Ig Nobel: Face to Face

Join us at the Museum for an Ig Nobel Prize companion event, Ig Nobel Face-to-Face.

The very first Ig Nobel ceremony was held in the former MIT Museum building in 1991. We're excited to now host a new twist on this very popular celebration of scientific achievement in our new space. Ig Nobel: Face to Face brings 2025 Ig Nobel Prize winners together, in-person, with the opportunity to ask each other questions about their work, and answer questions from the audience. The event will be hosted by Improbable Research Founder Marc Abrahams.

The Ig Nobel Prizes celebrate ten achievements so surprising that they make people LAUGH, and then THINK. The 35th First Annual Ig Nobel Prize ceremony will be held at Boston University on September 18.

September 20, 2025
2:30 - 4:00pm
Free with Museum admission

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• This Saturday, 16th August, 10:30 am, Family & Friends Workshop: Holograms & 3D Perception in Cambridge
• Next Monday, 18th August, 09:30 am, STEAM Adventures Week 2 in Cambridge
• Next Friday, 22nd August, 02:00 pm, Gallery Talk: Monsters of the Deep in Cambridge