MIT Museum - Nautical Night

Thu 30-Mar-2017

18:00-20:00

Description

The MIT Museum is running their annual Nautical Night. They are home to MIT's Hart Nautical Collection and many other sailing related objects.

From the Museum website: "Our annual Nautical Night event celebrates the sea, and MIT’s rich history in nautical design and research.

We’ve planned interactive demonstrations, short talks, and a rare chance to view plans and prints from our renowned collection.

Visit from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. for this free event."

Displays/Topics include:

Plot Your Course!

The Art of Traditional Boat Design

Hart Nautical Collections Display

The Magic of Good Knots!

Constructing "Old Ironsides" (presented by the USS Constitution Museum)

Draft a Boat

MIT Pappalardo Lab Herreshoff Steam Engine Project

Short Talks

See their website for details.

Questions about this event should be directed to the organizer(s): Eric Gibber, J ADAM TRAINA, Fran Charles