Arts and Culture

An eclectic marketplace featuring original artwork from Western Mass and New England's most creative talent where you will find unique, handcrafted, up-cycled and refinished pieces.

Step, climb, or crawl your way into a world of imagination and play. The Museum's mission is to enhance the educational and cultural awareness of all children through the arts, the sciences, and the world around them.

Somos una institución educativa con la misión de desarrollar nuestras generaciones para el mañana siendo efectivas en el presente. We are an educational institution with the mission of developing our generation for tomorrow to be effective in the present.

We are a bilingual academy with the focus of educating children and young people in the art of music and helping those who want to continue studying professionally.

El Corazón de Holyoke rises with the people to bring back hope and activity as we begin to embrace new life post-pandemic. Local artists have created artworks that center the importance of cultural identity as our ancestral technology of survival and resilience through joy, connection to place, connection to community, and link to our ancestors. These are the things that keep us going, that bring us life in moments of hardship. “¡Arriba, corazones!”, as Ruth Fernandez would say. We are here, and we survive. Our stories carry us forward. El Corazón de Holyoke se levanta con la gente para renovar la esperanza, generar energía y actividad mientras nos preparamos para salir de esta pandemia. Los artistas locales han creado obras de arte que centran la importancia de la identidad cultural como nuestra tecnología ancestral de supervivencia y resiliencia a través de la alegría, la conexión con el lugar, la conexión con la comunidad y el vínculo con nuestros antepasados. Estas son las cosas que nos mantienen en movimiento, que nos dan vida en momentos difíciles. “¡Arriba, corazones!”, como diría Ruth Fernandez. Estamos aquí y sobrevivimos. Nuestras historias nos llevan adelante.

Flora! The Shop is an eclectic gift shop & gallery Lots of Holyoke Merch, Parade Tartan, Local Art and great gifts by small makers from Boston to Brooklyn to Burbank to Bombay & Beyond Home of the "Holyoke... being Awesome since 1873' Candle Come check us out!

Gateway City Arts is a venue for events, entertainment, dining, art-making, teaching and learning.

Historical Tours of Greater Holyoke gives tours of canals, churches, cemeteries, parks, reservoirs, and streets in and around Holyoke. Numerous free public tours are on my web site. Paid private group and organization tours are also possible.

The Holyoke Preservation Trust is a non-profit organization that works to preserve Holyoke's historic architectural heritage, culture and history for present and future generations. We aim to educate, inspire and encourage historic preservation throughout the city by offering activities, programs and technical assistance.

Holyoke’s “Library in a Park” combines the city’s rich history with state-of-the-art facilities and a wide range of resources for children, teens, and general library users. Our historic 1902 building and murals were fully restored in 2013. The Library’s free meeting spaces can be reserved by non-profits for community events.