It was just over a year ago that the New Media Museum released a guide to learning about media and computing in the Boston area.
It’s called NMM@Boston, and you can read about it in this post.
A lot can happen in a year, so updates are in order — there are quite a few cool new experiences related to Media & Perception to explore!
Note!
Perception Playground is no longer at the Museum of Science.
This information is here for historical purposes.
One addition is Perception Playground at Museum of Science.
It is a space filled with all sorts of fun, interactive experiences for learning about how the senses create our perceived reality.
The exhibit includes common optical illusions with simple explanations.
The Museum of Science also has a new exhibit called The Art of Illusion.
Note!
The Art of Illusion is no longer at the Museum of Science.
This information is here for historical purposes.
Numerous M. C. Escher prints grace the entry to the space.
There are also some exhibits from the Seeing is Deceiving exhibit that used to be where they are now building the Public Science Common.
If you enjoy learning about optical illusions at the Perception Playground, then the Museum of Illusions Boston adjacent to Faneuil Hall must be the next stop to add to your itinerary.
It has illusions galore!
Of course, this museum displays a variety of well-known optical illusions.
There are also many elaborate exhibits such as an Ames Room.
The museum also has an area with some holograms.
If those holograms catch your fancy, then head over to the MIT Museum to explore their new exhibit Optiker.
Note!
Stephen Benton’s Holograms are no longer on display at the MIT Museum. This information is here for historical purposes.
This is where you can see Stephen Benton’s Holograms and learn about the history of holography.
These have been just a few highlights of new things to see and do.
Check out the New Media Museum’s Media & Perception page to learn about many other experiences not covered in this post.
That page also has many links to awesome resources!
Also check out the rest of the New Media@Boston guide to media and computing in the Boston area.
Harvard’s Mark I & Hopper
MIT’s Whirlwind & Forrester
Artificial Intelligence & Robots
Logo & LEGO
Games & Immersion
Micro Center & MIT Flea
Finally, use this “virtual world” to learn about the New Media Museum’s Exhibits, Projects and Collections!
Touch the interactive 360° image to explore it. Click on objects to find out about them.
If you can’t see it, or it isn’t working, you can also see it on Kuula.
Notice that clicking on the door takes you to this room that has doors that lead to 360° tours of the best (virtual) computer museums in the world!
Touch the 360° image to explore it, objects to learn about them, “i”s to learn about museums, and doors to enter them.
You can also see it on Kuula.
See this post for the backstory and a scavenger hunt!
Enjoy & Have a Fantastic Summer!
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