons mission, featuring up-to-date results of that spacecraft’s 2015 flight past Pluto and Lowell Observatory’s contributions to the mission.

Following the Museums a la Carte lecture with Lowell Observatory trustee W. Lowell Putnam, join curator of physical science Richard Sanderson for further discussion in Astronomy Hall in the Springfield Science Museum. Museum members only.

Learn more about exclusive group of dedicated young professionals between the ages of 21-45 years old who are championing the power of arts and culture. The evening will include light refreshments and a tour of the special exhibition Jeweled Objects of Desire.

With a parent or guardian, your child will learn how to look, interact, behave and discover new places as they explore the Eco Center, mammals, dinosaurs and other exhibits in the museums each week.

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!

Students will be guided from start to finish, establishing proportion and shape, then volume and surface through color and value.

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!