Le Laboratoire Cambridge

Le Laboratoire is an interdisciplinary culture lab that invites the public to participate in the experiments and discoveries of world-renowned artists, designers, scientists, and culinary masters as they discover at the frontiers of science. Functioning as a hive of innovative thinking and practice, Le Lab’s public programming takes the shape of exhibitions, talks, unexpected food and drink experiences, and more, exploring ArtScience by illuminating the collaborative processes and insights of diverse thinkers, practitioners, and makers.

Founded in Paris in 2007 by renowned inventor, material scientist, and Harvard Professor, David Edwards, Le Laboratoire now opens in Cambridge as the U.S. flagship of ArtScience Labs, a global organization dedicated to the development of the most radical ideas that transform the way we learn, imagine, and evolve.


Le Laboratoire Cambridge: Three Pillars

Le Laboratoire Cambridge is dedicated to igniting fundamental change in education, culture, industry, and society through its three pillars: cutting-edge exhibitions, dynamic public programming, and immersive food and drink experiences.

Exhibitions
Le Lab Cambridge is an unrivaled idea space and incubator for immersive, catalytic, multi-sensory exhibitions from the intersection of art and science. Visitors to Cambridge can now share in the wonder and delight of radical discoveries of the leading creators of our time—including artists, designers, scientists, culinary masters, and more—that are shaping the realities of a better tomorrow.

Public Programming (ArtScience @ Le Lab)
Functioning as a home and hive to innovative and interdisciplinary thinking and practice, Le Lab’s public programming explores the frontiers of art and science through thought-provoking and stimulating experiences, investigations, and interactions that reveal the collaborative processes and insights of a diverse range of leading thinkers, practitioners, and makers. Le Lab’s programming provides a vibrant community resource for learning about how innovation can impact ourselves, our cities, and our world.

Café ArtScience
Café ArtScience is a world-class dining experience…reinvented. Featuring “Best of Boston” bartender Todd Maul, renowned Parisian coffee-roaster Tom Clark and Antoine Netien, and chef Patrick Campbell, (previously of No 9 Park), Café ArtScience is an unrivaled culinary destination that will delight and amaze all of the senses. Café ArtScience is a unique fusion of a culinary and retail experience, where diners—in addition to ordering from small-plate, café, and cocktail menus—can explore, play with, and even acquire the trailblazing innovations coming out of Le Laboratoire that are dedicated to pioneering a more nutritious and sustainable world.