Emerson Day

Join us for an exploration of what it means to be human in the digital age. In this session, students share zines they’ve created that examine emotional, psychological, and social well-being through art and storytelling. Visitors will also encounter student reflections on the ethical responsibilities of content creators and the philosophical questions that arise as humanity and technology increasingly intertwine. From personal expression to critical inquiry, this showcase invites audiences to consider how creativity, ethics, and innovation shape our understanding of ourselves in an age of generative AI and constant digital connection.

Graduate students and their clinical supervisors will be available to provide hearing screenings to children and adults visiting the Museum (ages 4 years and above). Hearing screenings provide the public with important information about their current hearing status (i.e., hearing is within functional limits or should be further evaluated) to prevent social, cognitive, speech, and language deficits that can arise from lack of access to auditory input.

Step into an augmented reality experience created by Emerson College students in the course AI: Critical and Creative Explorations. You are invited to build a virtual sandtray world with a tablet to share feelings that are hard to put into words. This tool was created using artificial intelligence to show how AI can support emotional healing in communities. 

View a commercial created using an ethically trained AI video generation tool. Student entrepreneurs show how AI production can help support business goals while preserving human artistry and respecting the rights of filmmakers and performers.

These projects explore how we can use AI and still embrace what makes us truly human.

Honors students ask: What does it mean to be human today? Experience bold, imaginative ideas connecting evolution, genetics, and identity where science meets art, ethics, and empathy. Discover how a new generation is thinking about what it means to live and adapt to change, together.

Join us for a student-led tour that bridges art and science in unexpected ways. Students from How to Look at Art and Why will guide visitors through their discoveries inspired by a recent visit to the Museum of Science. Each presentation explores themes such as human perception, the natural world, and technology’s impact on humanity. Through original research and thoughtful connections, students reveal how art and science together can illuminate the complexities of the human experience. Visitors can expect fresh perspectives, engaging insights, and lively discussion at the intersection of creativity, inquiry, and innovation.

The Year of Being Human Film Festival showcases Emerson students’ reflections on identity, memory, and what it means to be alive. Through works like I Am Myself, In a Particular Space in a Particular Time, Amy Dynes: Ant Hunter, Epitath, I Ride, and The Last Tattooed Woman, students explore how the body, emotion, and creativity shape human experience. From rediscovering authenticity and processing grief to celebrating curiosity and cultural memory, these films span the deeply personal to the universal. Together, they invite audiences to consider how art reveals the complexity, beauty, and vulnerability of being human. In the Mugar Omni Theater at 4:00pm with brief Q&A with the filmmakers. Get Tickets here.