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Museum presents:<br>
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</font><font size=5 color="#82CB38">CONNECTIONS<br>
An Exhibit from the Sociable Media Group at the MIT Media Lab<br>
</b>Related Talks, Lectures and Events: <br>
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Connections (through Sept. 13) is a new exhibit at the MIT Museum
explores the social potential of new communication technologies through
art installations and research projects from the Sociable Media Group at
the MIT Media Lab. <br><br>
Explore the intricacies of the exhibit through our Spring series of
related talks, lectures and events! <br>
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COMING SOON! <br>
Lecture<br>
Data Portraits: Representation for a post-physical world<br>
TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 6:00-7:30 p.m.<br>
Join Sociable Media Group director Judith Donath and graduate student
Alex Dragulescu in discussing what portraiture could become in the 21st
century. Examine new methods of displaying digital data as shown in the
exhibition, Connections.<br><br>
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Demonstration and Discussion<br>
<b>Stepping into virtual worlds<br>
</b>Friday, May 1, 6:00-7:30 p.m.<br>
(part of the Cambridge Science Festival:
<a href="http://cambridgesciencefestival.org/">
http://cambridgesciencefestival.org</a>) <br>
Online space opens new potential for examining digital communication and
relationships. Join us in looking at the diverse uses of virtual
worlds ranging from research to education to entertainment.
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Panel Discussion<br>
<b>Machines with eyes and texting spies: The shifting lines of
public/private <br>
</b>Wednesday, May 6, 6:00-7:30 p.m.<br>
Metropath(ologies), a modular and interactive exhibit displayed in
Connections poses the question of how one senses the notions of public
versus private. A discussion about how privacy is being redefined in the
context of hyper-connected and hyper-aware real and virtual
spaces.<br><br>
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More information on the exhibit and the programs are accessible here:
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<a href="http://web.mit.edu/museum/exhibitions/connections/">
http://web.mit.edu/museum/exhibitions/connections/</a> <br>
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<b>LOCATION:<br>
</b>MIT Museum, Bldg N52, 1FL, 265 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA
02139<br>
(Accessible by Public Transportation - Take the Red Line to Central
Square. Walk four blocks along Massachusetts Avenue towards Boston and
the Charles River or take the #1 bus to the Front Street stop.) <br>
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Debora Lui | Programs Coordinator | MIT Museum | 617.253.0528 |
<a href="mailto:dlui@mit.edu">dlui@mit.edu</a><br>
<a href="http://web.mit.edu/museum " eudora="autourl">
http://web.mit.edu/museum </a><br><br>
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