Research Services

All research requests should be directed to staff in charge of the collection of interest. Consult the Staff List for the curators of the Collections you are interested in.

All research requests must be in writing and include the following:

• Specific research question
• Your mailing address, phone number/email
• Purpose of interest or intended use
• Previously consulted sources, if any

Research Hours

By appointment only Monday–Friday, 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

General Information

Services and fees for reproductions and publication, see services and fees.
Museum policies for researchers and publication, see collections use policy.
Plan use policies for study, boat building, and model making, see Hart Nautical Plan policy (pdf).
MIT Museum's collections management policies, see collections manual.