Explore different hands-on science experiments and take home what you make!

Enjoy daily drop in activities using Legos, Lego Robotics, Knex, Uberstix, Zoob and our more than one dozen family friendly build stations. Unleash your creativity and have some hands-on fun!

We are a research group at Boston University studying language development in young children. We invite you and your child to participate!

Step on board our full-motion simulator for a dynamic excursion unlike any other. Journey through space, explore the Bermuda Triangle, tag along with a water molecule, and much more!

The Van de Graaff generator provides a risk-free opportunity to witness the power of lightning at a close range.

Jump-start your weekend with the MIT Museum Second Fridays. Enjoy performances, demonstrations, and lectures throughout our galleries.

The Observatory is open for public tours from February to November on most weekends from late morning to mid-afternoon as weather permits. Tours on other days and times are available by appointment.

The annual Model Engineering Show at the Charles River Museum of Industry features the craftsmanship of the New England Model Engineering Society, whose members will be on hand to demonstrate and discuss their scale models of working steam engines.

students and their families can enjoy hands-on engineering challenges and exciting demonstrations by MIT students, local companies and more.

The Gilliland Observatory, located atop the Museum’s garage roof, is open for free viewing on Friday evenings, first-come, first-served.