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MIT Museum, Cambridge, Massachussetts, USA

The MIT Museum is home to some of the best achievements and current research at MIT, including changing exhibitions on science and technology, architecture and design, underwater robotics and ship design.

The Kismet Robot at MIT Museum
Kismet, an AI robot on show for visitors at the MIT Museum (photo by Polimerek)

Highlights include the Mark Epstein Innovation Gallery, which showcases the new research and technology coming out of MIT, and the Robots and Beyond exhibition, which presents five decades worth of research by MIT scientists in artificial intelligence and robotics.

The museum also includes an interactive exhibit exploring the cell (see also the Centre of the Cell, in London) and holographic images from the MIT Museum’s collection, which is the largest of holographic imagery in the world.

MIT Museum
Address: Building N51   265 Massachusetts Avenue   Cambridge, MA 02139
Admission Price: $7.50
Opening Times: Open Daily 10am – 5pm
Online: http://web.mit.edu/museum
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