Museum News
Cara McCarty Joins Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum as Curatorial DirectorWednesday, April 11, 2007Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum is pleased to announce the appointment of Cara McCarty as curatorial director, effective July 10, 2007. In this role, McCarty will direct the museum’s curatorial vision, oversee its four curatorial departments, plan for collections management and acquisitions, and lead exhibition planning. |
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Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum Announces Winner of the First Ever People's Design AwardThursday, October 19, 2006The Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum presented its first ever People’s Design Award to Marianne Cusato for the Katrina Cottage, Wednesday, Oct. 18, at its seventh annual National Design Awards gala. After receiving hundreds of votes during the course of one month on the Cooper-Hewitt Web site, the Katrina Cottage emerged as the public’s favorite design. |
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Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum Launches First-Ever National Design WeekFriday, August 18, 2006Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum will launch National Design Week, a new initiative that aims to draw attention to the ways in which design enriches everyday life, from Oct. 15 through Oct. 21. |
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Cooper-Hewitt Advances Strategic Plan to Enhance Collections and Related ProgramsMonday, June 19, 2006In 2005–2006, the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum continued progress on a strategic plan to enhance its permanent collections and develop dynamic programs drawing from its wide range of design objects. Development of the collections, increased access to scholarly resources, and innovative educational programming are the major components of the museum’s plan for growth under the leadership of director Paul Warwick Thompson. The recently announced $35-million expansion program will optimize exhibition space within the institution’s historic buildings and enhance education and public facilities. This physical expansion, coupled with a reinvigorated online presence and continued emphasis on educational outreach, will further the museum’s mission to raise awareness about the cultural relevance of historic and contemporary design. |
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Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum Announces $35 Million Capital ProgramThursday, May 25, 2006Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum today announced a $35 million program to nearly double exhibition space, enhance educational services, accommodate growth of its permanent collection and boost its endowment to support operating costs. The program, which results from a two-year master planning process conducted by architectural firm Beyer Blinder Belle, with input from the museum’s board, staff and the Smithsonian, will meet institutional goals without the construction of a new facility. |
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Cooper-Hewitt Announces New Board Leadership and Appointment of New TrusteesFriday, May 19, 2006Smithsonian Institution’s board of regents approved last week the appointment of new leadership and trustees to the board of Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. Paul Herzan: chairman (previously president) |
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Cooper-Hewitt Announces New Posts and PromotionsFriday, March 3, 2006In maintaining its leadership role in the design community, Cooper-Hewitt is investing in its strengths by retaining and promoting key staff and developing new leadership positions to carry out director Paul Thompson’s strategic vision for the museum. |
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Cooper-Hewitt Announces Two Additions to Board of TrusteesTuesday, October 11, 2005The Smithsonian Institution's Board of Regents voted to appoint Michele Gerber Klein and Karen A. Phillips to the board of trustees of Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. |
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Cooper-Hewitt Continues on Path of Sustained GrowthMonday, June 6, 2005The Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum has recently completed the first year of implementation of a long-range strategic plan embracing every area of museum operations, including the collection, exhibitions, educational programming, research and scholarship, publications, facilities and the website. As the nation’s only museum dedicated exclusively to historic and contemporary design, Cooper-Hewitt is continuing to realize its strategic goals under the leadership of director Paul Warwick Thompson. |
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Cooper-Hewitt Announces Four Additions to Board of TrusteesTuesday, January 25, 2005Smithsonian Institution’s board of regents voted yesterday to appoint Elizabeth Ainslie, Kurt Andersen, Michael Francis and John Maeda to the board of trustees of Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. |
