The MIT Libraries is a key part of the vibrant arts ecosystem at MIT, a hub for arts scholarship, creative research, and cultural engagement. Through comprehensive collections, specialized services, and innovative programming and digital scholarship initiatives, the Libraries enable discovery, preservation, dissemination, art making, and connection to artistic knowledge and cultural heritage.
- 80,000+
Arts-related items in our collections - 1,300+
Arts-related archival collections - 17
Exhibitions across library galleries and spaces - 10
Librarians and specialized staff with arts subject expertise
Data for academic year 2024