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After Dark: Monsters

All galleries open.

SECOND FLOOR

Essential MIT

Local drinks from Momma's Grocery
Delicious eats from Tandoor and Curry
Sets by Local Beats

Lee Family Exchange

Microscopic Monsters
6:00pm
Dive into the world of microscopy and the hunt for tardigrades.

Historical Sea Monsters: Ancient - Medieval Times
6:30pm
Glen "Squid Man" Gawarkiewicz will entertain with fascinating facts and tales of sea monsters from Classical Times through the Age of Exploration.

Microscopy Meets Virtual Reality
7:30pm - 7:45pm
SyGlass's Brandy Freitas explores a series of sea creatures while demonstrating the SyGlass virtual reality engine designed for scientific data visualization.


Historical Sea Monsters: Age of Exploration - Modern Rhode Island
8:00pm - 8:15pm
Glen "Squid Man" Gawarkiewicz returns with fascinating facts and tales of sea monsters from classical time.

Heide Maker Hub

Monster Mash
6:00 - 9:00 pm
Collaborate with other guests to build your own Exquisite Corpse inspired creatures.

Learning Lab 1

Virtual Monsters
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Try your hand at using the SyGlass virtual reality engine to explore a variety of sea creatures.

The Hunt for Nessie
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Elisabeth (Libby) Meier and Martin Klein share artifacts from the quest to uncover the secrets of the Loch Ness Monster.


Learning Lab 2

Monsters of the Mind
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Explore the interchange or neuroscience and folkloric monsters with psychologist and author, Sarah Rose Cavanagh.

Mad Lib Monsters
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Take inspiration from botanical specimens to complete your own descriptive MAD LIB inspired texts.

THIRD FLOOR

Monsters of the Deep Gallery Tour
6:30pm
Join the gallery tour with Monsters of the Deep Curatorial Team.

Collections Workshop
6:00 - 9:00pm
Join curator Florencia Pierri in conversation about the Monsters of the Deep exhibition and examine related prints up close.