Student Nights: Museum After Hours

Student Nights is a series of evening events at the MIT Museum designed to support student activities that align with the goals of the Museum, which include: 

1. public engagement with research at MIT; 
2. innovation in art and technology; and
3. connections between the MIT community and the general public.

While some events are organized by Museum staff, most of the programs are designed, planned and implemented by MIT students.  Past events have included –

• Innovation Night – a poster session and reception designed for sharing innovative ideas and technologies from MIT with the public;
• Entrepreneurship Panel (as a part of Global E-Week) – where successful entrepreneurs (including the developers of Rock Band and Guitar Hero, RedShirt Systems and Endeca) discussed the trials and tribulations of starting their own ventures; and
• MO vement LOoper (MOLO) Performance and Demonstration – where MIT students showed off a new technology that integrate real-time video manipulation with wireless control for the purposes of promoting novel dance choreography and performance

In Spring 2009, the MIT Museum supported ASA-approved student groups interested in holding programs at the Museum through Student Nights grants of up to $2,000 and free access to MIT Museum resources.  We are particularly interested in outreach events that connect MIT to members of the general public: K-12 students, families and/or adult Museum visitors.

This program series is on hold for the 2009-2010 academic year.