Temporary Exhibits at CRMI
Another Side of In
Running from September 13, 2011 through Feb. 26, 2012
This interactive exhibit blends the space age plastic Lexan with modern computer and light and sound software to produce an immersive interactive experience for museum visitors. The exhibit is a collaborative effort between Phish Bassist Mike Gordon, internationally recognized artist Marjorie Minkin, and renowned electronics designer Jamie Robertson.
Steampunk Form & Function II
Running October 31, 2011 - Feb. 26, 2012
The next installation Steampunk, Form & Function, and an Exhibition of Innovation, Invention and Gadgetry, sponsored by Steampuffin, modern technology meets the Victorian era.
Waltham Watch Factory
Visit our newest exhibit in the lobby of the world-renowned Waltham Watch Factory, just a few blocks from the museum. The exhibit provides a captivating overview of the people, ideas, and inventions behind the Watch Company’s climb to prominence – and its tragic decline. The gallery is filled with compelling historical graphics from the museum and Waltham Historical Society, plus key artifacts from the museum and private collections, some not seen publicly in decades.
The exhibit at the Waltham Watch Factory is open to the public Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Admission is free. 211 Crescent Street, Waltham.
Many thanks to Watch Factory LLC, developers of the Watch Factory complex, for making this exhibit possible.
Waltham: Incubator of Innovation
From textiles to the biotechnology, Waltham’s innovative minds have touched every industry across the globe. Over its rich industrial heritage, the city has spawned thousands of companies and served as an incubator to the industrial age, technological age, the information age, and the coming biotech age.
This temporary exhibit at the IBM Innovation Center, 404 Wyman Street, Waltham is open now through the fall. Open 9a.m. to 4p.m., Monday through Friday.
Coming Soon
Computation: Mechanical Aids for Mathematics
Running March 15, 2012 – June 15, 2012
Journey through time and explore the tools humans have used to add, subtract, multiply, and divide. From the abacus to the calculator, hands on and static exhibits provide a chronological look at the portable inventions man has created to assist with math. Visitors will discover how use an adding machine, slide rules, early calculators, and other mathematical implements.
The Mill Children
Running March 15, 2011 – June 15, 2012
In late August of 1911, Lewis Wickes Hine visited the Eclipse Mill in North Adams, Massachusetts to photograph child laborers on behalf of the National Child Labor Committee. Hine’s photographs contributed to the social movement to reform laws for child and adult workers. One hundred years later a group of artists, working in that same mill, used nine of Hine’s photos for inspiration. The resulting exhibit features both images the original Hines photographs, the corresponding art, historical narratives of the children photographed and interviews of the artists currently working in the Eclipse Mill.
Take a look at our past temporary exhibits.
