MIT 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.- Opening hours: 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Description: science museum in Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Address: 314 Main Street, MA 02139
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kendall/MIT station and Galaxy: Earth Sphere.
Kendall/MIT station
Metro station
Photo: Tony Webster, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kendall/MIT station is an underground rapid transit station in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is served by the MBTA Red Line. Located at the intersection of Main Street and Broadway, it is named for the primary areas it serves - the Kendall Square business district and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Galaxy: Earth Sphere
Fountain
Galaxy: Earth Sphere is a 1989 fountain and sculpture by Joe Davis, installed in Kendall Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. The artwork was designed to emit streams of low-temperature steam from time to time, but the pipes sourcing this emission have been broken for some time. Galaxy: Earth Sphere is situated 570 feet east of MIT Museum.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kendall Square and East Cambridge.
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.
East Cambridge
Neighborhood
Photo: Tim Pierce, CC BY-SA 3.0.
East Cambridge is a neighborhood of Cambridge, Massachusetts. East Cambridge is bounded by the Charles River and the Charlestown neighborhood of Boston on the east, the Somerville border on the north, Broadway and Main Street on the south, and the railroad tracks on the west.
Wellington-Harrington
Neighborhood
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.
MIT Museum
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: City of Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.36198° or 42° 21′ 43″ northLongitude
-71.08642° or 71° 5′ 11″ westElevation
10 feet (3 metres)Open location code
87JC9W67+QCOpenStreetMap ID
node 367781117OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q6716306
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Satellite Map
Discover MIT Museum from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Chinese to Slovenian—“MIT Museum” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “MIT博物馆”
- French: “Musée du MIT”
- German: “MIT Museum”
- Slovenian: “MIT Museum”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include MIT Welcome Center and Kendall/MIT Station.
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