Imaging Science: Discovery Through Photography
June, 2021
Through our series of webinars, learn how you can use your camera to observe the world at different scales and get inspired by guest experts.
Amaryllis to ZZ: Unearthing the Science of Houseplant Care
April 29, 2021
Houseplants have grown increasingly popular over the last year of confinement. Whether a novice or pro, join us and fellow indoor garden enthusiasts for a conversation about the science of houseplant care.
Virtual Girls Day: Icky Science
March 13, 2021
Girls Day, offered twice a year, celebrates women who are exploring, researching, and innovating in fields of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).
Teen Science Café: Equity in Healthcare
March 5, 2021
Designed by teens for teens, this event brings together scientists and high-school students to explore new research and discuss what inspires and influences people to pursue careers in STEM. At our next Zoom webinar, meet experts in the field of equity in healthcare.
Museum Mini Courses for Adults
Ongoing
Explore the intersection of art and science in our hands-on short course series for adults. Choose a topic, then learn about current and past MIT research as you build, experiment, and create.
Hands-on Science for Families
Ongoing
Explore the intersection of art and science in our hands-on short series designed for families. Choose a topic, then gather the family together as you learn about current and past MIT research and build, experiment, and create.
Teen Science Café: Sustainability Today, Solutions for Tomorrow
December 18, 2020
Our popular Teen Science Cafe connecting teens with researchers and each other goes online!
Curator Talk: The Polaroid Project
October 29, 2020
Join curators Deborah Douglas, William Ewing, and Barbara Hitchcock for a special in-depth look at The Polaroid Project: At the Intersection of Art and Technology.
Study Group: COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2 and the Pandemic
Ongoing
The MIT Museum is organizing a study group in conjunction with MIT Biology’s publicly available course on the coronavirus and pandemic.
Virtual Girls Day
October 3, 2020
Girls Day, offered twice a year, celebrates women who are exploring, researching, and innovating in fields of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). Our fall 2020 program will focus on the intersection of art and science.
Money for Nothing: An Author Talk with Thomas Levenson and Carl Zimmer
September 24, 2020
Join us for an evening discussion with author Thomas Levenson and his friend and fellow science writer Carl Zimmer as they explore the intersection of science, math, and the birth of the modern financial system by way of Levenson’s newly published book, Money for Nothing.
Science Trivia Night
September 14, 2020
Gather your friends, roommates, and Zoom-mates to test your knowledge of quirky factoids and Institute curiosities.
Imaging Science
June 6 - 20, 2020
Join in a two-week celebration of documenting the world through photography. After a kick-off webinar, take and share your own images then come back for a final event, and meet winners from the MIT Koch Institute's annual photography contest who will discuss their work, and pick their favorites from your submissions.
Teen Science Café: The Technology and Ethics of Genetic Engineering
August 5, 2020
Our popular Teen Science Cafe connecting teens with researchers goes online!
Virtual Teen Science Cafe: Designing the Future
May 25, 2020
Our popular Teen Science Cafe connecting high school students with scientists goes on-line!
Painting with Light
May 26, 2020
Join Seth Riskin, Manager of the MIT Museum Studio and Compton Gallery, for a workshop inspired by Professor Gyorgy Kepes’s photograms.
Physics and Photography Workshop for Adults
Feb 13, Mar 24, Apr 21, 2020, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
PLEASE NOTE: These workshops have been cancelled.
SEM Small Talk
Spring 2020
PLEASE NOTE: All drop-in activities are suspended while the museum remains close. Drop by and watch as a scanning electron microscope (SEM) magnifies objects over 5000 times.
Feb Fest
February 17 – 22, 2020
Join us for Feb Fest, our annual celebration during February school vacation, with daily hands-on activities, workshops, and more.
Neuroscience Paint Night
April 17, 2019, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Create a painting of cerebral cortex neurons and hear about Eyewire, a cutting-edge, video game-based citizen science project.
Teen Science Café: Nanoscale Engineering
February 23, 2019, 6 - 8:30 p.m.
Learn about nano-engineering and how it impacts our lives from the scientists researching it!
Chain Reaction Contraption Construction Help Sessions
October 19, 26 & November 16, 2017, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Want help designing your contraption for the Friday After Thanksgiving Chain Reaction? Join us for contraption construction building help sessions.
Polaroid Day
November 9, 2019
Join us for a special day celebrating Polaroid and its development of instant photography. Hear stories of how artists informed the technology and how technology provided new ways for photographers to work.
Girls Day
November 2, 2019
Each November and March we honor the contributions of women in science and encourage girls to stay excited about all things STEM.
LGBTQ+STEM
August 8, 2019, 6 - 8:30 p.m.
Celebrate LGBTQ+ contributions to Boston area university research through short presentations and the chance to mingle with researchers and others.
Moon Shots
July 20, 2019, 6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Our celebration of the 50th anniversary of the first humans landing on the moon continues into the night with a 21+ over-the-moon event.
Lunar Day
July 20, 2019
Come celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first humans landing on the moon. Travel back to 1969 to learn about MIT’s critical role in the mission, and meet researchers who will offer a glimpse of the future of space exploration.
Book Talk: Richard Bertman: The Sculptures
June 19, 2019, 6 - 7:30 p.m.
Join author Christina Lanzl and Richard Bertman, as they discuss Bertman's work and new book Richard Bertman:The Sculptures.
Glass Band Performance
May 21, 2019, 6 - 7 p.m.
Immerse yourself in a soundscape of glass-blown music. MIT’s Glass Lab Director Peter Houk, star musician Mark Stewart, and their Glass Band colleagues will create a one-of-a-kind symphony of sound.
Cambridge Science Festival
April 12 - 21, 2019
Every April, as part of this city-wide festival, enjoy performances, learn about cutting-edge research, and meet scientists and engineers of all kinds.
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