What's On

While Cooper-Hewitt is closed for renovation we have an ongoing series of events and public programs happening in venues around the city to stimulate and deepen your engagement with design.


Bill's Design Talks: A tribute to Eva Zeisel Thu, 02/09/2012 - 18:30 - 20:00 Eva Zeisel was an industrial designer, ceramic artist, writer, and force of nature. Zeisel’s extraordinary career spanned nine decades, producing highly recognizable domestic items that changed the way Americans set their tables and furnished their homes. Ms. Zeisel was widely regarded as a master of modern design, creating objects that were beautiful as well as useful; she often said that her work was the ‘playful search for beauty’. Join us for a celebration of Eva Zeisel and her influence on contemporary design.
Teen Program: DesignPrep Resume and Interview Skills Workshop Part I Repeats every day until Wed Feb 15 2012 . Tue, 02/14/2012 - 16:30 - 18:00 Before you rush out to find that perfect internship, you'll need to write your resume. And not just any resume, but the kind that will separate you from all the people applying to your dream internship. Join us for a two-part workshop to learn tips and tricks about resume writing and interviewing to land yourself into the spotlight.
Bill's Design Talks: Robert Wong, Google CreativeLab Thu, 02/23/2012 - 18:30 - 20:00 Robert Wong talks about his work and life as the leader of Google CreativeLab in New York. Chief Creative Officer of the CreativeLab, is a mixed-up person. Originally from Hong Kong, he lived in the Netherlands, learned to be an accountant in Canada, and suddenly converted to graphic design. From that moment forward, his influences on design and media have been profound!
Teen Program: Professional Development- Preparing a Portfolio Part I Repeats every day until Wed Feb 29 2012 . Tue, 02/28/2012 - 16:30 - 18:00 Thinking about applying to design school? Let us help you get your portfolio ready! Design school professionals will share their work and provide tips and tricks to help you build your own portfolio in this two-part workshop. Bring your work for a consultation with the pros.
Members Gallery Visit: Johnson Trading Company Wed, 02/29/2012 - 18:00 - 19:30 Johnson Trading Gallery was established in 2007 as a forum to produce and exhibit significant design projects. The gallery has a full rotation of exhibitions featuring works by emerging and established architects, designers, and artists who push the boundaries of traditional furniture construction as well as highlighting major historical design movements.
Teen Program: DesignPrep Studio Visit-David Webb Jewelry Thu, 03/08/2012 - 16:30 - 18:30 Join us for an inside look at the studio of David Webb Jewelry. Witness the legacy of designer David Webb whose signature style included hammered gold, enamel, colors, textures and shapes that were synthesized into a new geometry.
Teen Open House at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Fri, 03/09/2012 - 17:00 - 18:30 Make your summer sizzle! Learn about exciting classes, events, and internships offered by New York City cultural institutions especially for high school students. Also join in on a conversation with Met staff to discover what happens behind the scenes at the Museum. Bring a friend and enjoy the Museum until it closes at 9:00 p.m.!
Teen Program: Design Studio-Ready, Set, Design! Sat, 03/17/2012 - 10:00 - 16:00 Cooper-Hewitt’s dynamic educational programs provide insight into the ways in which design shapes our lives every day, encouraging us to understand how design can best be used to shape a positive future.This full-day retreat includes a group activity and testing web-based platforms and tools such as Vimeo, Gimp, Soundcloud through the use of MacBooks, iPads and mobile devices. Ready, Set, Design is a way to engage in design thinking. Participants are asked to solve an open-ended problem with time and material constraints.
False Bottoms and Secret Compartments with Carolyn Sargentson Tue, 04/24/2012 - 18:30 - 20:00 Using keys, whether to our buildings or on our computers, is second nature to us all, but we rarely think about the technical challenges of concealing the best-kept secrets of the past. Dr. Carolyn Sargentson will be lecturing on the theme of secrecy in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Paris, looking at the role of locksmiths in protecting the affairs of the heart, the home, and of politics, and revealing some of their strategies for developing the perfect high-performance lock.