

What's Happening at the MIT Museum during Cambridge Science Festival
Admission to the museum and all events during the festival is free!
For evening and workshop programs pre-registration is strongly encouraged. Please note that all seats will be released to the general public 10 minutes prior to the program’s start time. To guarantee a seat, please arrive early.
Monday, September 25
1:00-2:30pm Afternoon Program: The Hidden Music of Amino Acids
2:30-4:30pm Drop-in Activity: Make your own Automata
6:00-7:30pm Evening Program: Science on Stage: PURE
Tuesday, September 26
12:00-1:00pm Lunch & Learn: Listening to the Universe
2:00-4:45pm Afternoon Program: Decoding the Brain
2:30-4:30pm Drop-in Activity: Make your own Optical Illusion
6:00-7:30pm Evening Program: Sonification: Black Holes, Spiders, and Mycelium
Wednesday, September 27
12:00-2:00pm Afternoon Program: Engineering the Future of Food
3:00-4:30pm Drop-in Activity: Biomaking Seaweed String
3:30-4:30 Afternoon Program: #IfThenSheCan Opening Celebration
Thursday, September 28
12:00-1:00pm Lunch & Learn: Collection Spotlights
2:00-4:00pm Drop-in Activity: Floating Wetland Design Session
2:30-4:30pm Drop-in Activity: Make your own Automata
3:00-4:30pm Afternoon Program: Genome Editing + Health Equity
6:00-8:30pm Evening Program: Blind Spots in Health Equity
Friday, September 29
12:00-1:00pm Lunch & Learn: Who's the Villain?
2:30-4:30pm Drop-in Activity: Make your own Automata
6:00-7:30pm Evening Program: The Life of the Spoken Word
Saturday, September 30
10:00am-12:00pm Drop-in Activity: Make your own Automata
12:00-1:00pm Lunch & Learn: The Conductor’s Jacket
12:00-2:00pm Drop-in Activity: Light Painting Photo Booth
1:00-4:45pm Drop-in Activity: Where Will it Go?
3:00-4:45pm Drop-in Activity: Light Painting Photo Booth
3:00-4:00pm Afternoon Program: The Science of Smart Textiles
6:00-8:00pm Evening Program: Selections from the Woods Hole Film Festival: The Artist and the Astronaut
Sunday, October 1
12:00-4:00pm Drop-In Activity: Explore with the Laser Museum
1:00-3:00pm Afternoon Program: DataWagashi
2:30-5:30pm Drop-in Activity: Make your own Automata