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This work created by Sarah Schwettmann is on display in the MIT Museum Studio.

3Q: The interface between art and neuroscience

PhD student Sarah Schwettmann explains how the study of visual perception can translate students’ creativity across domains.

April 16, 2019

Ceremonial groundbreaking, left to right: Community Art Center Apprentice William Gallop, Community Art Center Executive Director Eryn Johnson, Aurora Flight Sciences CEO John Langford, Boeing CTO Greg Hyslop, MIT Provost Martin Schmidt, Cambridge Vice Mayor Jan Devereux, MIT Museum Director John Durant, and MIT Co-Director of Government and Community Relations Sarah Gallop

A ground-breaking mash-up

A new building at 314 Main Street for the MIT Museum, Boeing, and others brings Cambridge and MIT together for memorable HUBweek celebration.

October 23, 2018

Featured video: Celebrating the arts at MIT

A mercurial snapshot of the myriad ways in which MIT community members can express themselves through the arts

April 5, 2018

Graduate student Mara Freilich shows MIT Museum Girls Day attendees how plastics and debris become trapped in a gyre.

This is what a scientist looks like

Researchers celebrate women in environmental sciences and engineering at the MIT Museum’s Girls Day.

April 3, 2018

A sample of materials in the CAVS Special Collection.

Digital archive showcases work from the Center for Advanced Visual Studies

The collection features groundbreaking projects from pioneers working at the intersection of art, science, and technology.

February 22, 2018

The new Wright Brothers Wind Tunnel will be situated in the same location as its predecessor. Building 17, which is located to the right of the tunnel and contains its controls, will have a new structure added to the rear for an elevator and access bridge to AeroAstro’s Neumann Hangar.

MIT to construct new, cutting-edge Wright Brothers Wind Tunnel

Largest, most advanced U.S. academic tunnel will replace 79-year-old facility; Boeing is project’s lead donor with philanthropic commitment.

November 13, 2017

“The new museum will be an experimental place," says John Durant, director of the MIT Museum and a faculty member of the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. "We are committed to the idea that the MIT Museum can operate along the same principles as the Institute as a whole. We want to try new ideas, test them, and report our findings.”

John Durant plans a new era for the MIT Museum

A new purpose-built museum will be an experimental place for wider conversations.

September 27, 2017

Celebrating the Center for Advanced Visual Studies, a pioneer in melding art, science, and tech

Fifty years after its founding, the vision of CAVS and founder György Kepes lives on in the Program in Art, Culture and Technology.

September 27, 2017

Felice Frankel, a research scientist in MIT’s Center for Materials Science and Engineering, has helped to produce images that just in the last few months have graced the covers of Nature, Nature Materials, and Environmental Science, among others.

Felice Frankel: Creating images to explain science concepts

MIT researcher helps scientists and engineers hone their visual imagery.

July 13, 2017

MIT winners at the 2017 New England Emmy Awards: (left to right) John Freidah of the Department of Mechanical Engineering; and Larry Gallagher, Jean Dunoyer, and Joe McMaster of MIT Video Productions.

Two MIT documentaries win New England Emmy Awards

The Department of Mechanical Engineering's “Water Is Life” and MIT Video Productions' “A Bold Move” take home top honors in separate categories.

June 28, 2017

The MIT Video Productions documentary, "A Bold Move," tells the story of the visionaries, led by MIT President Richard Maclaurin, who spearheaded the Institute’s relocation from Boston to Cambridge in 1916.

MIT Video Productions nominated for New England Emmy Award

Film “A Bold Move” documents MIT’s move to Cambridge, honors its leaders and visionaries.

May 30, 2017

Building 7 Block Party participants explore the Wolk Gallery, as seen from Rotch Library.

Hundreds turn out for first “Building 7 Block Party”

Gallery Walk showcases exhibitions in art, architecture, and design.

February 27, 2017

Rachel Bennett, director, Council for the Arts at MIT

Council for the Arts at MIT welcomes Rachel Bennett as its new director

The Council has funded arts programs at MIT for 44 years.

September 6, 2016

Computer scientist Margaret Hamilton poses with the Apollo guidance software she and her team developed at MIT.

Scene at MIT: Margaret Hamilton’s Apollo code

A brief history of the famous 1969 photo of the software that sent humans to the moon.

August 17, 2016

MIT participates in the White House's National Week of Making

Members of the MIT community host maker events on campus and give talks about making in Washington.

June 22, 2016

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