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Docents Stay Connected During Renovations


Written by Cooper-Hewitt Docent Anna Daley.  Anna is a graduate of the Cooper-Hewitt/Parsons the New School for Design Master's Program in the History of the Decorative Arts and Design. She teaches the History of Graphic Design at Parsons and the History of Industrial Design at Montclair State University. 
Docents, design education, tours

Fall Exhibition Tour Schedule


Cooper-Hewitt Announces Fall Exhibition Tour Schedule Several exhibitions organized by the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum will be traveling across the country and around the world this fall, including “Romantic Interiors: Watercolours 1820–1890,” “Design with the Other 90%: CITIES” and “Graphic Design—Now in Production.”
exhibitions, graphic design, urban planning, tours, Los Angeles, Portland, Saint Louis, paris, decorative arts

Meet the Staff: Kimberly Cisneros


Kimberly Cisneros, School & Tours Manager, shares her experience working at Cooper-Hewitt.
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Design Destination: Miami 2010


Design Watch Members from across the nation – Atlanta, Philadelphia, Chicago, Detroit, Tampa, New York, and Miami – gathered for an action-packed week of design in Miami.  
Miami, 2010, Design Watch, members, Design Miami/, Caroline Baumann, Matilda McQuaid, tours, Design District

Armadillo Suits, Soil Lamps, Folded Bikes, Oh My!


This year the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum’s Triennial: Why Design Now? explores topics of sustainable design. Current global climate changes and economic slumps have provided a platform for designers to create even more innovative works to aid the world around us
Why Design Now, Triennial, Exhibition, sustainable, innovative, Green, education, museum, programming, learning, Children, application, workshops, communication, health, transportation, design kids, tours, family

Design Miami 2009


Design Watch Members recently explored the international design and contemporary art scene in Miami, including exclusive private collection visits and special events with design luminaries.
Design Miami/, Miami, 2009, fair, international, contemporary, Design Watch, members, visits, tours

Study Tour: Design Miami 2008


Cooper-Hewitt Design Watch Members travelled to Miami—the hottest design destination. Now in its fourth year, Design Miami is the global forum for collecting, exhibiting, and discussing limited edition design.
Design Miami/, 2008, fair, Design Watch, visits, tours, galleries, studio, Aranda/Lasch, Fernando & Humberto Campana, Select, Exhibition, permanent collection