The MIT Museum is not just for geeks. It's small and inexpensive, with lots of cool stuff. Kids love it. This is not a major commitment. Drop by for an hour or so, and dig all this brilliant techie stuff, some of it quite beautiful, some clever and funny, all of it inspiring.
Interesting museum with lots of cool stuff - holograms, mechanical sculptures, etc. It's generally $10, but for some reason our visit was free - not sure why.
I belong the the "nerd" group so I enjoyed my visit to the MIT Museum. During my visit there was a sliderule demonstration, and though I am already familiar with it I found it thoroughly enjoyable. The hologram gallery was quite captivating. Kinetic art is pretty novel; the student projects however were not super interesting. There were plenty of interesting gadgets for sale in the souvenir section (which is in the non-ticketed area) - nice for gifts and keepsakes.
A modern science museum filled with a number of interesting interactive mechanical and lighting exhibits, including some quirky ones too. Good for about an hour or so if you have time to spare, otherwise give this a miss.
Good place, showcases the history of innovation and innovators at MIT. Not a large museum, but quite fascinating to explore the inventions and discoveries, and the people behind the science and engineering that are ubiquitous in our everyday lives.
Great history and exhibit on robotics, spent an hour there, could have spent a lot longer. Will be backwith the 13 yr old grandson who is on a robotics team. Easy access from western Mass. via I-90. Parking on the street, could be an issue during tourist season. Went on Oct 31 so no kids there but I'll bet it's crowded with school groups during the rest of the school year.
The holograms are really impressive because they look very realistic. There are also some machines you can try for yourself which is fun. Furthermore there are some robots to see. Worth a visit, especially because of the holograms!
This place is terrific. Admission was included with our hotel and I was enthralled. I learned new things and saw actual examples of stuff I knew. The gyroscopic navigation system from an Apollo rocket was exciting. There are educational exhibits for kids and lots of hands on.
The special exhibit, 5000 Moving Parts, was probably the highlight of my visit to the museum. It was riveting. Also enjoyable were the interactive exhibits and there's a fun, if small, museum shop.
因为要收门票本来不想进去, 但人都来了又为了几块钱而错失这机会很可惜! 所以还是进场了里面很多非常酷的科学玩意, 虽然我对机械这些一窍不通, 但看的还是很开心! 尤其是小型机器的作品展览! 很可爱也很特别但建议若是对这些真得没兴趣的人就别进来了, 毕竟展场没有很大! 划算度的感受会因人而异差很多!