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MIT Museum to become largest holder of I. M. Pei archive

Wednesday, June 24, 2026Niall Patrick WalshView original

The MIT Museum has announced the transfer of the project archive of I. M. Pei from Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, a move that will establish the institution as the largest repository of the architect’s work worldwide. Pei earned his Bachelor of Architecture degree in 1940.

JFK Library. Image credit: Pei Cobb Freed
JFK Library. Image credit: Pei Cobb Freed

The archive spans more than six decades of Pei’s career and includes approximately 1,500 rolls of architectural drawings, 50 architectural models, and 1,000 linear feet of manuscripts and related materials documenting more than 60 projects. 

Louvre. Image credit: Pei Cobb Freed
Louvre. Image credit: Pei Cobb Freed

Among the materials are drawings and documents from some of Pei’s best-known works, including the Louvre Museum modernization project in Paris, the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. The archive also contains records relating to four buildings designed by Pe...