Massachusetts Institute of Technology / MIT Museum
Building N51 265 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139
Open Daily 10am – 5pm / Closed Major Holidays
All prices are subject to change without notice.
Reproduction fees for photographs
Shipping and handling
Payment
Research fees
Hart Nautical vessel plans
Hart Nautical vessel building fees
Use fees and publication guidelines
The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making and use of reproductions of copyrighted material, including but not limited to downloading, printing, and display. Any individual who reproduces or uses material from the MIT Museum’s collections for purposes in excess of "fair use" as defined by the copyright law may be liable for copyright infringement. Any use of MIT Museum materials that are not defined as fair use requires written permission from the MIT Museum.
No guarantee is made as to the quality of reproductions provided by the MIT Museum.
Payment in US funds is required in advance and is not refundable.
Depending on condition, and at the discretion of the assigned curator, 2-dimensional Museum objects can be scanned at up to 300 ppi for an 8” x 10” or larger image at $25.00 each. Scans of larger materials may be available. Larger scans are custom work. Contact the relevant department for availability and pricing. High-resolution scans are not available for all uses (see “Non-Commercial Use Fees and Commercial Use Fees” below). Digital files can be delivered via email as attachments, via FTP, or by mail on a CD. All other digitizing of collections is custom work. Contact the appropriate collections staff to inquire about costs of custom work. Special rates apply to the MIT Community; please consult Museum staff.
Digital prints of original materials, where available, can be provided in the following sizes, with associated fees as shown below:
8” x 10” $25.00
11” x 14” $35.00
14” x 17” $50.00
Special rates apply to the MIT Community; please consult Museum staff.
Patrons requesting reproductions not listed above (e.g., custom photography of original objects or oversized material, reproduction of audiovisual materials) should contact the pertinent curatorial department for further details. Some orders may require extra research time for which a research fee may apply.
Photocopies: 25¢/page for each 8.5” x 11” copy.
North America - $8.00
Outside North America- $15.00 minimum
Additional shipping and handling charges apply to express shipments and large orders.
For delivery of digital files or prints please allow 4 to 6 weeks. In most cases, rush service is not available.
Payment can be made by check, money order or credit card. Prepayment of reproduction fees is required for all orders, which are final and may not be returned for credit. Checks or money orders, made payable to MIT Museum, must be in US dollars and payable within the Federal Reserve Bank System. Information for credit card orders must be provided by prior arrangement via fax or telephone. Credit card information will not be accepted by email. For payment by credit card, please contact the appropriate Museum department.
Collections staff will provide up to one hour of research time without charge, subject to curatorial discretion, after which the researcher may pursue the inquiry in person or pay a research fee of $30/hour for a professional staff member to complete the research.
8 1/2” x 11” study prints from microfilm $4.00 per plan ordered.
This method allows for the non-destructive reproduction of plans. Study prints are only available in 8 1/2” x 11” size and are the primary print media provided by the Museum. The advantages of study prints are low cost and uniform size. These prints are not full scale to the original drawings and it may be necessary with larger plans to splice two or more laser prints together for each plan ordered. A scale will be photographed with the original plan whenever possible.
Full-size black line prints on bond
Small plans……………………………………………….$12.00
Large plans (original is greater than 2,000 sq. in.) $15.00
Scale prints of plans may be ordered if plan use is for other than study or if no microfilm is available. Full-size prints are made from vellum copies of the original plan. If no vellum is available one must be made. The cost of the vellum ($5), which is retained by the Museum, will be added to the order. The above information is included with all responses to plan requests.
Model building fees
Half hull model $25.00
Full model $75.00
Full size reproduction fees
$20.00 per foot of waterline for all boats 18’ (waterline) and less. $50.00 per foot for all boats over 18’ (waterline).
Please refer to Hart Nautical Plan Policy (pdf) for further information on building vessel reproductions.
Images of the Museum’s collections are furnished for study purposes only unless written permission to use is granted. Purchasing reproductions does not imply the right to publish or reproduce. Permission fees are in addition to reproduction charges and a signed Permission to Use Agreement must be returned, and all permission fees paid, prior to publication.
Permissions are granted for a one-time, non-exclusive right to publish.
Required information for any publication request includes:
For further information on MIT Museum's publication policies, refer to collections use policy.
For non-commercial online use, 300X300p or images up to 729X729p will be provided at 72 ppi, with no charge for their online use. Images should be credited “Courtesy MIT Museum”. Online posting of higher resolution images from the Museum’s collections is strictly prohibited. This policy applies to all users, including the MIT community.
Use fees for print publications are determined by the publication’s anticipated market. Current use fees for non-commercial use range from $20 per item for the local market to $80 per item for the international market.
Additional fees apply to non-print media, and are determined on a case-by-case basis.
Permissions are granted for a one-time, non-exclusive right to publish a single edition in a single language. Additional uses require additional permission to publish and the payment of additional fees.
Commercial use of images from the Museum’s collection is prohibited without prior written approval. If approval is granted, images must be credited “Courtesy MIT Museum”. Commercial patrons must provide one copy of the publication or product for the Museum’s records.
Use fees for print publications are determined by the publication’s anticipated market. Current use fees for commercial use range from $40 per item for the local market to $160 per item for the international market.
Additional fees apply to non-print media, and are determined on a case-by-case basis.
Print permissions are granted for a one-time, non-exclusive right to publish a single edition in a single language. Additional uses require additional permission to publish and the payment of additional fees.
Permission fees are waived for members of the MIT community who wish to use reproductions in Institute-related publications or products; however, such use must be in accordance with Museum policy. Patrons should inform the Museum of their intended use and provide one copy of the publication or product for the Museum’s records. All reproductions must be accompanied by the credit line provided. Institute patrons should refer any inquiries they receive as a result of reproducing items from the collections directly to the Museum. Images published online by the MIT community may not exceed 72ppi in resolution.
In-Person Use of the Collections
Access Restrictions
Publication Policy
Hart Nautical Plan Policy (PDF)
Reproductions for Decorative Purposes
For information about image and use costs, see Services and Fees.
The Museum expects that all researchers, both in-house and visiting, who make use of collections will adhere to any legal or ethical restrictions on research imposed by the Museum or by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and that they will operate in accordance with the generally accepted ethical standards of the field in which they are working.
Research hours are Monday through Friday, 10am to 4pm by appointment only.
Unsupervised use of the collections is not permitted. Researchers may use laptop computers in the reading room; however, the use of optical scanning equipment is not permitted. Reference photos may be taken by permission only.
All materials, except for reference publications located in the reading room area, must be retrieved and reshelved by staff. Collections staff may not be able to provide access to heavy or large objects, or objects stored in remote areas, during a research appointment if use of these objects was not requested in advance and additional qualified staff are not available for retrieval assistance at that time. If a researcher has requested a number of different collections objects or files, collections staff may limit the number of objects used at one time.
For non-MIT researchers, collections staff will provide up to one hour of research time without charge, subject to curatorial discretion, after which the researcher may pursue the inquiry in person or pay a research fee of $30 per hour for a professional staff member to complete the research. Researchers working on extensive projects must make arrangements with staff at least one week in advance of their scheduled first appointment.
For current members of the faculty, staff, or student body of MIT, collections staff will take as much time as necessary, subject to curatorial discretion, to answer a reference inquiry. If it is anticipated that staff research of a reference inquiry will take longer to answer than Museum resources permit, arrangements will be made for the researcher to complete the work in person or pay the standard research fee for collections staff to complete the work.
General browsing of the Museum’s collections is not allowed. The Museum does not make loans from its collections for research or publication purposes, except as specified in its loan policy.
Access to the following collections is restricted:
Uncataloged collections will generally not be made available to researchers.
Access to objects in fragile condition will be granted only at the discretion of the assigned curator.
The following collections management information is restricted and will only be provided to those individuals approved by the Director: names of donors, former owners, or lenders who wish to remain anonymous, mailing addresses and telephone numbers of all donors, former owners, and lenders, storage locations of objects, and object values, including purchase prices, appraisals, and insurance valuations.
The MIT Museum will not give out the address, phone number, or other contact information of living alumni/ae. Patrons researching this information should contact the MIT Alumni/ae Association.
The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory Historical Collection is restricted to researchers approved by the Library/Technical Information Center at Draper Laboratory. Materials in this collection cannot be copied or otherwise reproduced without prior approval from Draper Laboratory.
Holograms not currently on exhibit are generally not made available except by special arrangement.
Written permission must be obtained from the Museum to use reproductions in any publication or product. The Museum will only grant reproduction permission for materials in which MIT is the copyright holder or for which there are no restrictions in terms of intellectual property rights. When copyright is not held by MIT, Museum staff will provide as much information as is available to aid the researcher in locating the copyright holder; however, collections staff cannot serve as an intermediary to obtain permission on behalf of the researcher.
A signed Permission to Use Agreement, Plans Use Agreement, or Permission to Build Agreement and paid permission fees are required prior to any publication or other use. For further information for boatbuilders see Hart Nautical Plan Policy. For the purposes of the Permission to Use Agreement, a single edition is defined as having a single physical format, a single date of production, and a single market. Any change in content constitutes a separate edition. Revised editions, foreign language editions, or other format changes, except for a paperback version of the original edition, will be subject to additional permission fees per format.
Policies for reproduction for decorative purposes are under review; such requests are filled at the discretion of the assigned curator.
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