Exhibitions Archive
This archive includes past Cooper-Hewitt exhibitions dating back to 1975. Earlier exhibitions, including those set as early as the 1930s when the Museum was the Cooper Union Museum for the Arts of Decoration, are being compiled and will be added at a future date. The Museum is currently closed for renovation, scheduled to re-open in 2014.
Past exhibitions can also be explored online through exhibition catalogs and related publications in our collection of historical publications.
Campana Brothers Select: Works from the Permanent CollectionOn View: Friday, February 15, 2008 to Sunday, August 24, 2008As the seventh curators in this exhibition series, the Brazilian design team of Fernando and Humberto Campana mined the Museum’s collection departments and chose a diverse group of more than 30 objects, dating from the 16th to the 20th centuries. selects, Campana Brothers Select, Fernando Campana, Humberto Campana, exhibitions, permanent collection, furniture design, illustrations, wallpaper, jewelry, ch:exhibition=35350915 |
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Multiple Choice: From Sample to ProductOn View: Friday, November 9, 2007 to Wednesday, September 10, 2008This exhibition will examine sample books and other sampling formats as tools for marketing or recording designs and techniques in a wide variety of media. Drawn from the Museum's collection, exhibition objects will include sample books of wallcoverings; woven and printed textiles; ribbons, lace and embroidery; sample plates; and drawings and prints showing design alternatives. Multiple Choice, Multiple Choice: From Sample to Product, exhibitions, sample books, permanent collection, wall coverings, textiles, sewing equipment, drawings, prints, ch:exhibition=35350753 |
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Provoking Magic: Lighting of Ingo MaurerOn View: Friday, September 14, 2007 to Sunday, January 27, 2008This retrospective of the celebrated lighting designer Ingo Maurer will offer a comprehensive overview of his nearly four decades of work. Provoking Magic, Ingo Maurer, lighting design, exhibitions, prototypes, Installations |
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Piranesi as DesignerOn View: Friday, September 14, 2007 to Sunday, January 20, 2008This exhibition examines the artist's role in the reform of architecture and design from the 18th century to the present. This is the first museum exhibition to show Piranesi's full range and influence as a designer of architecture, elaborate interiors and exquisite furnishings. Piranesi as Designer, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, exhibitions, Architecture, furniture design, chiimneypieces, lighting design, etchings, drawings, prints, ch:exhibition=35350899 |
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Looking Forward/Looking Back: Recent Acquisitions in 20th and 21st Century DesignOn View: Tuesday, August 7, 2007 to Thursday, October 11, 2007Looking Forward/Looking Back will display objects from the past 100 years that were acquired in order to expand the breadth of the collection and augment the Museum’s contemporary holdings. The exhibition will feature significant works by renowned 20th century designers, including Paul Frankl, René Herbst, Herbert Matter and Philippe Starck. Looking Forward/Looking Back, exhibitions, permanent collection, 20th century, furniture design, textile design, graphic design, recent acquisitions, ch:exhibition=35350945 |
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Quicktake: Doshi Levien for MorosoOn View: Friday, June 22, 2007 to Sunday, July 29, 2007This summer, Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum will present Quicktake: Doshi Levien for Moroso, a special installation in the museum's Great Hall showcasing the designers' new "Charpoy" collection of daybeds and pillows for Moroso. Doshi Levien, Nipa Doshi, Jonathan Levien, Quicktake, exhibitions, Installations, India, furniture design, textiles, craftsmanship, handicrafts, sewing, artisans |
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IDEO Selects: Works from the Permanent CollectionOn View: Friday, June 22, 2007 to Sunday, January 13, 2008IDEO, a leading innovation and design firm for more than 20 years, is the fourth guest curator in the exhibition series presented in the Nancy and Edwin Marks Gallery. IDEO, selects, exhibitions, permanent collection, nancy and edwin marks gallery, design thinking, ch:exhibition=35350901 |
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Design for the Other 90%On View: Friday, May 4, 2007 to Sunday, September 23, 2007This exhibition highlights the growing trend among designers to create affordable and socially responsible objects for the vast majority of the world's population—the 90% not traditionally serviced by professional designers. Design for the Other 90%, exhibitions, global, Cynthia Smith, socially responsible, sustainable design, Arthur Ross Terrace and Garden |
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National Design Triennial: Design Life NowOn View: Friday, December 8, 2006 to Sunday, July 29, 2007The third National Design Triennial brings together the experimental designs and emerging ideas of 87 designers and firms who are leaders, innovators, or emerging figures in the world of design. The exhibition features work created between 2003-2006, including animation, new media, fashion design, robotics, architecture, product design, and graphic design. national design triennial, Design Life Now, exhibitions, animation, new media, fashion design, robotics, Architecture, product design, graphic design, 21st century, ch:exhibition=35350897 |
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Made to Scale: Staircase Masterpieces—The Eugene & Clare Thaw GiftOn View: Friday, October 13, 2006 to Sunday, June 3, 2007In the fifth exhibition in the Nancy and Edwin Marks Gallery, Cooper-Hewitt will present Eugene and Clare Thaw’s collection of staircase models—the largest known holding of these works outside of France—which will be accessioned into the museum’s permanent collection. Made to Scale: Staircase Masterpieces—The Eugene & Clare Thaw Gift, is the first museum exhibition in the United States focused on staircase models. Made to Scale, Made to Scale: Staircase Masterpieces, staircases, models, exhibitions, Eugene and Clare Thaw, nancy and edwin marks gallery, 19th century, France, National Design Library, technical drawings, architectural drawings, ch:exhibition=35350895 |
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