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New Exhibition
Opening September 9
Compton Gallery

 

Red Lines, Death Vows, Foreclosures, Risk Structures
Architectures of Finance from the Great Depression to the Subprime Meltdown

 

Reception:Sept. 9
5:30 p.m.
Bush Room (10-105)
77 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA

Panel Discussion
October 6, 6:30 p.m.
Location: MIT Museum, MIT 360 program arena, first floor
MIT experts discuss the mortgage crisis and share their recent research on the topic. Moderated by Damon Rich

Recent News

Upcoming Exhibits Red Lines, Death Vows, Foreclosures, Risk Structures: Architectures of Finance from the Great Depression to the Sub-Prime Meltdown, an exhibition by designer Damon Rich and the Center for Urban Pedagogy (CUP) opens September 9 - December 21, 2008 in the Compton Gallery
Upcoming programs Soap Box Speakers
October 8, 6:00 p.m. , Ethan Zuckerman, Fellow, the Berkman Center for Internet and Society, Harvard University Law School, free admission
October 22, 6;00 p.m. , Henry Jenkins, Director of the MIT Comparative Media Studies Program and the Peter de Florez Professor of Humanities, free admission
4.29.08 As part of the Cambridge Science Festival, swissnex Boston, the Swiss Consulate and the MIT Museum invite you to learn about climate change by taking part in the ThinkSwiss/MIT Museum Climate Change Walking Tour.
4.01.08 New Orleans 1867: Photographs by Theodore Lilienthal was recently published by Gary van Zante, curator of architecture and design at the MIT Museum.
3.18.08 Cambridge Science Festival launches second year! April 26 – May 5, 2008
3.18.08 Cambridge Science Festival Events at the MIT Museum include family day, Lunch with a Laureate, performances, tours and more
2.01.08 Soap Box: Creativity and Innovation Special Series features William Mitchell, David Berry, John Hockenberry, and Sherry Turkle
1.25.08 Re:Design theatrical performance at the MIT Museum/Evolution Performances & Talks Feb. '07
1.09.08 Urban Design and Civil Protest: A Contemporary Meditation in the Compton Gallery. Opens February 28 – June 9, 2008
Exhibit Eight Einsteins
Exhibit MIT & the Sea
Exhibit Claude Shannon's Ingenious Machines

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