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Welcome!

What are science museums all about? How do they work? And how do they go about making the complex worlds of science and technology accessible to their audiences? If you're interested in questions like these, this is the IAP class for you, because STS.S21 is a chance to "jump into" the world of science and technology museums!

The class is a "deep dive" into what's going on the world of science and technology in museums, through the current experience of four particular museums in the Cambridge/Boston area.

The class is a "sandwich": in the first week, we'll explore what science and technology museums are all about; over the middle weekend, we'll break into small teams and visit each of our 4 museums; and in the second week, we'll present our findings to one another back in class and put together what we've learned.

If you want to join, please come along to the MIT Museum (right beside the Kendall at MIT T stop) at 10:00am on Monday 22nd January.

We'll take things from there!