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Animals are a common interest among children. Whether they’re in love with cats of all shapes and sizes or fascinated by the destructive power of a shark’s jaws, children can learn...
Learners of all ages can learn about the science of fossilization, dinosaur species and their adaptations, and the history of the discovery of fossils and footprints right here in western MA...
Learning about Jewish culture and history often leads parents and children to conversations about their own family’s history, culture, and traditions. In celebration of Passover, families can connect to Jewish culture...
April is just the start of exciting events at the Emily Dickinson Museum, with family friendly opportunities to explore the museum and educator programs throughout the coming months. There are so...
Young Hampshire College alumni are presenting their work on culture, sustainability, and history this month at the Hampshire College Art Gallery.
With more than 1,700 specimens, including dinosaur skeletons and footprints, the Beneski Museum of Natural History, Amherst College is one of New England’s treasures. Admission is free and a visit always...
Looking at art and material culture gives parents and children an opportunity to make discoveries together and create shared experiences. Museums allow us to engage with distant cultures, imagine times long...
Lead by a visit to the Springfield Museums' new exhibit, "Leaving Our Mark: In Celebration of the Pencil," families can explore not only the role of pencils and paper in art-making,...
Step back in time to a simpler day when holiday celebrations involved cooking over an open fire and illuminating homes with candlelight - the month of December offers opportunities to experience...
10 Learning Adventures with Museums10 this Holiday Season Don’t stay cooped up this winter! Museum adventures await you—make art with your children, enjoy contemporary art yourself, take in a gallery talk,...
Celebrate National Picture Book Month this November with the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art! Special story times, performances, a day all about Alice in Wonderland, and more await you...
Explore archaeology, open hearth cooking, colonial life, and so much more at Historic Deerfield this October. Who knew there were so many fun (and tasty!) ways to get to know history?
For 40 years the UMCA has been leading the way for art and art education, and their exciting exhibitions this fall showcase the talent of dynamic artist Chuck Close, as...
A vital part of the community since 2008, DownStreet Art helps to promote community access to and participation in the arts. Offering monthly community celebrations of arts and culture during...
Shedding light on an art form that's constantly accessible to us, the new online resource Illustration History offers an in-depth look at the many genres of illustration and the artists who...
The Smith College Museum of Art has seen a lot of exciting activity this summer, with renovations to the lower level that will be unveiled in October, offering new ways for...
Experience, investigate, and explore world-class art and hidden treasures at Amherst College's Mead Art Museum. In July, families can travel the world without ever leaving the area through the Mead’s family...
This month in "Museum Adventures: Highlights from Western MA Museum Educators," Maureen Turner shares highlights from the Yiddish Book Center. Visitors to the Center don’t need to be able to...
Anytime arts & cultural organizations collaborate the results are likely to be greater than the sum of the equal parts. Museums10 is a powerhouse of creativity in the Western Mass region-...
What will the Pioneer Valley look like 1,000 years from now? Artist Jonathon Keats and Amherst College's Mead Art Museum are committed to finding out - with a Millennium camera,...
Maple sugar season! Sienna Wildfield, Founder, HilltownFamilies.org joined Mass Appeal this past week, highlighting community-based resources and events that use the Maple sugar season as a catalyst for learning, celebrating...
Clark Art Institute's Machine Age Modernism exhibition explores groundbreaking printmaking and offers community-based learning opportunity on art history. Exhibition opens February 28, 2015 in Williamstown, MA.
Engage in creative free play during school vacation week by visiting the Berkshire Museum for 10 Days of play, an annual celebration that honors the importance of play in the everyday...
Hilltown Families and Mass Appeal (a weekday, hour-long lifestyle program on NBC) have teamed up to offer a live monthly segment on WWLP 22News! Each month, Hilltown Families' Founder &...
Western Mass is home to an incredible array of community-based resources that offer a diversity of embedded learning opportunities. From historical societies to libraries, trails to art galleries, there are numerous...
The Williams College Museum of Art will have a ragamala exhibit starting at the end of September. This miniature work of art comes from the museum’s remarkable Indian art collection. They...
Imagine a historic fingerprint that goes back 6,000 years? The Mount Holyoke College Art Museum’s latest exhibition, "The Potter’s Tale: Contextualizing 6,000 Years of Ceramics," draws the curtain back on some...
The idea of an extinct species is a chilling one, and the case of the passenger pigeon is one of rapidly declining numbers actually bottoming out at zero; an incredible blow...
Remember the French movie "Amelie," when Amelie finds the hidden box containing a boy's memories behind the wall in her bathroom? Something similar happened in Hingham, MA, in 2008, except it...
Emily Dickinson, born and raised in Amherst, MA, is one of western Massachusetts many notable poets and writers. The Emily Dickinson Museum, comprising of the Dickinson Homestead and The Evergreens, welcomes...