Let the celebrations begin
MIT’s 150-day celebration of the 150th anniversary of its founding officially begins this afternoon as the MIT Museum unveils a new exhibition of Institute objects and stories drawn from its rich history. The most expansive show developed by the museum since its founding 40 years ago, the MIT 150 Exhibition is built upon MIT’s culture of inclusiveness and collaboration: The organizers of the exhibition opened up the process of selecting its content to the MIT community, including students, faculty, staff and alumni, who nominated items they felt best represented MIT’s history and culture. Many of the items selected are on loan, and being shown in public for the first time. “This is not a traditional exhibit, and it provides a vision for how to curate exhibits in the future,” said Deborah G. Douglas, the museum’s curator of science and technology, who started planning the show two years ago through a...