MIT Museum
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MIT Museum is a museum in Massachusetts, at a recorded elevation of 3 m. Single Tree Hill stands 100 m to the southwest, 4.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Pythagoras, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 1.3 miles off.
The story
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. Its holography collection of 1800 pieces is the largest in the world, though only a few selections from it are usually exhibited. As of 2023, works by the kinetic artist Arthur Ganson were the largest long-running displays; in 2024 they were replaced by a newer art installation, but some of Ganson's works were reinstalled elsewhere in the museum. There is a regular program of temporary special exhibitions, often on the intersection of art and technology. The overall purpose of the MIT Museum is to "turn MIT inside out" by making MIT's work more visible and accessible to the outside world. In addition to serving the MIT community, the museum offers numerous outreach programs to school-age children and adults in the public at large. The widely attended annual Cambridge Science Festival was originated by and continues to be coordinated by the museum. In October 2022, the MIT Museum reopened in new, expanded facilities in the Kendall Square innovation district.
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Dates from 1971.
Wikidata Q6716306, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3 m
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 1.3 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 4.4 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 24.3 mi off the Essex Coastal Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Skywalk Observatory · 1 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 24 mi
- Eagle Rock · 27 mi
- Lookout Point · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pythagoras: 0.0 mi
- Working Model for Reclining Figure: 0.1 mi
- Transparent Horizon: 0.1 mi
- Aesop's Fables, II: 0.2 mi
- Ring Stone: 0.2 mi
- Building 76 East Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Fish Family Terrace: 0.2 mi
- Gruber Family Courtyard: 0.2 mi
- Stata Center Swale: 0.2 mi
- Bergstrom Garden: 0.2 mi
- Danny Lewin Park: 0.2 mi
- Loughrey Walkway: 0.2 mi
- Grand Junction Park: 0.2 mi
- Binney Street Park: 0.3 mi
- Reardon Square: 0.4 mi
- Sean Collier Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Ed Walsh's Way: 0.2 mi
- National Historic Chemical Landmark - Edwin Land and Instant Photography: 0.5 mi
- Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of The Smoot: 0.5 mi
- Henry G. Steinbenner: 0.6 mi
- Longfellow Bridge Trophy Room: 0.4 mi
- Charles Riverboat Company: 0.7 mi
- National Historic Chemical Marker: 0.9 mi
- Boston Duck Tours: 0.9 mi
- Acorn Street: 0.9 mi
- Hart Nautical Gallery: 0.4 mi
- Tech Model Railroad Club: 0.6 mi
- First Corps of Cadets Museum: 0.8 mi
- Gibson House: 0.8 mi
- Museum of Science: 0.9 mi
- Beacon Hill: 1.0 mi
- Flagstaff Hill: 1.1 mi
- Dana Hill: 1.3 mi
- Prospect Hill: 1.4 mi
- Copps Hill: 1.6 mi
- Hall's Pond Sanctuary: 1.7 mi
- Amory Woods: 1.7 mi
- Parker Hilltop: 2.5 mi
- Back Of The Hill Urban Wild: 2.5 mi
- 140 Highland St: 2.6 mi
- Pleasure Bay Beach: 3.8 mi
- Tenean Beach: 5.3 mi
- Corinha Beach: 5.4 mi
- Nickerson Beach: 5.6 mi
- Short Beach: 5.8 mi
- Lower Cliff: 5.2 mi
- Upper Cliff: 5.2 mi
- Temple Overhangs: 5.2 mi
- The Alcove: 5.2 mi
- Pusherman Wall: 5.3 mi
- Pine Knoll: 3.9 mi
- Oak Lea: 4.0 mi
- Nature's Pavilion: 4.1 mi
- Babcock Arboretum: 7.3 mi
- Picnic Site 12: 8.7 mi
- Boathouse: 10.2 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 10.2 mi
- Oil Shed: 10.3 mi
- Rainshed: 10.3 mi
- Boston Light: 10.3 mi
- Commissioners Landing: 0.7 mi
- Westwood Rest Area: 10.6 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Northbound: 23.0 mi
- State Route 3 Parking Area Southbound: 23.0 mi
- Quarry Spring: 5.2 mi
- Pakomet Spring: 10.6 mi
- Mystery Spring: 22.4 mi
- Cascade Falls: 5.8 mi
- Rock Falls: 12.0 mi
- Wamesit Falls: 21.4 mi
- Haywardville: 7.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.6 miles of MIT Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single Tree Hill | SW 231° | 100 m | 4.3 mi |
| Waban Hill | WSW 251° | 98 m | 4.7 mi |
| Mount Walley | SW 215° | 91 m | 4.5 mi |
| Green Hill | SSW 210° | 89 m | 4.7 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | WSW 241° | 86 m | 4.4 mi |
| Boojum Rock | N 2° | 83 m | 5.4 mi |
| Fisher Hill | SW 231° | 81 m | 3.5 mi |
| Corey Hill | WSW 241° | 80 m | 2.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:20 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:43 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:07 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:30 | 16:15 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 38 | 49 | 58 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Boston, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Boston/Back Bay-Beacon Hill · 1 mi
- Boston/Charlestown · 1 mi
- Boston/Downtown · 1 mi
- Boston/South End · 1 mi
- Greater Boston · 1 mi
- Boston · 2 mi
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