IAP Independent Activities Period
overview participate organize offerings calendar  
for-credit subjects non-credit activities by category non-credit activities by sponsor non-credit activities by date

IAP 2012 Activities by Sponsor

MIT Museum

Cambridge Science Festival Workshop
Sung Kim
Tue Jan 17, 01-03:00pm, MIT Museum, N51

No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 10-Jan-2012
Single session event

The Cambridge Science Festival is a 10-day celebration calling on those in the community, cultural, corporate, and academic institutions to engage the public in their work and passions in science, technology, engineering, and math.

What prompted you to love science, technology or engineering? Discuss and workshop possible events for the Cambridge Science Festival by MIT students!
Web: http://CambridgeScienceFestival.org
Contact: Sung Kim, N52-215, x4-4379, sungmi@mit.edu

Carve a Half-Model of an Historic Herreshoff Design
Harold Burnham Designer and Boat Builder, Kurt Hasselbalch
Tue Jan 24 thru Fri Jan 27, 09am-03:30pm, N51-160

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 20-Jan-2012
Limited to 8 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)

This class will use historic design data by N. G. Herrshoff (MIT class of 1870) from the Hart Nautical Collections – MIT Museum. NGH is widely considered the worlds greatest yacht designer. You will be guided in the fine art of wood carving by master shipwright and designer Harold Burnham (http://boatbuildingwithburnham.blogspot.com/)

Burnham designs by carving half-hull models in a similar way as NGH created all his famous yacht designs. A concurrent class on traditional drafting will be making lines plans of the same design. An incredible opportunity to fully experience traditional boat design. Also included is a curator led tour of the famous Hart Nautical design collections.
Web: http://boatbuildingwithburnham.blogspot.com/
Contact: Kurt Hasselbalch, N51-233A, x3-5942, kurt@mit.edu
Cosponsor: Architecture

Environmental Change At The MIT Museum
Brindha Muniappan
Tue Jan 10, 01-03:00pm, MIT Museum, N51

No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event

The MIT museum wants your help during IAP – especially if you’re interested in science communication and educational outreach, or concerned about the Earth’s changing environment. A new exhibit, called “Rivers of Ice”, will be opening at the museum in April, and we’d like your help in brainstorming and developing related materials to enhance a visitor's experience in the exhibit, including activities, devices, art, or something equally intriguing.

Please join us at the MIT museum (N51; 265 Mass Ave) on Tuesday, January 10, from 1-3pm, for an introduction to the museum, overview of the upcoming exhibit, and a visit to the Museum Studio (N52-214). In exchange for your expertise we’ll provide opportunities to engage with the public, build your science communication skills, and, of course, SNACKS.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/museum/exhibitions/upcoming.html
Contact: Brindha Muniappan, N52-218B, x3-0527, brindha@mit.edu

Working with Light: A Hands-on Workshop
Seth Riskin, MIT Museum Studio
Tue Jan 17, Thu Jan 19, Tue Jan 24, Thu Jan 26, 01-04:00pm, N52-214

Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 13-Jan-2012
Limited to 10 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)

This workshop is about learning how to create with light. It's not a course in lighting or physics theory, but an opportunity for guided, hands-on and eyes-on exploration of light to gain direct experience of how it behaves and how to manipulate it for shaping perception in art, architecture and other fields of application.

A range of basic tools and materials will be explored, from light sources including LEDs and laser diodes, to optics and optical materials. Structured toward the completion of individual, or group projects (e. g., light sculpture, environment, installation, or performance), the workshop will culminate in a display at the MIT Museum.
Web: http://museumstudio.mit.edu
Contact: Seth Riskin, MIT Museum Studio, N52-, x3-4405, riskin@mit.edu


MIT  
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Home | Overview | Participate | Organize | Offerings | Calendar | Search
Comments and questions to: iap-www@mit.edu Academic Resource Center, Room 7-104, 617-253-1668
Last update: 7 Sept. 2011