Public Tour

Mid-century stereo console. The unit is made of three sections. The center rectangular section houses radio controls arranged to resemble a human face and a record player. It is flanked by detachable box shaped speakers.
06/10
Wednesday
Wed. June 10, 2026
1:30 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. ET
In this curator-guided tour of Art of Noise, visitors will explore one hundred years of design for sound. From concert posters to record albums, phonographs to digital music players, handheld radios to sound systems, Art of Noise takes visitors on an exploration of how design has transformed people’s relationship to music over the past century. This tour will be led by Cindy Trope, Associate Curator of Product Design and Decorative Arts.   .
Event Address:
Cooper Hewitt
2 East 91st Street
New York, NY 10128
Free with museum admission