The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum is a museum in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States located in the

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Memorial Building, which until 2009 housed the Connecticut Valley Historical Museum. The museum opened in June 2017. It is located on the Quadrangle along with the Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden and other museums.

Exhibits

The museum has several rooms on the main floor with interactive sculptures, exhibits, and original and reproduced artwork from 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 family and fan correspondence. The basement, called Cat's Corner, has art workspace and copies of Dr. Seuss Books to read.

Controversy

The Seuss Museum was set to host a Children's Literature Festival featuring three children's authors, Lisa Yee,

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, and

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on October 14, 2017. On October 5, the three authors posted a statement on their

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accounts explaining their reason for canceling, namely, a recently painted mural featuring a Chinese

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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.

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Museums in Springfield, Massachusetts Dr. Seuss Children's museums in Massachusetts 2017 establishments in Massachusetts Literary museums in the United States {{Massachusetts-museum-stub