Galleries
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SA+P has several venues that host exhibitions featuring the work of faculty, researchers, students, and guest artists.
Gallery 9
Gallery 9 is the largest exhibition space for the School of Architecture and Planning, presenting work from the SA+P community, including faculty, researchers, and students.
Location and hours
Gallery 9 is free and open to the public on weekdays, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The gallery is closed weekends and holidays. Gallery 9 is located on the first floor of MIT's Building 9, the Samuel Tak Lee Building, at 105 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138. Contact sap-info@mit.edu for more information.
Keller Gallery
The Keller Gallery was established in the fall of 2011 with a generous donation of materials and labor in kind from Shawn Keller, principal with C.W. Keller & Associates, an architectural millwork, furniture, and design firm.
A vest-pocket space at about 200 square feet, the gallery presents faculty, student, and guest-artist work.
Exhibitions are coordinated by Amanda Moore in the Department of Architecture. For information on the current exhibition, contact arch-comm@mit.edu. For directions, look here.
Current exhibition
RECORDAR
Architectural designer, storyteller, and Pietro Belluschi Fellow Deborah Garcia presents an exhibition and sound event that launches a multi-channel interactive sound tower
From the exhibition description by Deborah Garcia:
“Can intimacy, and deep listening, be a part of our public spaces? Can sound, and sonic interfaces, allow us to dive below the surface of the built environment— beyond the facade? I use the loudspeaking power of RECORDAR as a tool for broadcasting, layering, and experiencing a live history, and, in turn, advocate for a louder, interactive form of architecture.”
Location and hours
On view until May 12, 2023
Located in MIT Building 7, Room 408, Keller Gallery is free and open to the public Monday through Sunday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
ACT Gallery
Featuring work from student artists.
Location and hours
E15-095
Hours vary.
Information on past and upcoming exhibitions here.
Dean's Office Gallery
Location and hours
The Dean's Office Gallery is located in 7-231.
Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Appointment recommended; please contact Sophie Tamm (sophiet@mit.edu).
Rotch Library Exhibitions
The Rotch Library Gallery exhibition space is comprised of a 400-square-foot gallery, two display cases, and two flat panels focusing on interdisciplinary arts practices, works that push creative intellectual boundaries, and support research. Some topics include but are not limited to architecture, art, photography, design, urban planning, housing, community development, geography, globalization and the environment. The space is also a venue for curriculum-based shows and encourages student exhibits. The space is open to the MIT community–students, staff, faculty, and alumni.
Current exhibition: A Target
Photography exhibition by Tristan Searight, MArch graduate student
From the exhibition description:
“By exploring the everyday dynamics of mundane spaces, these photographs present a question of interest to designers and city planners: do we pay open, extended attention to spaces we intervene on—especially to those that are seemingly ordinary?”
On view until May 22, 2023
Hours
Exhibitions are accessible whenever Rotch Library is open.
Current library hours
Building 7-228
Interested in proposing a show?
Read the Guidelines for exhibitors and the Exhibitor’s Resources, and fill out the Rotch exhibitions proposal form.
Other galleries at MIT
The MIT Museum frequently features exhibits on architecture and visual studies in its main galleries at Main Street, as well as in its Compton Gallery, located in the heart of campus under the big dome. The Museum's website spotlights museum collections as well as exhibitions no longer on display in its galleries.
The List Visual Arts Center, three galleries on the first floor of the Media Lab's Wiesner Building, presents shows exploring contemporary artmaking in all media. Artists of national and international stature, as well as emerging artists, are featured.
The Wiesner Student Art Gallery in the Stratton Student Center, Building W20, hosts exhibitions of student work.
Past exhibitions at SA+P.