Adult Programs

Adult programs

As the nation’s design museum, Cooper Hewitt offers a range of adult public programs and events that engage with our exhibitions and collections through exploring contemporary and historic design topics. From lectures and panel discussions to studio visits and hands-on workshops, our programming aims to share the power and possibilities of design.

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Upcoming Adult Programs

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06/07
Saturday
Sat. June 7, 2025
2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET
Join us at Anthology Film Archive for a screening of Dream Homes, a 30-minute documentary film featured in Cooper Hewitt’s Making Home—Smithsonian Design Triennial, exploring communal living within three LGBTQIA+ collectives across the nation—Lupinewood, Ten of Cups Farm, and House of GG. Co-directed by PIN–UP publisher Michael Bullock and filmmaker Michael Cukr, the film reimagines home and kinship, highlighting solidarity, community, and new domestic models. After the screening, stay for a thoughtful discussion with the filmmakers and multigenerational representatives featured in the film on how these communities cultivate a profound sense of home while defying mainstream norms that often exclude queer people. .
Event Address:
Anthology Film Archives
32 Second Avenue
New York, NY 10003 USA
06/18
Wednesday
Wed. June 18, 2025
2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET
Experience Cooper Hewitt’s collection and exhibitions through drawing! In this session, we'll sketch in the galleries of Making Home—Smithsonian Design Triennial, which explores design’s role in shaping the physical and emotional experiences of home across the United States, US Territories, and Tribal Nations. The exhibition is the seventh offering in the museum’s Design Triennial series, which was established in 2000 to address the most urgent topics of the time through the lens of design. This exhibition is full of visual imagery to spark the imagination for sketching!  .
Event Address:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
2 E 91st Street New York, NY 10028
Free with museum admission

 

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