Pedaling by Public Art

April 27, 2025
Public Art Tour
Angled view of a bright red steel sculpture on a green lawn on a sunny day with blue sky and puffy white clouds.

Mark di Suvero,”Aesop’s Fables,” II, 2005. Image courtesy MIT Image Library. Photo: Christopher Harting

Location
BlueBikes station on the corner of Ames Street and Main Street (Building 76)
Day & Time
Admission
Free, but registration required.
Register

Join the MIT List Visual Arts Center for a bike tour showcasing the MIT public art collection across campus.

Experience a curated selection of public artworks on a guided bike tour and explore how art and architecture enhance MIT’s campus design. Ride past iconic works—both newly installed and long-standing—by celebrated artists such as Henry Moore, Alexander Calder, Julian Charrière, and Sanford Biggers.

Attendees will be led by Sarah Schmitt, a List Center student guide who is a part of MIT Spokes, a student-run initiative to rethink STEAM education while biking cross-country over the span of 80 days.

The tour will begin at the BlueBikes station on the corner of Ames Street and Main Street, in front of Building 76 East Plaza. Bring your own bike and helmet; helmets are mandatory. Please arrive 15 minutes early, by 1:45 PM, if you plan on renting a BlueBike.

This program is weather dependent. Registered attendees will receive an email the day before the tour date if needed to cancel due to weather conditions.