Springfield Museums to Celebrate Dr. Seuss’ Birthday on March 1
SPRINGFIELD — Springfield Museums will present its annual Dr. Seuss Birthday Celebration on Saturday, March 1 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., rain, shine, or snow. All are invited to an all-day salute to beloved children’s author and Springfield native Theodor Seuss Geisel on his 121st birthday. Click here for a full schedule of activities, which are free with museum admission.
“We are overjoyed to celebrate with Dr. Seuss fans young and old on this very special day,” said Abby Garner, Family Engagement coordinator for Springfield Museums. “This is a day to explore, be inventive, and discover your own sense of Seussian innovation.”
Visitors will have the opportunity to meet Dr. Seuss’s most iconic character, the Cat in the Hat. “There is so much joy when children meet the Cat,” said Larissa Murray, director of Education. “Having a favorite book character come to life — and give you a high five — is just magical.”
As with all family programing at Springfield Museums, family-fun days like the annual Dr. Seuss Birthday Celebration mix fun with learning.
Visitors can also celebrate in the Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum, the first and only museum devoted to Geisel. The fully bilingual (Spanish and English) first floor features family-friendly, interactive exhibits exploring Dr. Seuss’s Springfield roots and providing opportunities to experiment with new sounds and vocabulary, play rhyming games, and invent stories, all in line with Geisel’s revolutionary role in changing how we learn to read — by making it fun.
On the lower level, visitors can stop into the Cat’s Corner to engage in facilitated, hands-on literacy activities. And on the second floor, which was curated by Geisel’s two stepdaughters and great-nephew, visitors can see Geisel’s art studio and living room (with the furniture and art materials he used). The galleries also feature never-publicly displayed art, family photographs and letters, and the original Geisel Grove sign that used to hang in Forest Park. Guests can even find Theophrastus, the toy stuffed dog Geisel’s mother gave to him when he was a boy in Springfield.
