Public Programs

Join composer, drummer, and producer Photay as he activates Devon Turnbull’s immersive sound installation HiFi Pursuit Listening Room Dream No. 3. Photay, known for intricately interweaving electronic, ambient, and house sounds, 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. View full event details here.

Explore this month’s featured exhibition at your own pace, with opportunities to discover, connect, and engage with the objects and ideas on display. 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 creative strategist Tim Verecchia as he activates Devon Turnbull’s immersive sound installation HiFi Pursuit Listening Room Dream No. 3. Verecchia, known for his polymathic career spanning art, music, fashion, and media, 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. View full event details here.

Join jazz drummer, author, and music journalist Ken Micallef as he activates Devon Turnbull’s immersive sound installation HiFi Pursuit Listening Room Dream No. 3. Known for his love and knowledge of jazz and jazz vinyl, Micallef 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. View full event details here.

Join musician, composer, and producer Stuart Bogie as he activates Devon Turnbull’s immersive sound installation HiFi Pursuit Listening Room Dream No. 3. Known for his extensive career as a live musician across a variety of genres, Bogie 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. View full event details here.

In celebration of the Art of Noise  exhibition, join Cooper Hewitt for an exclusive HiFi walking tour of three New York City audio destinations in downtown Manhattan. We’ll start at Arup, a global leader in built environment design. Raj Patel, Arup Fellow for Acoustics and Audiovisual Design, and his colleagues Joseph Digerness and Ryan Cox, will share insights from decades of acoustics, audio, and architectural research and tell us more about the Arup SoundLab®—a space designed to explore, understand, and perfect the science of sound to shape desired outcomes—and the next generation of the facility opening later in 2026. Next, we’ll walk to All Blues Musiquarium, a Japanese-inspired listening lounge which sits just above the legendary record store Mixtape Club. We’ll enjoy a guided tour of their two distinct sonic spaces, browse rare vinyl, and unwind with drinks and snacks in an atmosphere where music does the talking.  View full event details here.

Join cinematographer, director, and executive producer Russell Lee Fine as he activates Devon Turnbull’s immersive sound installation HiFi Pursuit Listening Room Dream No. 3. Fine’s appreciation for vinyl and jazz will inform his selection for 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.

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. View full event details here.