Wiesner Arts and Media Technology Building
The Wiesner building houses the MIT Media Lab and the List Visual Arts Center and is named in honor of former MIT president Jerome Wiesner and his wife Laya.
- Type: University building
- Description: building on Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus
- Also known as: “Building E15”, “E15 Wiesner Building”, “Jerome A. Wiesner Wiesner Arts and Media Technology Building”, “Weisner Building”, “Wiesner building”, and “Wiesner Building”
- Address: 20 Ames Street, Cambridge, MA 02139
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: List Visual Arts Center and MIT Museum.
List Visual Arts Center
Arts center
Established in 1950, the List Visual Arts Center is the contemporary art museum of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It is known for temporary exhibitions in its galleries located in the MIT Media Lab building, as well as its administration of the permanent art collection distributed throughout the university campus, faculty offices, and student housing.
MIT Museum
Museum
The MIT Museum, founded in 1971, is part of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It hosts collections of holography, technology-related artworks, artificial intelligence, architecture, robotics, maritime history, and the history of MIT. MIT Museum is situated 530 feet northeast of Wiesner Arts and Media Technology Building.
Kendall Hotel
Hotel
The Kendall Hotel, or The Kendall Hotel, is a boutique hotel on Main St. in the Kendall Square area of Cambridge, Massachusetts. It repurposed a firehouse built in 1895: it was once the Engine 7 Firehouse. Kendall Hotel is situated 520 feet north of Wiesner Arts and Media Technology Building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kendall Square and Wellington-Harrington.
Kendall Square
Locality
Kendall Square is a neighborhood in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. The square itself is located at the intersection of Main Street and Broadway.
Wellington-Harrington
Suburb
Wellington-Harrington, also known as Area 3, is a neighborhood in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Overlapping with Inman Square and Kendall Square, it is bounded by Hampshire Street and Broadway on the southwest, the Grand Junction railroad tracks on the east, and the Somerville town line on the north.
East Cambridge
Suburb
Wiesner Arts and Media Technology Building
- Categories: building and education
- Location: City of Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.36085° or 42° 21′ 39″ north
Longitude
-71.08763° or 71° 5′ 16″ west
Elevation
10 feet (3 metres)
Levels
5
Height
72 feet (22 metres)
Open location code
87JC9W66+8W
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=university
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In Other Languages
“Wiesner Arts and Media Technology Building” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “威斯納館”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: MIT and The Port.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: E14 Media Lab and Goodale Building.
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