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A local science festival, a beer week in San Diego, and crafts across Maine: Travel news you can use.

Who says science is boring? Certainly not the organizers of the Cambridge Science Festival. Modeled on art, music, and movie festivals, the annual, weeklong, multicultural event is designed to make science accessible, interactive, and fun by showcasing the leading edge in fields of science, technology, engineering, art, and math (STEAM).

Sep 18, 2022

Le MIT Museum fait peau neuve

Après deux années de fermeture, le musée a rouvert ses portes le 2 octobre au sein d’un bâtiment de 5 000 m2 situé dans un autre emplacement du campus, sur Kendall Square.

Oct 5, 2022

10 things to do in Boston this holiday weekend

On Saturday, the two festivals will present “Science + Fashion,” an all-day exhibit at the Kendall/MIT Open Space with shows and discussions featuring high-tech fashion like smart clothing and advanced fabrics.

Oct 5, 2022

Cambridge welcomes back the MIT Museum

This museum is extremely versatile and welcoming to visitors of all ages. It is interesting and eye opening, even for those that are not science-oriented. The unique use of hands-on and auditory elements makes this Cambridge gallery viewer-friendly and engaging, … Continued

Oct 4, 2022

MIT Appoints Janet Echelman Distinguished Visiting Artist

Echelman’s time at MIT will be dedicated to the research and development of new work, shaped in collaboration with MIT faculty, students and researchers across the Institute, in fields that may range from fine art, architecture, and urban design, to … Continued

Oct 03, 2022

ART OR SOUND | CHRISTINE SUN KIM’S OWNERSHIP OF SOUND

The artist Chistine Sun Kim (born 1980) capitalises the word “Deaf” to render it into a proper noun and emphasise its “collective cultural identification” and “subjective consciousness” – much like national identity.

Oct 2, 2022
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Matthew Ritchie

For compelling proof that painting is, in fact, alive and thriving in the age of A.I., see “The Garden in the Machine,” Matthew Ritchie’s new show at the James Cohan gallery (through Oct. 15).

Sep 30, 2022

A GOAT goes to MIT

Rap legend Lupe Fiasco adds “Visiting MLK Scholar” to his stacked resume.

Sep 30, 2022
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MIT Museum Opening Oct. 2

The MIT Museum, which has been closed since 2020, reopens this weekend at a new location in Cambridge’s Kendall Square, which Bowen describes as being an apt space “in the heart of innovation.” The musem’s three-story building also allows for … Continued

Sep 29, 2022
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Lupe Fiasco Is On To His Next Chapter

Lupe Fiasco spoke with Okayplayer about his new album Drill Music in Zion, his forthcoming MIT course, rappers catching RICO cases, his friendship with Virgil Abloh, and more.

July 5, 2022