Digital Scavenger Hunt: Exploring the Collection

Cooper Hewitt is dedicated to making our collection available to everyone interested in the power of design. In 2016, over 200,000 objects were digitized for the public to explore and even download from anywhere in the world. We invite you to browse the collection using various features of the Cooper Hewitt Collection homepage to find design history treasures in a digital scavenger hunt. Getting lost among the centuries of design objects is encouraged!
Begin the Scavenger Hunt on the Cooper Hewitt Collection Homepage
Did you know collection objects that appear in current and past exhibitions are grouped into dedicated web pages?
Hint: Explore the Collection > Exhibitions
Did you know you can search collection objects by tags? The collection has roughly 3,681 unique tags attached to objects in our collection, describing subject matter and object characteristics.
Hint: Explore the Collection > Tags > Ascending Order by Object Count
Did you know Cooper Hewitt’s design collection is divided into four departments: Textiles; Wallcoverings; Product Design and Decorative Arts; and Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design?
Hint: Explore the Collection > Department
Did you know SHOP Cooper Hewitt offers protective face masks in this pattern?
Check it out here!
“INTERIOR” – there are 634 objects with this tag.
THE IPOD DIGITAL MUSIC PLAYER, 2001 is made of plastic, polycarbonate, stainless steel
4.60%
Questions provided by Miguel Santiago, Visitor Experience Associate