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Learn about this exhibition from the curator 

In this curator-guided tour of Art of Noise, visitors will explore one hundred years of design for sound. From concert posters to record albums, phonographs to digital music players, handheld radios to sound systems, Art of Noise takes visitors on an exploration of how design has transformed people’s relationship to music over the past century. This tour will be led by Cindy Trope, Associate Curator of Product Design and Decorative Arts.  

ACCESSIBILITY AND WHAT TO EXPECT 

  • Format: This is an informal, guided tour led by a Cooper Hewitt curator. Tours involve walking around the Museum and standing in galleries for extended periods of time. Standard manual wheelchairs, rollators, and portable stools are available for those who request them. 
  • About this space: This program will take place in person in the third-floor galleries at Cooper Hewitt. The museum is fully wheelchair accessible. There is an accessible restroom by the cafe. Read more about accessibility at Cooper Hewitt. 
  • Accommodations:  We welcome questions and accommodation requests that support your participation. Email us at CHEducation@si.edu. Please make your request as far in advance as possible—preferably at least one week before the program date. 

 

Art of Noise is organized by SFMOMA and curated by Joseph Becker, Curator of Architecture and Design, SFMOMA, with Divya Saraf, former Curatorial Assistant in Architecture and Design, SFMOMA. Cooper Hewitt’s presentation is curated by Joseph Becker with support from Cynthia Trope, Associate Curator of Product Design and Decorative Arts, Cooper Hewitt. 

This exhibition is made possible by the August Heckscher Exhibition Fund, the Ehrenkranz Fund, the Barbara and Morton Mandel Design Gallery Endowment Fund, the Fisher Arts Impact Fund, and Jonathan Schroeder and Janet Borgerson. 

Fisher Arts Impact Fund logo with Smithsonian logo at the bottom.