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Five world-class museums exploring art, history, and science, plus the Dr. Seuss Museum and Sculpture Garden.
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Challenging the Conventional Narrative of Civil Rights History: Learning about what really happened OUTSIDE the South | Springfield Museums
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and Civil Rights struggles in the North, West, and Midwest.
Join us in person or online January 22 at 12:15 pm for “Challenging the Conventional Narrative of Civil Rights History.”
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Join us in person or online January 22 at 12:15 pm for “Challenging the Conventional Narrative of Civil Rights History.”
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The Museums are OPEN TODAY from 10 am to 5 pm!
Honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. and explore what unfolded beyond the South during the Civil Rights Movement at this Thursday’s #MuseumsALaCarte. Educator and activist Alice Levine, MEd., will share her research on the history of Jim Crow...
Honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. and explore what unfolded beyond the South during the Civil Rights Movement at this Thursday’s #MuseumsALaCarte. Educator and activist Alice Levine, MEd., will share her research on the history of Jim Crow...
records do survive. The Springfield Museums currently have a collection of six portraits, and more can be seen at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History.
soon had its own following.
Over the years, the Company changed hands, at first acquired by the Shulton Division of American Cyanamid in the early 1960s and then by the giant Dial Corporation in the 1990s. Although the Breck Company no longer exists, many of its original portraits and business...
Over the years, the Company changed hands, at first acquired by the Shulton Division of American Cyanamid in the early 1960s and then by the giant Dial Corporation in the 1990s. Although the Breck Company no longer exists, many of its original portraits and business...
and his first Breck Girl appeared in 1957.
By the 1960s, Breck Shampoo enjoyed a full 20% market share of all shampoo and hair care sales. The elegant gold foil packaging was just as recognizable as the Breck Girls themselves. Baby care products had also been added, and the “Breck Baby” line...
By the 1960s, Breck Shampoo enjoyed a full 20% market share of all shampoo and hair care sales. The elegant gold foil packaging was just as recognizable as the Breck Girls themselves. Baby care products had also been added, and the “Breck Baby” line...
depicted wholesome, poised, and ultra feminine women made more beautiful by their use of “Beautiful Hair Breck” products. Breck family members, neighbors, and employees were most often used as models for the campaign. Upon Sheldon’s retirement, another artist, Ralph William Williams, was hired...
Alphonse Mucha. He was also living and working in Springfield at the time. Sheldon was already well known for his portraits of movie stars for Photoplay magazine, his early covers for Parents, and his advertising art for Fox Shoes and Fiberloid toiletry items. Sheldon’s pastel portraits for Breck...
when the Company began nationally distributing and advertising its products. During the 1930s, Edward Breck tapped famed commercial artist Charles Gates Sheldon for the Company’s advertising art. Charles Sheldon was born in Worcester, studied in Paris, and trained under the famous poster artist...
shampoo in 1930, it was his son Edward Breck who took the Company national and whose management birthed the “Breck Girl” advertising campaign.
Breck products were initially sold exclusively in New England beauty salons and advertising appeared only in trade publications. This changed in 1946...
Breck products were initially sold exclusively in New England beauty salons and advertising appeared only in trade publications. This changed in 1946...
From the Collections #AtTheMuseums: Breck Shampoo
After years spent formulating specialty shampoos, Dr. John Breck founded Springfield’s Breck Company in 1930. Although John Breck is credited with developing one of the first liquid shampoos in 1908, and later introducing the first pH-balanced...
After years spent formulating specialty shampoos, Dr. John Breck founded Springfield’s Breck Company in 1930. Although John Breck is credited with developing one of the first liquid shampoos in 1908, and later introducing the first pH-balanced...
WEATHER CLOSURE NOTICE ❄️
Due to inclement weather, the Museums are closed today, Sunday, January 18.
We plan to reopen tomorrow Monday, January 19 at 10 am. Stay safe!
Due to inclement weather, the Museums are closed today, Sunday, January 18.
We plan to reopen tomorrow Monday, January 19 at 10 am. Stay safe!
Developed in collaboration with National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, NASA, MATHCOUNTS, National Society of Professional Engineers, and Society of Women Engineers.
Sponsored locally by bankESB and M&T Bank. Season supporter is MassMutual.
Sponsored locally by bankESB and M&T Bank. Season supporter is MassMutual.
Join us for the opening celebration on Saturday, January 24, and get sporty with additional hands-on activities, free with museum admission:
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Our Science Museum staff are bringing MathAlive! #AtTheMuseums
Next Saturday, experience math in action through a highly immersive exhibition that reveals how it powers what we love most—sports, dancing, design, music, movie-making, robotics, and more.
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Next Saturday, experience math in action through a highly immersive exhibition that reveals how it powers what we love most—sports, dancing, design, music, movie-making, robotics, and more.
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Featured: Myrna Báez (1931-2018), My Mother's Table, 2003, oil on canvas, frame: 47 3/4 × 61 5/8 in. (121.3 × 156.5 cm) Museo de Arte de Ponce. The Luis A. Ferré Foundation, Inc. Collection of Rosario Ferré Ramírez de Arellano.
Markets, Foodways, and the Essence of Place: Works from the Museo de Arte de Ponce | Springfield Museums
Artworks generously loaned from the Museo de Arte de Ponce, from still lifes to colorful aerial vistas of Puerto Rican markets and mountainside plantations.
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September 6:
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Generously lent by Museo de Arte de Ponce as part of Art Bridges’ Partner Loan Network. Exhibition sponsored locally by Connecticut Public.
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Generously lent by Museo de Arte de Ponce as part of Art Bridges’ Partner Loan Network. Exhibition sponsored locally by Connecticut Public.
Wander through the rich landscapes of Latin America as artists reflect on the lasting impact of colonialism in stunning works from the Museo de Arte de Ponce.
From intimate still lifes to vibrant aerial views, Markets, Foodways, and the Essence of Place is on view through...
From intimate still lifes to vibrant aerial views, Markets, Foodways, and the Essence of Place is on view through...
Witch Panic! is sponsored by New England Public Media and St. Germain Investment Management, with support from the Springfield Cultural Council and Mass Cultural Council. Season supporter: MassMutual.
Witch Panic! Massachusetts Before Salem | Springfield Museums
Discover a time when accused witches walked among us. Forty years before the infamous trials in Salem, fear gripped the small settlement of Springfield, Massach
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Explore the documents, testimony, and historical context behind one of Massachusetts’ earliest witch trials before the exhibition closes Sunday, February 1:
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#DYK you can still examine the evidence from Springfield's 1651 witchcraft trial #AtTheMuseums?
Extended by popular demand, step into the case on the second floor of the Wood Museum of Springfield History and decide for yourself—what would your verdict have been?
Extended by popular demand, step into the case on the second floor of the Wood Museum of Springfield History and decide for yourself—what would your verdict have been?
Featured: Longcase Clock (1765), mahogany case with oak secondary wood, weight-powered, eight-day movement with hour strike on a bell, animation in arch of brass dial, by Thomas Brett (London, England; 1747-1809). Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frederic W. Fuller, Jr., 91.F01.
all, moving eyes. The molded base, fluted columns stopped with brass, and a pagoda top capped by three gilded wood finials were typical of mid-18th century, elegantly designed London longcase clocks.
Find this clock in the Michele and Donald D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts.
Find this clock in the Michele and Donald D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts.
running and at the same time provide a bit of mystery to the mechanical device. In this particular clock, the figures of Adam, Eve, and the climbing serpent move with the motion of the pendulum. Other animated parts on the dial include rocking ships, turning windmills, and most eerie of...
view in the museum are Marston’s teapot, two Chippendale chairs and a matching settee, all made in America.
The English clock features various forms of animation. Animation on clock dials in the 18th century was a delightful addition, which could at a glance inform the owner that the clock was...
The English clock features various forms of animation. Animation on clock dials in the 18th century was a delightful addition, which could at a glance inform the owner that the clock was...
From the Collections #AtTheMuseums: Longcase Clock
This longcase English clock once belonged to colonist Nymphas Marston, whose portrait by John Singleton Copley is displayed in the D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts. Colonists like Marston often imported major furniture pieces from England. Also on...
This longcase English clock once belonged to colonist Nymphas Marston, whose portrait by John Singleton Copley is displayed in the D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts. Colonists like Marston often imported major furniture pieces from England. Also on...
RESULTS ARE IN! The people have spoken—and the prehistoric favorites from Jurassic Gingerbread #AtTheMuseums have been crowned!
Discover the top picks in the adult, family, and youth categories:
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Featured: Juroffice Holiday Party by the Salva Family
Discover the top picks in the adult, family, and youth categories:
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Featured: Juroffice Holiday Party by the Salva Family
Dowling in the D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts
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Moonwatch Image: Wikimedia Commons, courtesy of the Smithsonian Institution.
One Foot in Two Places Image: Cashel, 2025, Olwen Dowling, monotype drypoint. Courtesy of the artist.
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Moonwatch Image: Wikimedia Commons, courtesy of the Smithsonian Institution.
One Foot in Two Places Image: Cashel, 2025, Olwen Dowling, monotype drypoint. Courtesy of the artist.
the stars at Observatory Night
Saturday, January 24: Discover how numbers power what you love when Math Alive! opens in the Springfield Science Museum
Saturday, January 31: Where Memory, Land, and Identity Meet in One Foot in Two Places: Monotype Prints and Etchings by Olwen O’Herlihy...
Saturday, January 24: Discover how numbers power what you love when Math Alive! opens in the Springfield Science Museum
Saturday, January 31: Where Memory, Land, and Identity Meet in One Foot in Two Places: Monotype Prints and Etchings by Olwen O’Herlihy...
Happy New Year!
2026 is shaping up to be full of discovery #AtTheMuseums—new exhibits, new programs, and new ways to explore together.
Coming up soon:
Thursday, January 8: The return of Museums a la Carte with Operation Moonwatch
Sunday, January 18: School's out on Monday, so stay up late with...
2026 is shaping up to be full of discovery #AtTheMuseums—new exhibits, new programs, and new ways to explore together.
Coming up soon:
Thursday, January 8: The return of Museums a la Carte with Operation Moonwatch
Sunday, January 18: School's out on Monday, so stay up late with...
Donate | Springfield Museums
The Museums are grateful for the donation of any kind, however small. Your contribution helps to inspire exploration and education across disciplines.
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Help us close out the year strong with a gift to the Annual Fund. Your donation will support future exhibits and programs—and will be matched dollar-for-dollar by a generous, anonymous donor!
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