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 was inaugurated in June 2017. It is located on the Quadrilatero along with the Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden and other museums.
The museum has several rooms on the main floor with interactive sculptures, exhibits and original and reproduced artwork by Dr. Seuss. The upper level has original oil paintings, a recreation of Geisel's studio, complete with his drawing board and other original items, and correspondence from family and fans. The basement, called Cat's Corner, has an art work space and copies of Dr. Seuss's books for you to read.
On October 14, 2017, the Seuss Museum would host a Children's Literature Festival with three children's authors, Lisa Yee, Mike Curato and Mo Willems. On October 5, the three authors posted a statement on their Twitter accounts explaining the reason for the cancellation.
Namely, a recently painted mural with a Chinese racial stereotype taken 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 commitments.
The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum
Address: 21 Edwards St, Springfield, MA 01103 (USA)
Phone: +1 413 263 6800
Site:
https://springfieldmuseums.org/Location inserted by
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