Museum News

Cooper-Hewitt Releases Dataset to Broaden Access to Online Collection Thursday, February 23, 2012 The Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum today announced the release of its collection dataset, which will broaden access and allow for increased analysis of the museum’s object holdings. Basic museum data for more than 60 percent of the collection (more than 120,000 records) is now available as a single downloadable file at cooperhewitt.org/data. This open data release is the first of its kind for the Smithsonian Institution.
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum Announces New Board President, Secretary and Appointment of New Trustee Thursday, February 2, 2012 Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum is pleased to announce the appointment of Beth Comstock as president and Judy Francis Zankel as secretary of its board of trustees. The Smithsonian’s board of regents voted Jan. 23 to appoint Dr. Alberto Eiber to the board of Cooper-Hewitt.
Bill’s Design Talks 2012 Series Spotlights Leaders across the Design Industry Tuesday, January 24, 2012 Bill’s Design Talks, a vibrant conversation and presentation series moderated by Cooper-Hewitt director Bill Moggridge, resumes in February and continues through June at the Jerome L. Greene Performance Space at New York Public Radio.
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum Announces the Completion of the Capital Campaign for the RE:DESIGN Wednesday, December 7, 2011 The Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum today announced that it has completed its $54 million RE:DESIGN capital campaign goal and commenced renovating the Carnegie Mansion to create enlarged and enhanced facilities for exhibitions, collections display and education programming.
Seb Chan Joins Cooper-Hewitt as Director of Digital and Emerging Media Tuesday, November 15, 2011 The Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum is pleased to announce the appointment of Seb Chan as director of digital and emerging media, effective Nov. 28. By creating this new role, Cooper-Hewitt places digital at the center of the museum’s redevelopment and transformation into a 21st century museum, integrating web and social media−blogs, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube−with mobile experiences and ensuring that these endeavors remain sustainable. Chan will lead a digital renewal at the museum, elevating and expanding Cooper-Hewitt’s online user experience alongside its physical renovation period and reopening in 2013.
"Set in Style: The Jewelry of Van Cleef & Arpels" Sets Attendance Record Wednesday, July 6, 2011 The “Set in Style: The Jewelry of Van Cleef & Arpels” exhibition attracted a record-breaking 172,000 visitors during its 20-week run at the Smithsonian‟s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. On view from Feb. 18 through July 4, visitation to “Set in Style” exceeded the previous exhibition attendance record holder, “Design Life Now: National Design Triennial 2006.”
Cooper-Hewitt to Present “Graphic Design: Now In Production” Exhibition at Governors Island in Summer 2012 As Part of Off-Site Programming Tuesday, June 28, 2011 The Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum today announced that its off-site exhibition programming will continue with the “Graphic Design: Now In Production” exhibition at Governors Island in summer 2012. Co-organized by the Walker Art Center and Cooper-Hewitt, the exhibition explores some of most vibrant sectors and genres of graphic design, including posters, books, magazines, identity and branding, information graphics, typography and typefaces, and film and television title graphics.
Cooper-Hewitt, “Design with the Other 90%: Cities” at the United Nations Tuesday, June 28, 2011 “Design with the Other 90%: Cities,” the second in a series of themed exhibitions by Cooper-Hewitt that demonstrate how design can address the world’s most critical issues, opens Oct. 15 at the United Nations and runs through Jan. 9, 2012. Organized by Cynthia E. Smith, the museum’s curator of socially responsible design, the exhibition will feature more than 60 projects from 22 countries around the globe. Admission to the exhibition will be free of charge.
Cooper-Hewitt Exhibition Galleries to Close July 4 for Two-Year Renovation The Shop and Arthur Ross Terrace and Garden to Remain Open This Summer Thursday, June 23, 2011 The exhibition galleries at the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum will close Monday, July 4, as the museum embarks on an extensive renovation and expansion. Admission to the museum will be free of charge 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on July 4 to mark the closing of the final exhibition, “Set in Style: The Jewelry of Van Cleef & Arpels.” Visitors can continue to enjoy the museum’s Arthur Ross Terrace and Garden and the Shop at Cooper-Hewitt, which will remain open this summer without an admission fee.
Last Chance to See “Set in Style” and “Color Moves” Exhibitions at Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum Wednesday, June 15, 2011 Two popular exhibitions at the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum will close in the next few weeks. “Color Moves: Art and Fashion by Sonia Delaunay” is on view throughSunday, June 19, and “Set in Style: The Jewelry of Van Cleef & Arpels” is on view through Monday, July 4. Admission to the museum will be free of charge July 4 to mark the closing of “Set in Style.”

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