The MIT Museum is a place that explores invention, ideas, and innovation. Home to renowned collections in science and technology, holography, architecture and design, nautical engineering and history, the Museum features changing and ongoing exhibitions, unique hands-on activities, and engaging public programs. The in-depth learning opportunities the Museum offers showcase the fascinating world of MIT and inspire creativity and provoke inquiry.

Developed by the Museum’s educational and curatorial staff, the MIT Museum’s range of educational offerings gives diverse visitors of all ages the opportunity to interact with the tools and people who played and continue to play a critical role in making MIT such an amazing place.

The MIT Museum houses rich and diverse collections of art, artifacts, drawings, photographs, and holograms collected by various MIT departments and the Museum over the past century. Several of the Museum’s collections date back to the founding of MIT in 1861. The Museum’s collections support research, publication, restoration, education, and exhibitions.

The main building of the MIT Museum is located at 265 Massachusetts Avenue near Central Square and the MIT Campus. The Museum has two satellite galleries: Compton Gallery, Building 10, Room 150, accessed via 77 Massachusetts Avenue, and the Hart Nautical Gallery at 55 Massachusetts Avenue.