Events

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Museums

Amelia Park Children’s Museum: Permanent exhibit: Hands-on activities and creative exhibits, including the Hurricane Simulator. Sign up online for a play session at ameliaparkmuseum.org. Mon., 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; Thu.-Sun., 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Open for groups Tues. and Wed. $8 adults; $8 children (12 months and older); $4 grandparents/seniors (60+); military personnel and teachers receive a 10% discount off the price of regular admission; members and infants free. 29 South Broad St., Westfield or ameliaparkmuseum.org.

Amherst History Museum: Permanent exhibit: Open through Sept. See the museum’s collection of artworks and more. Sat., 11 a.m.-3 p.m., during the summer. 67 Amity St., Amherst.

Children’s Museum at Holyoke: Permanent exhibit includes the Wiggle and Wash Vet Clinic, a toddler merry-go-round and a STEM-based cash register for kids. Hours: Tues.-Fri., 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sun., noon-4 p.m. Closed Mondays.

Admission: Children & adults $8; seniors (62+) $5; children under 1 and members are free. 444 Dwight St., Holyoke or childrensmuseumholyoke.org.

Connecticut Trolley Museum: Summer hours: Open daily except Mon., from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., through Sept. 4.

Storytime Trolleys: Tue., Fri. at 11 a.m. through Sept. 4. Featuring stories about the adventures of trolleys and trains. Included with paid admission. For more information visit www. cttrolley.org. Admission: $12 adults, $11 seniors, $11 for youth, $9 for children ages 2-11, half off for members. 58 North Road, East Windsor or cttrolley.org.

East Longmeadow Historical

Commission Museum: Permanent exhibit: Featured at the museum are East Longmeadow artifacts pertaining to the quarries, local Native Americans, period clothing, the railroad system, and much more. Open 1 to 3 p.m. on the third Saturday of the month, Sept.-June, weather permitting. Free. 87 Maple St., East Longmeadow

Edith Wharton: The Mount: Open for the 2023 season: The Main House & Bookstore are now open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., through Sept. 4. Grounds are free and open daily from dawn to dusk, unless otherwise posted. Special events may affect hours. Admission: Adults $20, seniors (65+) $18; students with ID $13; children and teens 18 and under free; military with ID $10 discount, extends to one family member. 2 Plunkett St., Lenox or edithwharton.org.

Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art: “The Art & Storytelling of Claire A. Nivola,” through Nov. 5. “Eric Carle Loves Japan,” through Aug. 20. Featuring never-beforeseen photos of Carle’s visits to Japan over a 32-year period.

Permanent exhibit: Gabrielle

Healy Carroll Storytime Programs are held Tues. and Fri. 10:30 a.m.; Sat. 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.; Sun. 2 p.m., free with admission. Museum hours: Weds.-Fri, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun, noon-5 p.m. $6, $9, $22.50 for a family of four. 125 West Bay Road, Amherst or carlemuseum.org.

Holyoke Heritage State Park: Permanent exhibit: Preserving the history and culture of Holyoke through permanent exhibits on the paper and textile industry. Featuring a scale model of Mountain Park. Visitor Center open daily noon-4 p.m. For more information, visit mass.gov/ locations/holyoke-heritagestate-park. Free, 221 Appleton St., Holyoke, 413-534-1723.

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame: Permanent exhibit: Three floors with dozens of hands-on exhibits, a regulation sized basketball court and more than 900 artifacts on display. Exhibits include “High Above Center Court,” “Hall of Honor,” “1891 Gallery,” “Players Gallery,” “James Goldstein Superfan gallery,” and “Jerry Colangelo Court of Dreams.” Mon.-Fri., 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat.Sun., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $28 adults (16-24); $23 seniors (63+); $19 youth (5-15); $23 students with valid high school or college ID. free for ages under 5. 1000 West Columbus Ave., Springfield, or hoophall.com.

Norman Rockwell Museum: “Art Tours: Rockwell Studio Tours,” through Nov. 12. 20-minute guided tour of the historic studio where Rockwell painted, corresponded, and posed models for more than 20 years. “Tony Sarg: Genius at Play,” through Nov. 5. “Curator Tours: Genius of Tony Sarg,” through Aug. 26. Join Chief Curator Stephanie Haboush Plunkett for a 40-minute Guided Tour through his diverse portfolio. Tickets at NRM. org/visit. Permanent exhibit: gallery. Hours: Thu.-Mon. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Closed Tues. and Wed. Advance-ticket purchase required; visit nrm.org for more information. $20 adults; $18 seniors, AAA, retire military; $10 college students; free children ages 18 and under, members and active military. 9 Route 183, Stockbridge or nrm.org.

Old Sturbridge Village: Permanent exhibit: Kidstory, an indoor learning gallery in the Visitor’s Center where kids 3-10 can try on period costumes and imagine life in the 1830s; “Neat and Tasty: Getting Dressed in Early New England”; apparel in portraiture. Hours through Oct. 1, Wed.-Sun. 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Standard daytime admission tickets are good for one day and are not valid for special evening programs like Pantoms by Firelight or Christmas by Candlelight. $30 adults, $28 seniors (55+), $15 college students with valid college ID, $15 children 4-17, free for children ages 3 and under. Blue Star Museum Season, through Sept. 4. To gain free admission, military family members will show their military or dependent identification card. “For the Purpose of Illumination.” Learn how New Englanders needed, used, and created artificial lighting methods in the 1830s and see first-hand artifacts from the era. Route 20, Sturbridge or osv.org.

Pan African Historical Museum USA: Permanent exhibit: Exhibitions by local artists. Tues.-Fri., noon-4 p.m. Free. 1500 Main St., Springfield, 413733-1823.

Polish Center of Discovery and Learning: Permanent exhibit: A living monument safeguarding historical objects representative of the material culture of the Polish people