Public Programs

Coinciding with Design Across Time—Cooper Hewitt’s current exhibition showcasing 125 works from its permanent collection of 215,000+ objects—join us for the launch of Making the Museum, a new public program series convening design leaders working with museums and collections from around the world as they share an inside look at redefining cultural institutions through design strategies. The series explores how design plays a role in the ways in which these organizations are adapting to shifting social, architectural, environmental, and technological contexts while still ensuring public access to these vast and intricate collections that tell the stories of our lives. Making the Museum kicks off on Wednesday, October 21 with an inside look at the recently opened V&A East Storehouse. In this first edition, hear from architect Elizabeth Diller and curators Brendan Cormier and Catherine Ince, the team behind the V&A East Storehouse, in conversation with Cooper Hewitt’s Director Maria Nicanor. View full event details here.

In conjunction with Frederic Church in Jamaica, Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist Victoria Johnson shares the dramatic and consequential life of the artist Frederic Church, whose footsteps she followed around the globe for her new biography of Church, Glorious Country. Church’s curiosity, bravery, and passion for nature drove him to explore the world,... View full event details here.

Come with us to the Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library for a visual description and tactile tour and workshop. View full event details here.