Come on your own, with friends, or bring the whole family to the museum for a special week of programming! View the microscopic world on a giant screen, team up for one of our workshops, or blend engineering and art in our Maker Hub.Schedule:Tuesday, December 2310:30am - 12pm: Learning Lab 1: Family Workshop: Stop Motion1pm -3pm: Exchange: Microscopy2:30pm-4:30pm: Maker Hub: Balance SculpturesWednesday, December 24Museum closedThursday, December 25Museum closedFriday, December 2610:30am - 12pm: Learning Lab 1: Family Workshop: Social Robots and AI1pm - 3pm: Exchange: Microscopy2pm - 4:30pm: Maker Hub: Balance SculpturesSaturday, December 2710:30am - 11:30am: Learning Lab 1: Family Workshop: Social Robots and AI12:30pm - 4:30pm: Maker Hub: Balance Sculptures1pm - 3pm: Exchange: MicroscopySunday, December 2810:30am - 12pm: Exchange: Microscopy12:30pm - 4:30pm: Maker Hub: Balance Sculptures & 3D PrintingMonday, December 291pm - 3pm: Exchange: Microscopy2:30pm - 4:30pm: Maker Hub: Balance SculpturesTuesday, December 301pm - 3pm: Exchange: Microscopy2:30pm - 4:30pm: Maker Hub: Balance SculpturesWednesday, December 31 (3pm closure)12:45pm - 2:45pm: Maker Hub: Balance SculpturesThursday, January 1Museum closed

The irony of artificial intelligence is that it often reveals more about human intelligence than machines themselves.From AI in the home to robots in the workplace, the presence of AI all around us compels us to question its potential and recognize the risks. What has become clear is that the more we advance AI technology and consider machine ability versus human ability, the more we need to mind the gap.Researchers at MIT have been at the forefront of this evolving field. The work presented in this exhibition builds on the pioneering contributions of figures such as Claude Shannon and Seymour Papert, while highlighting contemporary research that spans computer science, mechanical engineering, neuroscience, and the social sciences.As research probes the connections between human and machine intelligence, it also underscores the profound differences. With AI now embedded in everyday life — from smart assistants in our homes to robots in the workplace — we are challenged to ask critical questions about its potential, its risks, and the boundaries between machine ability and human capability.Join us in shining light on the tremendous promise, unforeseen impacts, and everyday misconceptions of AI in this riveting, interactive exhibition.Learn more about the exhibition.

Imagine different worlds in Cosmograph: Speculative Fictions for the New Space Age, an exhibition that brings art and science together to examine possible futures where outer space is both a frontier for human exploration and a new territory for exploitation and development by private enterprise.We are living at the dawn of a New Space Age. What will the future hold? Will space elevators bring humanity's space junk to turn it into useful material here on Earth? Will asteroid mining be the next frontier in prospecting? Will the promise of geo-engineering turn into a nightmare of unintended consequences?Explore these possibilities and more in our new exhibition that blurs the lines between fact and fantasy, and art and science.

MIT is not a place so much as it is a unique collection of exceptional people.What is essential at MIT is asking questions others may not ask, trying the unexpected in pursuit of a greater solution, and embracing distinctive skills and combinations of talents. Whether encompassing global issues, ventures into space, or efforts to improve our daily lives, stories told in this exhibit showcase the process of discovery that sits at the heart of MIT.Delve into the experimental culture and collaborative spirit of the MIT community in this dynamic and interactive exploration of groundbreaking projects and ongoing innovation."MIT’s greatest invention may be itself—an unusual concentration of unusual talent, forever reinventing itself on a mission to make a better world." — President L. Rafael ReifLocated in the Brit J. (1961) and Alex (1949) d'Arbeloff GallerySupported by the Biogen Foundation

How can code be used as a creative tool by artists and designers?This question motivates the work of the Future Sketches group at the MIT Media Lab. Led by artist and educator Zach Lieberman, the group aims to help us “see” code by using it to make artistically controlled, computer-generated visuals.Explore some of the latest research from the group that uses typography and digital tools to create interactive, creative, and immersive work.Located in our Martin J. (1959) and Eleanor C. Gruber Gallery.