Program Calendar
Figures, Folklore and Fantasy: Exploring the Artist’s Circle of Marc Chagall
Springfield Museums 21 Edwards Street, Springfield
Week of Programs
Sunday, May 21, 2017
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May 21, 2017 –Wild Flower Walk
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May 21, 2017 –Family Science Adventures
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May 21, 2017 –Artist Lecture: Sidney Mobell
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May 21, 2017 –Member Reception: Sidney Mobell
Wild Flower Walk
Join Elaine Chittenden, botanist and manager of living collections at the Botanic Garden of Smith College, for a spring wild flower walk along the Bray Loop Trail in Holyoke
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!
Artist Lecture: Sidney Mobell
Sidney Mobell discusses his career turning everyday objects into beautiful, and valuable, works of art. An internationally renowned jewelry designer, Mobell (American, born 1926), has created objects for celebrities, Queen Elizabeth and executives and donated 20 of his objects to the Smithsonian, where they have been the centerpiece of numerous special exhibitions like Jeweled Objects of Desire.
Member Reception: Sidney Mobell
Following his lecture, Museum members are invited to join artist Sidney Mobell for light refreshments.
Monday, May 22, 2017
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May 22, 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, May 23, 2017
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May 23, 2017 –Professor Knows A. Lot
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May 23, 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, May 24, 2017
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May 24, 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, May 25, 2017
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May 25, 2017 –Family Science Adventures
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May 25, 2017 –Figures, Folklore and Fantasy: Exploring the Artist’s Circle of Marc Chagall
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May 25, 2017 –Drawing Birds and Animals
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!
Figures, Folklore and Fantasy: Exploring the Artist’s Circle of Marc Chagall
A pioneer of modern art, Marc Chagall (1887-1985) is known for his imaginative paintings and prints that combine figures, folklore and fantasy. Raised in Russia, Chagall mastered his craft after moving to Paris in 1910, where he lived and worked among a colorful group of artists.
Drawing Birds and Animals
Explore the challenging, but rewarding genre of rendering wildlife and animals in pencil and other drawing media with award-winning wildlife artist, Steve Hamlin.
Friday, May 26, 2017
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May 26, 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!
Saturday, May 27, 2017
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May 27, 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!
