Monsters of the Deep Gallery Talk

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MIT Museum

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How do you draw a picture of something you've heard about but never seen? How do you see it in the first place?

No application or registration needed.

Cost

Free with museum admission

Location

  • In-person only.

MIT Museum, Gambrill Center

314 Main Street
Building E-28
Cambridge, MA 02142
United States

Neighborhood

Area 2, East Cambridge, and The Port

Dates and Times

Saturday, May 31 2PM – 2:30PM

Additional information

This problem has bedeviled scientists for centuries. Today, we look for things like black holes and gravitational waves. Five hundred years ago, people tried to understand mysterious ocean creatures — like whales. 

Join an exhibition curator for a tour of Monsters of the Deep (opening April 18) to see how sailors, scholars, and everyday people turned monsters into mammals. 

May 31
2-2:30pm
Free with museum admission

 Corpora dum Gaudent Immania Tollere Cetae
Saturday, May 31 2PM – 2:30PM
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Kate Silverman Wilson

MIT Museum

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Last updated April 7, 2025.