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People are seated in front of a large, high-end audio system, including speakers, subwoofer, and turntable setup. with details in light-colored wood. The system is set up in a room with ornate wood architecture details and a wide window.
Live Operator Hours: Hania Rani in the Listening Room
Join composer, pianist, and vocalist Hania Rani as she activates Devon Turnbull’s immersive sound installation HiFi Pursuit Listening Room Dream No. 3. With her unique compositional style that spans a variety of genres in mind, Rani will play music specifically selected to be heard through Turnbull’s large-scale, handmade audio system located in the historic Carnegie Library at Cooper Hewitt.
Interior view of a large, high-end audio system, including speakers, subwoofer, and turntable setup. with details in light-colored wood. The system is set up in a room with ornate wood architecture details and a wide window.
Live Operator Hours: Gary Hustwit in the Listening Room
Join independent filmmaker and photographer Gary Hustwit as he activates Devon Turnbull’s immersive sound installation HiFi Pursuit Listening Room Dream No. 3. Known for his documentaries that explore design and its cultural impact, including Helvetica, Objectified, Urbanized, and his most recent generative documentary about Brian Eno, Hustwit will play music specifically selected to be heard through Turnbull’s large-scale, handmade audio system located in the historic Carnegie Library at Cooper Hewitt.
Live Operator Hours: Featuring Devon Turnbull in the Listening Room
Artist and audio engineer Devon Turnbull handcrafts high-fidelity audio systems designed to envelop the listener in sound that is as rich in texture as it is in emotion. Join him as he activates his immersive sound installation, HiFi Pursuit Listening Room Dream No. 3. Turnbull will play music specifically selected to be heard through this large-scale, handmade audio system located in the historic Carnegie Library at Cooper Hewitt.
People are seated in front of a large, high-end audio system, including speakers, subwoofer, and turntable setup. with details in light-colored wood. The system is set up in a room with ornate wood architecture details and a wide window.
Live Operator Hours: Featuring Todd Garfinkle in the Listening Room
Join musician, recording engineer, and founder of record label M.A Recordings Todd Garfinkle as he activates Devon Turnbull’s immersive sound installation HiFi Pursuit Listening Room Dream No. 3. Known for his extensive work at M.A making high quality recordings of live music across a variety of genres and settings, Garfinkle will play music specifically selected to be heard through Turnbull’s large-scale, handmade audio system located in the historic Carnegie Library at Cooper Hewitt.
People are seated in front of a large, high-end audio system, including speakers, subwoofer, and turntable setup. with details in light-colored wood. The system is set up in a room with ornate wood architecture details and a wide window.
Live Operator Hours: Featuring the OJAS Team & Friends in the Listening Room
Known under his creative pseudonym OJAS, Devon Turnbull handcrafts high-fidelity audio systems designed to envelop the listener in sound that is as rich in texture as it is in emotion. Join friends and members of the OJAS team as they activate the immersive sound installation, HiFi Pursuit Listening Room Dream No. 3. They will play music specifically selected to be heard through this large-scale, handmade audio system located in the historic Carnegie Library at Cooper Hewitt. Visitors will experience realistic, natural sound from Turnbull’s sculptures and a chance to slow down and engage deeply in listening.
People are seated in front of a large, high-end audio system, including speakers, subwoofer, and turntable setup. with details in light-colored wood. The system is set up in a room with ornate wood architecture details and a wide window.
Live Operator Hours: Featuring the OJAS Team & Friends in the Listening Room
Known under his creative pseudonym OJAS, Devon Turnbull handcrafts high-fidelity audio systems designed to envelop the listener in sound that is as rich in texture as it is in emotion. Join friends and members of the OJAS team as they activate the immersive sound installation, HiFi Pursuit Listening Room Dream No. 3. They will play music specifically selected to be heard through this large-scale, handmade audio system located in the historic Carnegie Library at Cooper Hewitt. Visitors will experience realistic, natural sound from Turnbull’s sculptures and a chance to slow down and engage deeply in listening.
Mid-century stereo console. The unit is made of three sections. The center rectangular section houses radio controls arranged to resemble a human face and a record player. It is flanked by detachable box shaped speakers.
Curator Tour: Art of Noise
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.  
Mid-century stereo console. The unit is made of three sections. The center rectangular section houses radio controls arranged to resemble a human face and a record player. It is flanked by detachable box shaped speakers.
Curator Tour: Art of Noise
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.  
Live Operator Hours: Featuring Devon Turnbull and Michael A. Muller in the Listening Room
Join Devon Turnbull and composer Michael A. Muller as they present selections from Unna, the first release from the Ojas Music record label. A collaborative project between Muller and Otto A. Totland, Unna features an invigorating synthesis of dark, ambient atmospheres and intimate, minimal piano. The session will feature playback via the 1/4” 2-track master tape and deluxe vinyl through Turnbull’s large-scale, handmade audio system located in the historic Carnegie Library at Cooper Hewitt.  
People are seated in front of a large, high-end audio system, including speakers, subwoofer, and turntable setup. with details in light-colored wood. The system is set up in a room with ornate wood architecture details and a wide window.
Live Operator Hours: Featuring Surya Botofasina in the Listening Room
Join keyboardist, composer, jazz musician and actor Surya Botofasina as he activates Devon Turnbull’s immersive sound installation HiFi Pursuit Listening Room Dream No. 3. Botofasina will play music specifically selected to be heard through Turnbull's large-scale, handmade audio system located in the historic Carnegie Library at Cooper Hewitt. Designed to envelop the listener in sound that is as rich in texture as it is in emotion, visitors will experience realistic, natural sound from Turnbull’s sculptures and a chance to slow down and engage deeply in listening.
CURATOR TOUR – MADE IN AMERICA: THE INDUSTRIAL PHOTOGRAPHY OF CHRISTOPHER PAYNE
In this curator-guided tour of Made in America: The Industrial Photography of Christopher Payne, visitors will explore some of the 70 original photographs of industrial manufacturing across the United States, as seen through the lens of photographer Christopher Payne. From candy to pianos to humanoid robots, Payne’s photographs capture the ingenuity and diversity of products made in America, and the skilled workers who make them. This tour will be led by Susan Brown, Acting Head of Textiles and Associate Curator. 
Drop-in Sketching in the Galleries
Experience Cooper Hewitt’s collection and exhibitions through drawing In this session, we’ll sketch in the galleries of the Art of Noise exhibition, which explores one hundred years of designs for sound. This exhibition is full of visual imagery to spark the imagination for sketching!   Drawing prompts, seating, and materials will be provided. Space is limited; first come, first...
Drop-in Sketching in the Galleries
Experience Cooper Hewitt’s collection and exhibitions through drawing In this session, we’ll sketch in the galleries of the Made in America: The Industrial Photography of Christopher Payne exhibition, which explores the combination of human skill and mechanical precision that transform raw materials into objects as diverse as pencils, semiconductors, pianos, and rockets. This exhibition is full of visual imagery to spark the imagination...
Drop-in Sketching in the Galleries
Experience Cooper Hewitt’s collection and exhibitions through drawing In this session, we’ll sketch in the galleries of the Art of Noise exhibition, which explores one hundred years of designs for sound. This exhibition is full of visual imagery to spark the imagination for sketching!   Drawing prompts, seating, and materials will be provided. Space is limited; first come, first...
Tour Made in America with Photographer Christopher Payne
In this guided tour of Made in America: The Industrial Photography of Christopher Payne, photographer Christopher Payne will guide visitors through the exhibition, highlighting some of his original photographs of industrial manufacturing across the United States. From candy to pianos to humanoid robots, Payne’s photographs capture the ingenuity and diversity of products made in America, and the skilled workers who make them.