Galleries
MIT and SA+P have three main venues with exhibits that regularly feature the work of faculty, researchers and students, as well as guest artists.
Gallery 9
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Gallery 9 is the primary exhibition space for the School of Architecture and Planning. Each semester, Gallery 9—located on the first floor of Building 9, the Samuel Tak Lee Building—presents work drawn from the SA+P community, including faculty, researchers, students, and alumni.
Current Exhibit
2019 SA+P Thesis Show
June 6—September 1, 2019
Open to: the general public
Cost: Free
Hours
Gallery 9 is free and open to the public on weekdays, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The gallery is closed weekends and holidays. Gallery 9 is located in MIT's Building 9, the Samuel Tak Lee Building, at 105 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138. Contact sap-info@mit.edu for more information.
Keller Gallery
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The Keller Gallery was established in the fall of 2011 with a generous donation of materials and labor in kind from Shawn Keller, principal with C.W. Keller & Associates, an architectural millwork, furniture and design firm.
A vest-pocket space at about 200 square feet, the gallery shows a steady stream of faculty, student and experimental work, including work from alumni and friends.
Exhibitions are coordinated by Amanda Moore. For information on the current exhibit, contact arch-comm@mit.edu. For directions, look here.
Current Exhibit
PLAY ROOM
February 14-March 6, 2020
Open to: the general public
Cost: Free
Hours
Located in MIT Building 7, Room 408, it is free and open to the public Monday through Saturday from 9AM to 6PM.
Dean's Office Gallery
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The Dean's Office Gallery is located in 7-231.
Hours are from 9–5, M-F. Appointment recommended.
Current exhibition, "What if..." on view through January 2020.
Contact Makeela Searles via email msearles@mit.edu or telephone 617-715-2386 to make an appointment.
Rotch Library
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The Rotch Library Exhibition space is comprised of a 400 square-foot a gallery plus two additional display cases for exhibits focusing on architecture, art, photography, design, urban planning, housing, community development, geography, globalization and environmental topics. The space is open to the MIT community–students, staff, faculty and alumni. The gallery has been exhibiting since the early 1990s.
Current Exhibit
Undergraduate Design on Display
April 5, 2019—June 9, 2019
Open to: the general public
Cost: Free
Hours
Exhibits accessible when Rotch Library is open.
Current library hours
Building 7-228, MIT Campus
Interested in proposing a show?
Read the Guidelines for Exhibitors and fill out the Rotch Exhibitions Proposal Form.
PLAZmA Digital Gallery
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The PLAZmA Digital Gallery is an electronic showcase of work and events on display in the school’s public areas. From early morning to late evening, continuously running content is displayed on nine large monitors distributed throughout the school.
Content includes:
- Faculty and student work (in still or animated formats)
- Material from school publications and galleries
- Simulcast or recorded talks and lectures
- School events and activities calendar
Faculty and students are also welcome to use some of the monitors on an as-needed basis for laptop presentations; the content on the PLAZmA Digital Gallery will be overridden for the duration of the presentation. (You need a VGA cable in order to connect your laptop to a screen.)
For feedback, comments and more information on how to submit content, please contact plazma@mit.edu.
Please read the submission guidelines for PLAZmA Digital Gallery. A permission form is required for all entires.
Not sure about what to submit? Click here for suggestions about how to make a good PLAZmA show.
Other Galleries
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The MIT Museum frequently features exhibits on architecture and visual studies in its main galleries at 265 Massachusetts Avenue, as well as in its Compton Gallery, located in the heart of campus under the big dome. The Museum's eGallery, a virtual exhibition space and archive, features sites designed specifically as virtual exhibitions, spotlighting museum collections as well as exhibitions no longer on display in its galleries.
The List Visual Arts Center, three galleries on the first floor of the Media Lab's Wiesner Building, presents 5-8 shows a year exploring contemporary artmaking in all media. Artists of national and international stature, as well as emerging artists, are featured.
Rotch Library also features exhibits of student, staff and faculty work, as well as shows from its collections, in its space in Building 7-238.
