Freezing TIME: Edgerton and the Beauty of the Machine Age

Freezing Time takes a new look at Edgerton’s early work, including a new look at long forgotten photographs, offering a fresh take on the MIT photographer and his groundbreaking technological advancements that changed photography forever.

MIT Museum announces Freezing Time: Edgerton and the Beauty of the Machine Age, exploring the legacy of Harold “Doc” Edgerton and his contributions to the field of photography as a scientist, researcher and beloved MIT professor of electrical engineering. The exhibition will include machines, as well as once famous but forgotten photographs, taking a new look at the inventions that enabled the manipulation of time and light. On view February 5, 2026 to August 2, 2026, Freezing Time is the third new major exhibition unveiled during MIT Museum’s inaugural thematic focus on TIME.