I heard from some attendees last year that these are an absolute blast. They’re certainly a rare opportunity to get behind-the-scenes.
Cambridge’s Fourth Annual Archives Crawl
The Open Archives Tour is a chance to go behind the scenes at a number of unique archives and collecting agencies in Cambridge. This year, twelve archives will be featured over four days, from July 9 through July 12. The tours are divided into four categories:
City Collections – July 9, 5:00-8:00 pm
- Cambridge Historical Commission
- Cambridge Room of the Public Library
- Cambridge Public Works Department
Harvard Collections – July 10, 3:00-6:00 pm
- Harvard University Archives
- Houghton Library
- Schlesinger Library
Cultural Collections – July 11, 5:00-8:00 pm
- Mount Auburn Cemetery
- Cambridge Historical Society
- The Longfellow House – Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site
MIT Collections – July 12, 3:00-6:00 pm
- List Visual Arts Center
- Institute Archives & Special Collections
- MIT Museum
You can sign up for one, two, three, or four tours, but you must sign up for each tour individually: $3 fee per tour. Space is limited.
