MIT List Visual Arts Center

Tuesday: 12–6 pm
Wednesday: 12–7 pm
Thursday: 12–7 pm
Friday: 12–6 pm
Saturday: 12–6 pm
Sunday: 12–6 pm

1/3 Exhibitions

Sung Tieu: Civic Floor

April 4 - July 16, 2023

Four dark steel tables and geometric sculptures are surrounded by artworks in white frames hung horizontally in a white walled and floored gallery.

2/3 Exhibitions

Lex Brown: Carnelian

April 4 - July 16, 2023

On a horizontal screen, a suited figure holds a glittering red box that reads “Carnelian.”

3/3 Exhibitions

List Projects 26: Alison Nguyen

February 23 - June 25, 2023

Two screens are situated at a right angle hanging in a room with an orange hue. On the left screen, three Asian women in white clothing look at one another. On the right screen a man gazes to the left.

Upcoming Events

Public Art Tour

June 7, 2023, 5:30 - 6:15PM

Public Art Tour

Corten steel sculpture surrounded by pebbles on a lush green grass.

Public Art Tour

June 16, 2023, 12:15 - 1PM

Public Art Tour

Concrete cut-out sculpture representing a bird with head and beak to the right, tail to the left, feet below, and spread wings above

Public Art Collection

Agnieszka Kurant

The End of Signature, 2021 and 2022

Two modern building on the left each with an overhang that has LED sculptures of a signature hanging from the buildings.

Alexander Calder

La Grande Voile [The Big Sail], 1965

Large steel sculpture in a courtyard with trees and buildings in the background

Matt Johnson

Untitled (Swan), 2016

Matt Johnson's Untitled(Swan) sculpture of a warped bent metal train track is pictued in front of MIT campus buildings.

Jeffrey Gibson

I DON'T WANT TO SEE MYSELF WITHOUT YOU, 2020

Colorful acrylic on canvas featuring glass beads with abstract text in the center that read reads I don't want to see myself without you.

Olafur Eliasson

Northwest Passage, 2018

A ceiliing bound sculpture of mirror and yellow lights by Olafur Eliasson is installed.

Frank Gehry

Ray and Maria Stata Center, 2004

Frank Gehry's Ray and Maria Stata Center is situated on MIT Campus.

Mark di Suvero

Aesop's Fables, II, 2005

Red steel sculpture on a field of grass with trees and buildings in the background.

UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS

List Projects 27: fields harrington and Nancy Valladares

July 20 - October 29, 2023

Three delicate lengths of glass tubing filled with expired film stock and a chlorine bleach solution are fastened to a white wall with metal and rubber clamps that look like standard lab equipment.

2023 Student Lending Art Program Exhibition and Lottery

August 29 - September 17, 2023

Installation view with framed artworks lining the wall and person in white overalls in motion walking through gallery.

Recent Videos

Virtual Panel Discussion: How Structures Govern

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Altered Access Panel 2: The Body

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Altered Access Panel 1: To Build

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Altered Access Opening Night: Park McArthur Keynote Address

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Altered Access Opening Night: Introduction and Emily Barker

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Agnieszka Kurant, The End of Signature, 2021 and 2022

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Gallery Talk: The Measure of Our Lives with K. Anthony Jones

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Graduate Student Talk: Jensen Johnson

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Graduate Student Talk: Ardalan SadeghiKivi

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For the MIT Community

The List Visual Arts Center is more than a contemporary art museum: it’s an active gathering place, education center, and workspace for college students right on MIT’s campus.

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