The only museum in the United States devoted exclusively to historic and contemporary design, with a permanent collection of more than 210,000 objects that span 30 centuries, reopened in the restored Carnegie Mansion after a three year renovation. It opened with ten inaugural exhibitions and installations and features more than 700 objects which visitors will also be able to experience with new interactive capabilities.
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, north façade. Photo by Matt Flynn. © 2012 Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, south façade. Photo by Jennifer Northrop. © 2014 Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
Installation view of “Beautiful Users” at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Photo by Matt Flynn. © 2014 Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
Installation view of “Beautiful Users” at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Photo by Matt Flynn. © 2014 Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
Installation view of “Maira Kalman Selects” at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Photo by Matt Flynn. © 2014 Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
Installation view of the Immersion Room at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Photo by Matt Flynn © 2014 Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
Installation view of the Models and Prototypes gallery at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Photo by Matt Flynn. © 2014 Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
Installation view of “Passion for the Exotic: Lockwood de Forest. Frederic Church” at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Photo by Matt Flynn. © 2014 Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
Installation view of “Making Design” at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Photo by Matt Flynn. © 2014 Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
Installation view of “Making Design” at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Photo by Matt Flynn. © 2014 Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
Installation view of “Making Design” at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Photo by Matt Flynn. © 2014 Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
Installation view of “Hewitt Sisters Collect” at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Photo by Matt Flynn. © 2014 Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
Installation view of “Hewitt Sisters Collect” at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Photo by Matt Flynn. © 2014 Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
Installation view of “Tools: Extending Our Reach” at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Photo by Matt Flynn. © 2014 Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
Installation view of “Tools: Extending Our Reach” at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, featuring Controller of the Universe by Damian Ortega and the Solar Wall. Photo by Matt Flynn. © 2014 Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
Installation view of “Tools: Extending Our Reach” at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Photo by Matt Flynn. © 2014 Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
Images courtesy Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
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