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MIT Libraries Exhibits

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MIT Libraries Exhibits

The MIT Libraries hosts a variety of exhibitions and displays throughout the year in the Maihaugen Gallery, Hayden Loft Case, and other exhibit spaces in Hayden Lewis Music Library and Rotch Library.

Exhibits include historical documents, photographs, rare books, maps, artwork and artifacts from Libraries’ Distinctive Collections, as well as artwork from the community. Themes cover many disciplines including history, science, music, art & architecture, culture and current events.


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HHayden Library Loft Exhibit

A Wider Horizon

Throughout her life, Katharine Dexter McCormick widened the horizons of what was possible for women. A suffragist, philanthropist, and scientist, she broke boundaries from an early age, becoming one of the first women to graduate from MIT. She later went on to fund McCormick Hall, the first on-campus dormitory for women at MIT.

Ended September 30, 2025
MMaihaugen Gallery Exhibit

Ink, Stone, and Silver Light

Ink, Stone, and Silver Light: A Century of Cultural Heritage Preservation in Aleppo draws on archival materials from the Aga Khan Documentation Center at MIT (AKDC) to explore a century of cultural heritage preservation in Aleppo, Syria. The exhibit presents three modes of documentation—manuscript, built form, and photography—through which Aleppo’s urban memory has been recorded and preserved.

October 1, 2025 - December 11, 2025
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