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.
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
 
Two personal audio devices, the one on the left has golden flames attached to a pair of headphones and the right is circular and red
02/14
Saturday
Sat. February 14, 2026
11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET
This February, explore the world of sound! Check out music‑listening devices—from early radios to a jukebox, hi‑fi systems, speakers, and modern headphones—in Art of Noise, an exhibition about how music has been heard and shared over the last 100 years. Find out how sound travels and learn about electromagnetism by building your very own paper‑cup speaker to take home.   .
Event Address:
2 E. 91st Street
New York, NY 10128
Free with museum admission
 
Two personal audio devices, the one on the left has golden flames attached to a pair of headphones and the right is circular and red
02/17
Tuesday
Tue. February 17, 2026
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET
Drop in to the museum during February’s mid-winter school break for hands-on family activities! On Tuesday, explore the world of sound! Check out music‑listening devices—from early 1900s radios to a jukebox, hi‑fi systems, speakers, and modern headphones—in Art of Noise, an exhibition about how music has been heard and shared over the last 100 years.   Find out how sound travels and learn about electromagnetism by building your very own paper‑cup speaker to take home. Music isn’t just something we hear—it’s something we see, too! Discover how concert posters and album covers express the feeling of different styles of music like folk, rock, punk, and hip‑hop. Then put sounds and images together by designing your own band button.  .
Event Address:
2 E. 91st Street
New York, NY 10128
Free with museum admission
 
3 album covers on a black background. From left to right: Defunkt, 1980–82, Sound, 1966, Talking Heads: Remain in Light, 1980.
03/03
Tuesday
Tue. March 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 February 4