Museum Name: MIT Museum
Schedule: Tuesday - Friday: 9:00 A.m. - 5:00 p.m. Weekends: 12 Noon - 5:00 p.m.
Address: 265 Machusetts Ave. Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone Number: 617-253-4444
Email: museuminfo@mit.edu
Director: John Durant
Website: http://web.mit.edu/museum
Focus: The MIT Museum presents exhibitions and public programs designed to engage and entertain. Robots, holography, MIT lore, and cutting-edge exhibits blending art and technology draw visitors from around the world. Specialty museum store on site/ School group programs are available.
Ages: 9+
Costs: $5.00 Adults, Youth under 18 $2.00
Notes: Each of the group programs connects to the Massachusetts State Curriculum frameworks in Science and Technology/Engineering with specific connections to the Physics, Chemistry and Biology curricula.

Major Exhibits
Robots and Beyond: Exploring Artificial Intelligence @ MIT
The exciting world of artificial intelligence at MIT.

Holography: The Light Fantastic
Works drawn from the Museum's holography collection.

Gestural Engineering: The Sculpture of Arthur Ganson
Ingenious, philosophical, and witty kinetic sculptures.

Mind and Hand: The Making of MIT Scientists and Engineers
150 years of path-breaking education and research at MIT.

Singular Beauty: Simple Microscopes from the Giordano Collection
The first comprehensive exhibition in the U.S. of the simple microscope  Through Sept. 16, 2007.

MIT Professor George Owen: Eminent Designer and Yachtsman.
Selected plans and photographs by this innovative yacht designer.

Hart Nautical Gallery
Ocean Engineering at MIT and Ship Models.

Compton Gallery
The Photography of Donna Coveney: Photographs taken on the MIT campus during the past twenty years. Black and white and color. Jan. 29 - June 29, 2007.

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Exhibits for 06/07:
Expansion of new floor of the MIT Museum will open in the summer of 2007. The exploratory exhibits will showcase research in the areas of the life sciences, transportation and remote underwater vehicles.

Class Trip Programs:
Learning Lab: The Cell as Factory
DNA, RNA ribosomes and proteins are explored using LEGO DNA kits, digital models and guided discussion

Here Comes the Sun
Hands-on activities and discussion about circuits, silicon, light, heat and electricity help students udnersant renewable and non-renewable energy sources.

In the Blink of an Eye
Challenging students to explore the world of stroboscopy and guided tour of the Museum's exhibition "Flashes of Inspiration: The Work of Harold Edgerton"

Color My World
Teaches students about frequencies of the visible light spectrum. Students assemble tak -home spectroscope from recycled materials.

Class Trip Pricing:
call 617-253-9607 or e-mail: jbijur@mit.edu for scheduling and pricing