Walk in Boston # 4, sculpture, art and architecture at MIT

Walk in Boston # 4, sculpture, art and architecture at MIT, will allow you to explore one of the best universities in the world.

It's a unusual self-guided tour not exactly in Boston but in Cambridge, on the other side of the Charles River.

​You'll walk on the MIT campus and go inside some of its most famous buildings to get a feel of the life there.

🥐There is an excerpt of it below to give you an idea of what ​​it is.

💥Otherwise, it is available in full for a few $ on Payhip/ImagesVoyagesImpressions in a PDF file that you'll be able to download on your phone.

🎈NB: 

• You can read much more about the general content and philosophy of these walks on the home page and see some comments there too.
• The excerpt is the beginning of the description (a bit truncated here), after the full map and the useful info about highlights, metros, buses, bikes, restrooms, and so on. 🚟
• The letters correspond to points indicated on the map, so you always know where you are along the trail or where you're heading.

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​A: Your walk starts at the ... subway station in Cambridge but since there are several exits, find the one on Main Street across from the ... Hotel.
 
Once there, move towards the campus and immediately on your right, you will see the ... museum.
 
It is relatively small, there is an entrance fee and you will learn there everything about robots and computers. You will also see temporary science exhibitions and technical art exhibitions, but you will not need an extensive knowledge of science to appreciate what is on display.
 
Opposite, you will find the Visitors’ Center where you can obtain a map which indicates the different sculptures scattered around the campus. You will then know more easily where to go.
 
Next, look for MIT Health Services, building ..., slightly to your right when you are in the square with the rotating clock (don't miss it!).
 
Cross this building to get to another square with the ... in front of you, on your left.
 
The Center has three rooms with contemporary art exhibitions open to the public and free. Often provocative, they will give you an idea of the level of thinking at MIT!
 
B: Once your visit is over, exit to the left, cross ... Street and go a little to the left to pass a large metal sculpture by Louise Nevelson entitled "Transparent horizon".
 
You will then arrive at an elevated building designed by ... It is the tallest in Cambridge and houses the Department of Planetary Sciences.
 
In front of him, on your left, Calder's "big sail".

Find two glass doors on the right and cross there (otherwise, go around to the right); behind them, there will be a large square and buildings with a 1960s feel, made of cement and glass, very utilitarian. Except the one on the left.

C: Designed by Frank Gehry, it is the ... Center, an example of deconstructivism architecture. Colorful and informal, it houses the philosophy and linguistics departments and the artificial intelligence laboratory.

(The rest is in the pdf...)

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Ready to explore the city on your own?

Find this Walk in Boston # 4, sculpture, art and architecture at MIT,  at Payhip.com/ImagesVoyagesImpressions along with some of the 17 others of the same series that you might like, all updated regularly, and you’ll soon be on your way to unique adventures!

​NB: In case you haven't seen it already, the map showing you where all these walks are is on the Walk in Boston page, as well as links to some walks’ bundles offers and suggestions for your first visit.