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The Hart Nautical Gallery is part of the MIT Museum in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Admisaion to the gallery is free. It can be accessed through the MIT entrance at 77 Massachusetts Avenue. There are no signs pointing the way. You are on your own when you get there. The gallery is one large room plus a hallway with displays of full-hull ship models that chronicle several centuries of ship building and design. I didn't count myself, but the website said there were 40 models. There are some ship blueprints displayed as posters on the walls. At first, I had the same reaction as a few other reviewers, ho-hum. But the intricate detail of the models brought me into the lives of the people who designed and built these ships and the lives of the people who sailed them. As a matter of fact, I would have liked to know more about the number of sailors it took to launch a voyage. It is well worth a stop. I put a slideshow of some additional photos of the models on YouTube.
Lenek AdamsLenek Adams
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This is one of the great collections of ships and maritime technology that we know. As an MIT graduate, it always great to remember and share what MIT buildings have inside.
Jose Gregorio Lepervanche ValenciaJose Gregorio Lepervanche Valencia
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Hey, you get to see a model of America**3, the 1992 America's Cup winner. What's not to like?
Joan D. WinstonJoan D. Winston
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No signage outside. Only one room with about 30 ship models
L LeeL Lee
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55 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139
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The Hart Nautical Gallery is a gallery in the MIT Museum at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. The collections include construction drawings of the Doris sailing yacht, designer William Hand’s surviving drawings, and material relating to shipbuilder Jacob Aaron Westervelt.
attractions: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT Museum, Boston Marriott Cambridge, Great Dome, The Garment District, The Kendall Hotel, MIT Recreation - Zesiger Sports and Fitness Center, 907 Main Hotel Central Square, Sonder, Killian Court, Harvard Bridge, restaurants: Veggie Galaxy, Area Four, The Mad Monkfish, Little Donkey, Middle East Restaurant and Club, Mamaleh's Delicatessen Cambridge, Legal Sea Foods - Kendall Square, Naco Taco, Cambridge Brewing Company, Mu Lan Taiwanese Restaurant (Cambridge)
