Press Room

Welcome to Cooper-Hewitt’s online Press Office. Members of the press can view information for current and upcoming exhibitions and access the press release archive. High-resolution images for publication are available through the password-protected Press Image Gallery.

Contact information for media only:

Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum
Department of Communications & Marketing
2 East 91st Street
New York, NY 10128-0669

Jennifer Northrop
Director of Communications & Marketing

Laurie Olivieri Bohlk
Associate Director of Communications & Marketing

Telephone: 212-849-8420
Email: CooperHewittPress@si.edu
Fax: 212-849-1549

Recent News

Caroline Baumann Named Director of the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum

Thursday, June 6, 2013

Caroline Baumann has been named director of Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum in New York, effective June 16. Since joining Cooper-Hewitt in 2001, she has held many leadership positions at the museum, most recently as acting director.

Baumann will oversee the only museum in the United States devoted exclusively to historic and contemporary design. In this role, she will strengthen Cooper-Hewitt’s reputation to educate, inspire and empower people through design and oversee the renovation of the museum and the reinstallation of its galleries, which are set to reopen in fall 2014.

Cooper-Hewitt Announces Appointment of New Trustees

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

The Smithsonian Institution’s board of regents recently appointed Carl Bass, Andy Berndt, David Lubars and Margery Masinter to the board of Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum.

Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum Announces Winners of the 14th Annual National Design Awards

Thursday, May 9, 2013

The Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum will celebrate outstanding achievement in design this fall with its 14th annual National Design Awards program. Today, Cooper-Hewitt acting director Caroline Baumann announced the winners of the 2013 National Design Awards, which recognize excellence and innovation across a variety of disciplines. The award recipients will be honored at a gala dinner Thursday, Oct. 17, at Pier Sixty in New York.

Learning the ABCs of Design

Thursday, May 2, 2013

The Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum will celebrate NYCxDesign—New York City’s inaugural citywide event to showcase and promote design of all disciplines—with several educational initiatives, including a programmatic takeover of Public School 3 in lower Manhattan, Design Tales for toddlers and a design expo for teachers.
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