Are you a character? It’s time to show off #AtTheMuseums! The Springfield Museums always welcome new staff, especially when it means bringing the Grinch, the Cat in the Hat, and other Dr. Seuss characters to life! If you are interested in working as a costumed character or as a handler, email famprograms@springfieldmuseums.org and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible. We welcome all and any willing helpers! #HelpWanted #CostumeCharacter #SeussInSpringfield #SpringfieldMuseums #WesternMass
Springfield Museums
Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
Springfield, MA 1,182 followers
Five plus One equals FUN! Come Play with Us!
About us
Located in the heart of downtown Springfield, Massachusetts, Springfield Museums, home of the Amazing World of Dr. Seuss, is comprised of five world-class museums and a sculpture garden: Five plus One equals FUN. Please visit the Michele & Donald D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts, the George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum, the Springfield Science Museum, the Lyman & Merrie Wood Museum of Springfield History, the Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum and the Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden. One admission gives access to all attractions plus changing exhibits, facilitated hands on/minds on activity centers, and programing for all ages.
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http://springfieldmuseums.org
External link for Springfield Museums
- Industry
- Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Springfield, MA
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1857
- Specialties
- Springfield History, Dr. Seuss, Art, and Science
Locations
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Primary
21 Edwards Street
Springfield, MA 01103, US
Employees at Springfield Museums
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Pashea Benton
Head of Customer Relationship Management | Brand & Advertising @ MassMutual | CRM, Lifecycle and Email Activation Strategist
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Deena Maniscalchi
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Ryan McCollum
Political Consultant/ Lobbyist RMC Strategies
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Heather Haskell
Director of the Springfield Art Museums at Springfield Museums
Updates
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Pick your pottery piece today #AtTheMuseums! Artist Michelle Crowningshield is a natural-born creator, with a wild spirit and an insatiable desire to make one-of-a-kind works of art in all mediums. Her pottery is now available in the Hanmer Family Museum Store! Parking is always free and museum admission is not required to shop. Follow #MerchAtTheMuseums to keep up with all our Museum Store items. #Pottery #HanmerMuseumStore #Shopping #Museums #SpringfieldMuseums #WesternMass
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Join us for Sensory Friendly Sunday #AtTheMuseums! On Sunday, July 14 from 9am–11am, enjoy a modified experience in the Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum and the Springfield Science Museum that enables people with differing abilities to experience all these Museums have to offer! https://lnkd.in/eTEHXcdq Don’t forget to stop by the Cat’s Corner in the Dr. Seuss Museum to utilize these new sensory toys, only available during Sensory Friendly Sunday! A special thank you to Adelbrook for sponsoring this week’s Sensory Friendly Sunday! #SensoryFriendly #SensoryFriendlySunday #Science #SeussInSpringfield #SpringfieldMuseums #WesternMass #Adelbrook
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Stay cool this summer thanks to this Grinchmas In July deal #AtTheMuseums! Use code SUMMER at checkout to take $10 off all membership levels now through July 31. Members can enjoy all our special exhibits, planetariums, programs, and much more all year long. It’s guaranteed fun for everyone! Become a member today: https://lnkd.in/dq_D_A9k #GrinchmasInJuly #Membership #Discount #SeussInSpringfield #SpringfieldMuseums #WesternMass
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Happy Birthday to the beloved, influential artist Frida Kahlo! Celebrate her life and legacy today by walking through “Frida Kahlo, Her Photos” #AtTheMuseums, where you can glimpse the woman behind the artist through personal photographs! Open now through September 8: https://lnkd.in/eQaZYzQs Exhibition by Museo Frida Kahlo, Museo Diego Rivera Anahuacalli, Diego Rivera & Frida Kahlo Archives, and Banco de México, Fiduciary in the Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo Museum Trust. Organized by TE | Exhibitions & Cultural Production. Sponsored locally by Excel Dryer, Raymond James of Springfield MA, and the Sachdev Family. Presented in collaboration with the Mi Museo Committee. #FridaKahloHerPhotos #FridaKahlo #Exhibition #Photographs #SpringfieldMuseums #WesternMass
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From the Collections #AtTheMuseums: Twenty Dollar Bill by John Haberle Trompe l’oeil still life paintings, intended to “fool the eye” with their illusions of reality, became popular in America after the Civil War. American artist John Haberle stands out as one of the most accomplished painters in this specialized style. Haberle was one of a group of artists referred to as “money painters,” who emerged during the late 19th century in response to the economic and social concerns the country was facing. By using United States currency as their subject matter, the artists expressed their opinions about the great personal fortunes being made and the country’s obsession with the rich and famous. #CollectionsAtTheMuseums #Painting #StillLife #Art #SpringfieldMuseums #WesternMass #Highlight Twenty Dollar Bill (1890), oil on canvas by John Haberle (American, 1856-1933). Gift of Charles T. and Emilie Shean, 39.10.
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Happy 4th of July! A reminder that the Museums are CLOSED today but the Dr. Seuss Sculpture Garden is open for strolling. #DidYouKnow Currier & Ives published several prints commemorating the signing of the Declaration of Independence? While other compositions picture the numerous men who signed the document, this scene portrays the authors: Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert Livingston. A detailed inscription provides a history of the declaration’s origins to its acceptance on July 4, 1776. This print was published in 1876. #AtTheMuseums #FourthOfJuly #SpringfieldMuseums The Declaration Committee (1876), hand-colored lithograph by Currier & Ives (American, 1834-1907). Gift of Lenore B. and Sidney A. Alpert supplemented with Museum Acquisitions Funds, 2004.D03.727. Not on view.
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Learn the complexities of city planning in “Designing Downtown” #AtTheMuseums! Utilize maps, blueprints, and other historical documents to discover how the city of Springfield came to be as well as what it could have been: https://lnkd.in/eG3E3YhH #CityPlanning #DesigningDowntown #Springfield #Massachusetts #History #SpringfieldMuseums
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The Springfield Museums seek a literacy consultant to review our educational programming and advise on future initiatives. This consultation is part of the “Innovative Informal Learning to Foster Early Childhood Literacy” project, made possible by the generous funding of the Dr. Seuss Foundation and the Davis Foundation. https://lnkd.in/e8NuqRxJ #RequestForProposals #LiteracyConsultant #SpringfieldMuseums #WesternMass
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From the Collections #AtTheMuseums: Bust of Edouard Colbert by Antoine Coysevox Born in Lyon, France in 1640, and son of a sculptor, Antoine Coysevox grew to be a sculptor as well, engaging with the Baroque and Louis XIV styles of art. His skill won him favor with nobility and the royal family, for whom he designed tombs with effigies and portrait busts. In 1666, his favor with the royal family paid off as he gained the title of “Sculptor to the King,” the king at this time being Louis XIV (1638-1715). Coysevox’s portraits could express both the psychological depth of the person depicted and the importance of their social status. Featured in this white marble bust, Edouard Colbert, Marquis de Villacerf was the Minister of War for Louis XIII and a senior official in Louis XIV’s government. The stern gaze and restrained facial expression noted in Coysevox’s bust serve to signify Colbert’s high social standing and extreme intellect. #CollectionsAtTheMuseums #Sculpture #Art #SpringfieldMuseums #WesternMass #Highlight Bust of Edouard Colbert, Marquis de Villacerf (around 1690-1700), white marble made by Antoine Coysevox (French, 1640-1720). The Gilbert H. Montague Collection. 69.S01.
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