After Dark: COLD at the MIT Museum

Ready to get frosty? Unravel the science of cold at the MIT Museum!

Featured Activities:

Dive into the polar vortex with MIT climatologist Judah Cohen as he breaks down what makes Boston winters so harsh.

Discover how hibernation could unlock life-saving therapies with MIT alum Kat Kajderowicz (spoiler alert: animals are onto something).

Journey to the Arctic with MIT Lincoln Laboratory researcher David Whelihan to discover how cutting-edge technology survives, and thrives, in Earth’s most extreme environments.

Interested in Cryogenics? Meet the Cryogenics Collection team at Havard’s Museum of Comparative Zoology and learn about their ice-cold archives.

Freeze your creativity by arranging ice on light-sensitive paper to make one-of-a-kind cyanotype prints.
Nitrogen ice cream from Sub Zero and chilly beverages from Momma’s Grocery and Wine will be available for purchase.