February 26, 2025 - July 17, 2025Hidden within MIT’s Distinctive Collections, many architectural elements from the earliest days of the Institute’s architecture program still survive as part of the Rotch Art Collection. Among the artworks that conservators salvaged was a set of striking windows of gypsum and stained-glass, dating to the late 18th- to 19th c. Ottoman Empire. This exhibition illuminates the life of these historic windows, tracing their refracted histories from Egypt to MIT, their ongoing conservation, and the cutting-edge research they still prompt.The Maihaugen Gallery (14N-130) is open Monday through Thursday, 10am - 4pm, excluding Institute holidays.

Join a member of our Visitor Experience Team for this 45-minute introductory tour of the MIT Museum. Learn about the collection, our history, and get your questions answered by our gallery experts. Space is limited, please speak to a visitor experience representative at the admission desk when purchasing museum tickets if you would like to participate in the tour.Every Wednesday at 11am Free with museum admission

If you need extra time to work on your writing projects this spring, join in-person Writing Together Retreats. These structured writing sessions are designed to help you make progress on your projects while being productive with the peer support of other students and scholars. Additionally, some sessions will feature MIT Librarians, who will be available to provide advice.This program is open to all MIT students, postdocs, faculty, and staff who are actively writing papers, proposals, manuscripts, or thesis chapters.All sessions will take place on Wednesdays. We will provide lunch, drinks, and a conducive ambiance for writing.NOTE: These sessions are co-sponsored by the Writing and Communication Center, MIT Libraries, the Office of Graduate Education, and the Graduate Student Council.

Professor Aaron Bateman from George Washington University will speak at the MIT Security Studies Program's Wednesday Seminar.Drawing from archival work in a half dozen countries, Professor Bateman will discuss how the United States has leveraged allies since the Cold War to secure access to vital real estate abroad that enables it to project power through space. In analyses of space competition, scholars and policy experts have focused on activities in orbit and neglected the global terrestrial infrastructure necessary for military and civilian space operations. Access to overseas territories for basing space infrastructure has long been a source of comparative U.S. advantage and has important implications for U.S. - China competition today.

Abstract: The high-flux free-electron lasers being developed for EUV can also deliver a better wavelength for lithography, i.e., 4.5 nm. This change, together with diffractive microlenses in a maskless lithography scheme, called X-ZPAL, will outperform EUV and lower the cost of semiconductor manufacturing. The elements X-ZPAL will be described along with the innovations resulting from its adoption.Bio: Henry I. Smith is Emeritus Professor at MIT. He, his students and co-workers have contributed a number of innovations to nanoscale science and engineering, including: x-ray lithography, the attenuating phase-shift mask, achromatic-interference lithography, zone-plate-array lithography, interferometric mask alignment and graphoepitaxy.

A martial art known for its many health benefits, tai chi is a moving study in meditation.Designed for small spaces, this class covers fundamental skills including postures, hand, and footwork. A short Yang style tai chi form will be taught.Special clothing is not necessary, but athletic shoes and loose fitting pants are recommended.Registration is required on our wellness class website. If you do not already have an account on this website, you'll need to create one. This is fee-based class and open to the entire MIT community.