Open Campus, Open Minds

MIT welcomes visitors to campus, and we hope you have a day to spend in Cambridge because there is a lot to see beyond the campus tours. Don’t miss…

• The interactive displays of the Corridor Lab
• The List Visual Arts Center
• Exhibits at the MIT Libraries and Archives
• The MIT Museum and associated galleries
• The Ray and Maria Stata Center
• The Zesiger Sports and Fitness Center

Most Lectures and events are open to the public: find out what is heappening today on the calenders for events and arts at MIT.

Prospective students, please note that the Admissions Office has information especially for making the most of your visit.

There is always something going on at MIT, whether it’s new technology or the latest approach to an old puzzle. There are labs you might not have heard of, activities that you might expect, and others that will surprise you. Let us show you around.

The MIT Information Center: start here
Enter the doors at 77 Massachusetts Avenue, and immediately on your right is your source for maps, directions, and answers to everything MIT. The Information Center also organizes the campus tours; please visit their website for more information, or call 617-253-4795.

Coming for Commencement?
Be sure to see the Commencement website, where you will find event-specific visitors’ information, a schedule, and FAQs.

Wish you were here
Is this a virtual visit? Use the time you would have spent looking for parking as you tour our online community. Check out MIT Facts, organizations and groups, the public art collection, research by topic, and videos of everything from lectures by visiting scholars to instructions in origami. Go boldly.