Accessibility Programs

A sweeping, landscape-like scene of rows and rows of green commercial airplane fuselages half-submerged in the concrete floor of a heavily-machined but sparsely populated factory.
01/06
Tuesday
Tue. January 6, 2026
4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. ET
Explore this month’s featured exhibition at your own pace, with opportunities to discover, connect, and engage with the objects and ideas on display. .
Event Address:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
2 E 91st Street New York, NY 10028
 
A hand throws a die over a board game titled Design Around Town.
01/10
Saturday
Sat. January 10, 2026
11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET
This January, join us for a special game day at the museum. Design your own board game: Create a story for your game and choose from a variety of materials to make your board. Write challenge cards and craft your own player pieces out of clay.As a family, explore design by playing a round of the museum’s own Design Around Town board game. Invite your family members to come up with creative solutions to design challenges at an ice cream shop, a school, a stadium, and more.  .
Event Address:
2 E. 91st Street
New York, NY 10128
Free with museum admission
 
Wide shot of a factory floor featuring bright green Boeing 737 MAX fuselage sections.
01/15
Thursday
Thu. January 15, 2026
5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET
Join us for an American Sign Language (ASL) tour of Made in America: The Industrial Photography of Christopher Payne. .
Event Address:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
2 East 91st Street
New York, NY 10128
 
A sweeping, landscape-like scene of rows and rows of green commercial airplane fuselages half-submerged in the concrete floor of a heavily-machined but sparsely populated factory.
02/03
Tuesday
Tue. February 3, 2026
4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. ET
Explore this month’s featured exhibition at your own pace, with opportunities to discover, connect, and engage with the objects and ideas on display. .
Event Address:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
2 E 91st Street New York, NY 10028
Registration opens January 3