In 1927 a new building was constructed to hold the collections of "natural, civil, military, literary, ecclesiastical and genealogical materials" belonging to The Connecticut Valley Historical Society, which had previously stored its collections at the City Library.[3][4] It was designed by local architect Max Westhoff.[3]
By 2007 plans had been made to renovate the building and repurpose it for a Dr. Seuss themed installation (later expanded into a full museum).[4] The materials hosted in the museum were moved to a nearby office building in 2009.[5]
The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museumedit
In March 2015, the Springfield Museums announced the opening of the new Seuss-focused museum.[5] At the time, plans were made to open the first floor of the museum in June 2016, with the second floor to follow in 2017.[5] Ultimately, both floors opened in June 2017.
Exhibitsedit
The museum has several rooms on the main floor which contain a "Seussian version of Springfield",[5] with interactive sculptures, exhibits, and original and reproduced artwork from Dr. Seuss.[6] The upper level has original oil paintings, a recreation of Geisel's La Jolla studio, complete with his drawing board and other original items, and family and fan correspondence.[7][8] The basement, called Cat's Corner, has art workspace and copies of Dr. Seuss Books to read.[9]
Readingvilleedit
The Readingville Exhibit houses The ABC Wall, an interactive larger-than-life wall version of Dr. Seuss's ABC, which allowed children to touch various letters, hear the phonetic sound of the letter being pressed, and see the artwork from the book appear on the wall with the associated text below.[10][11]
Controversyedit
The Seuss Museum was set to host a Children's Literature Festival featuring three children's authors, Lisa Yee, Mike Curato, and Mo Willems on October 14, 2017. On October 5, the three authors posted a statement on their Twitter accounts explaining their reason for canceling, namely, a recently painted mural featuring a Chinese racial stereotype from Seuss' first book And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street. The museum canceled the event and also decided to remove the mural. The event was not rescheduled despite the authors thanking the museum for its quick action and offering to fulfill their speaking engagements.[12]
Referencesedit
^Craggs, Ryan (2017-06-05). "A Museum Dedicated to Dr. Seuss Just Opened". Condé Nast Traveler. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
^"Oh the Places You'll Go! Dr. Seuss museum opens its doors". USA TODAY. 2017-06-05. Retrieved 2018-08-21.
^ ab"Connecticut Valley Historical Museum, Springfield, Massachusetts at MuseumsUSA.org". www.museumsusa.org. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
^ abMastriano, Pam (2014-11-23). "Museums announce major grants to fund renovations to Pynchon Building". masslive. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
^ abcdCook, Greg (March 19, 2015). "Dr. Seuss Museum—The 1st In The World—Is Coming To His Mass. Hometown". www.wbur.org. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
^"Dr. Seuss Museum | Springfield Museums". Retrieved 20 August 2019.
^"Springfield Museums unveils new interactive exhibits added to Amazing World of Dr. Seuss". 12 June 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
^MacEacheran, Mike (12 October 2018). "The US city that taught children to laugh". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 2023-08-29.
^"The Cat's Corner | Springfield Museums". Retrieved 20 August 2019.
^"Readingville- Seuss in Springfield". Retrieved 8 May 2023.
^Hauser, Christine (2017-10-06). "Dr. Seuss Museum Will Remove Mural After Authors Object to 'Racial Stereotype'". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
amazing, world, seuss, museum, museum, springfield, massachusetts, united, states, located, william, pynchon, memorial, building, which, until, 2009, housed, connecticut, valley, historical, museum, museum, opened, june, 2017, located, quadrangle, along, with,. The Amazing World of Dr Seuss Museum is a museum in Springfield Massachusetts United States located in the William Pynchon Memorial Building which until 2009 housed the Connecticut Valley Historical Museum The museum opened in June 2017 1 2 It is located on the Quadrangle along with the Dr Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden and other museums Amazing World of Dr Seuss MuseumEstablishedJune 2017LocationSpringfield MassachusettsTypeLiterary and children s museumWebsitespringfieldmuseums wbr org Contents 1 History 1 1 Connecticut Valley Historical Museum 1 2 The Amazing World of Dr Seuss Museum 2 Exhibits 2 1 Readingville 3 Controversy 4 References 5 External linksHistory editConnecticut Valley Historical Museum edit In 1927 a new building was constructed to hold the collections of natural civil military literary ecclesiastical and genealogical materials belonging to The Connecticut Valley Historical Society which had previously stored its collections at the City Library 3 4 It was designed by local architect Max Westhoff 3 By 2007 plans had been made to renovate the building and repurpose it for a Dr Seuss themed installation later expanded into a full museum 4 The materials hosted in the museum were moved to a nearby office building in 2009 5 The Amazing World of Dr Seuss Museum edit In March 2015 the Springfield Museums announced the opening of the new Seuss focused museum 5 At the time plans were made to open the first floor of the museum in June 2016 with the second floor to follow in 2017 5 Ultimately both floors opened in June 2017 Exhibits editThe museum has several rooms on the main floor which contain a Seussian version of Springfield 5 with interactive sculptures exhibits and original and reproduced artwork from Dr Seuss 6 The upper level has original oil paintings a recreation of Geisel s La Jolla studio complete with his drawing board and other original items and family and fan correspondence 7 8 The basement called Cat s Corner has art workspace and copies of Dr Seuss Books to read 9 Readingville edit The Readingville Exhibit houses The ABC Wall an interactive larger than life wall version of Dr Seuss s ABC which allowed children to touch various letters hear the phonetic sound of the letter being pressed and see the artwork from the book appear on the wall with the associated text below 10 11 Controversy editThe Seuss Museum was set to host a Children s Literature Festival featuring three children s authors Lisa Yee Mike Curato and Mo Willems on October 14 2017 On October 5 the three authors posted a statement on their Twitter accounts explaining their reason for canceling namely a recently painted mural featuring a Chinese racial stereotype from Seuss first book And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street The museum canceled the event and also decided to remove the mural The event was not rescheduled despite the authors thanking the museum for its quick action and offering to fulfill their speaking engagements 12 References edit Craggs Ryan 2017 06 05 A Museum Dedicated to Dr Seuss Just Opened Conde Nast Traveler Retrieved 2018 08 21 Oh the Places You ll Go Dr Seuss museum opens its doors USA TODAY 2017 06 05 Retrieved 2018 08 21 a b Connecticut Valley Historical Museum Springfield Massachusetts at MuseumsUSA org www museumsusa org Retrieved 2023 02 22 a b Mastriano Pam 2014 11 23 Museums announce major grants to fund renovations to Pynchon Building masslive Retrieved 2023 02 22 a b c d Cook Greg March 19 2015 Dr Seuss Museum The 1st In The World Is Coming To His Mass Hometown www wbur org Retrieved 2023 08 29 Dr Seuss Museum Springfield Museums Retrieved 20 August 2019 Springfield Museums unveils new interactive exhibits added to Amazing World of Dr Seuss 12 June 2019 Retrieved 20 August 2019 MacEacheran Mike 12 October 2018 The US city that taught children to laugh www bbc com Retrieved 2023 08 29 The Cat s Corner Springfield Museums Retrieved 20 August 2019 Readingville Retrieved 8 May 2023 Readingville Seuss in Springfield Retrieved 8 May 2023 Hauser Christine 2017 10 06 Dr Seuss Museum Will Remove Mural After Authors Object to Racial Stereotype The New York Times Retrieved 2017 10 06 External links editOfficial website 42 06 14 N 72 35 13 W 42 104 N 72 587 W 42 104 72 587 nbsp This Massachusetts museum related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Amazing World of Dr Seuss Museum amp oldid 1188196066, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
