MIT Libraries Exhibits | A window into MIT’s collections and communities

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Exhibits include historical documents, photographs, rare books, maps, artwork and artifacts from Libraries’ Distinctive Collections, as well as artwork from the community.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.

Now open (or opening soon)

MMaihaugen Gallery Exhibit

Howe, Manning & Almy

This exhibit celebrates the first-known all-women architecture firm in Massachusetts, founded in 1900 by Lois Lilley Howe, the first woman to graduate with an architecture degree from MIT. Howe, along with architects Eleanor Manning and Mary Almy, completed more than 900 commissions throughout the course of their company’s history.

Opens August 19, 2026

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