Join us at the museum for a special open house and enjoy a sneak peek of the museum before it opens to the public. Enjoy complimentary refreshments. Onsite language support available.

Saturday, October 1
12pm–5:00pm

Free to all Cambridge, MA residents with proof of address.
No pre-registration necessary.

Sign up for Cambridge Resident Membership and enjoy free admission throughout the year.

See below the list of activities and programs scheduled throughout the day.

Drop-in Activities:

12pm–4:00pm – Mobiles in the Maker Hub

1pm–3:00pm – What If: Microscopy in the Learning Lab

3:30pm–4:30pm – Thermal Selfies in The Exchange

Collections Workshop Programs:

1-1:45pm
Audiovisual Material at the MIT Museum: Join Digital Archivist Ariel Weinberg for a view of the many formats of audiovisual material in the Museum’s collection.

3-3:45pm
Mapping Cambridge: Join Libby Meier, Assistant Curator of the Hart Nautical Collections, for a close-up look at maps of Cambridge throughout its history.

4-4:45pm
Made in Cambridge: Join Director of Collections Deborah Douglas for a look at objects from Cambridge’s scientific and industrial heritage, and Assistant Curator of Science and Technology Florencia Pierri for a conversation about the city’s processed food history.

Gallery Tours:

12:30-1:00pm
Gallery Tour, MIT Collects: Join Director of Collections Deborah Douglas for a tour of the MIT Collects gallery.

3-3:30pm
Gallery Tour, To Look and Learn: The Creative Photography Laboratory at MIT: Join architecture curator Gary Van Zante for a tour of To Look and Learn: The Creative Photography Laboratory at MIT.