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After Cooper Hewitt Director Is Ousted, Six Trustees Resign in Protest

by Hakim Bishara February 18, 2020February 20, 2020

Caroline Baumann was discharged from her position as museum director after the Smithsonian investigated an alleged conflict of interest regarding the dress and venue for her 2018 wedding.

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The Allure of US Interior Design in the 1930s

by Deena ElGenaidi November 27, 2018

Marilyn F. Friedman will discuss her book Making America Modern: Interior Design in the 1930s at Cooper Hewitt’s Design Talk next week.

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From a Depression-Era Mural to Modern-Day Devices, Charting the Rise of Radio

by Allison Meier May 15, 2017May 15, 2017

The centerpiece of the Cooper Hewitt’s The World of Radio exhibition is a rarely seen, 16-foot-long mural that broadcasts moments from the medium’s early history.

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Sustainable Solutions to the Clothing Industry’s Staggering Waste Problem

by Leeron Hoory December 6, 2016December 13, 2016

An exhibition at the Cooper Hewitt showcases creative solutions to preproduction by three designers based in Tokyo, Milan, and Los Angeles.

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From Tiny Stairs to Taxidermy Earrings, 200,000 Objects from Cooper Hewitt Go Online

by Claire Voon September 7, 2016

Home to drawings, textiles, jewelry, furniture, and thousands of other design objects, the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum is taking increased advantage of the internet’s digital real estate.

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A Gift to Cooper Hewitt Fills Gaps in the Collection

by Allison Meier May 12, 2016May 13, 2016

Thanks to the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum’s 19th-century roots and the Hewitt sisters’ collection, the institution has strong holdings in that era’s decorative arts. This month, the New York museum announced that its 20th-century collections were strengthened with a considerable gift from George R. Kravis II.

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The Visual Tricks That Make a Poster Give You Pause

by Allison Meier May 29, 2015May 31, 2015

Some posters make you pause mid-stride; others disappear into the background like so much white noise.

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After Three-Year Overhaul, Cooper Hewitt Museum Reopens to the Public

by Julia Friedman December 12, 2014

Today a redesigned Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum opens its doors. Over the past three years the museum has completed an extensive physical renovation of its campus, the Carnegie Mansion, a National Historic Landmark building.

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