Adult Programs

Join audiophile, reviewer, and creator of “The Audiophiliac” YouTube series as he activates Devon Turnbull’s immersive sound installation HiFi Pursuit Listening Room Dream No. 3. Guttenberg will bring his extensive experience as an audio writer and enthusiast to 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. View full event details here.

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. View full event details here.

Join independent record label Warp Records for a series of four listening experiences. Featuring music from their roster of artists—including recent, new, and upcoming releases—each session takes place inside Devon Turnbull’s immersive sound installation HiFi Pursuit Listening Room Dream No. 3.   The label features artists including Aphex Twin, Flying Lotus, Hudson Mohawke, Kelela, Squarepusher, and Yves Tumor, among others. See calendar for other Warp Records listening opportunities including Saturday, May 16, Saturday, May 23, and Saturday, June 6.  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.  View full event details here.

Join us for a two-part afternoon program exploring how Deaf creatives use American Sign Language (ASL) to design musical and cultural experiences—reframing music as visual, spatial, and embodied. Presented in conjunction with the Art of Noise exhibition, this program features a moderated conversation and a live performance that highlights Deaf perspectives.  View full event details here.

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. View full event details here.

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. View full event details here.

Join independent record label Warp Records for a series of four listening experiences. Featuring music from their roster of artists—including recent, new, and upcoming releases—each session takes place inside Devon Turnbull’s immersive sound installation HiFi Pursuit Listening Room Dream No. 3.   The label features artists including Aphex Twin, Flying Lotus, Hudson Mohawke, Kelela, Squarepusher, and Yves Tumor, among others. See calendar for other Warp Records listening opportunities including Saturday, May 16, Saturday, May 23, and Saturday, May 30.  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.  View full event details here.

Tour the workshop of Tom’s Sons International Pleating, featured in the current exhibition Made in America: The Industrial Photography of Christopher Payne. Fashion designers and interior designers turn to Tom’s Sons International Pleating for meticulous, beautiful pleating of fabric, from silk to denim. A family-owned company based in midtown Manhattan, it has delivered highly skilled textile pleating since 1931.  We will hear from owner... View full event details here.

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... View full event details here.