The poetry of physics
Condensed-matter theory PhD candidate Makinde Ogunnaike is featured in the Poetry of Science project.
3 Questions: Sheena Vasquez and Christian Loyo on communicating science through poetry
PhD students discuss their participation in The Poetry of Science project and the importance of bringing the arts into science communication.
MIT engineers develop “blackest black” material to date
Made from carbon nanotubes, the new coating is 10 times darker than other very black materials.
MIT Professor Emerita Joan Jonas receives the 2018 Kyoto Prize
Artist and scholar cited for her “immeasurable impact” in pioneering the integration of performance art and new media.
Joan Jonas in Singapore
First large-scale exhibition in Southeast Asia for pioneering artist and professor emerita
Report: How interactive documentaries represent a new form of innovation in digital journalism
MIT report represents the first thorough mapping of the ongoing convergence between interactive and participatory practices within digital journalism.
Professor emerita Joan Jonas to represent U.S. at Venice Biennale
A pioneering figure in performance art and video, Jonas will create a multimedia installation for the U.S. Pavilion in Venice
Azra Akšamija: Creating community amid conflict
Exhibit explores how art and architecture can act as vehicles for community making in contexts of conflict and crisis.
Wayne Andersen, pioneer in visual arts at MIT, dies at 85
Art historian joined the Department of Architecture in 1965.
Video: MIT's Student Loan Art Program
This popular annual program allows students and student groups to borrow original works of art for their private rooms and communal spaces.
New exhibition showcases importance of design in engineering
"Hidden Heroes: The Genius of Everyday Things" will be on view at the MIT Museum April 13-September 1
Historian Craig Wilder featured in new Ken Burns film
The head of the MIT History section served as a consultant on the director's latest documentary, “The Central Park Five.”