Join Cooper Hewitt and our Museum Mile neighbors for the 45th annual Museum Mile Festival.
The eight cultural partners participating in this long-standing collaboration are: The Metropolitan Museum of Art; Neue Galerie New York; Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum; Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum; The Jewish Museum; Museum of the City of New York; El Museo del Barrio; and The Africa Center. Please check each museum’s website to learn more about their programming.
What’s on at Cooper Hewitt
Exhibitions On View
- Give Me a Sign: The Language of Symbols examines the fascinating histories behind many of the symbols that instruct, protect, entertain, empower, and connect people.
- Designing Peace explores the unique role design can play in pursuing peace.
Design ActivitY
Design Your Own Symbol
Activity ongoing 6-8 p.m.
Outdoors (weather permitting)
In coordination with the Give Me a Sign exhibition, visitors are invited to design symbols and participate in creative activities to co-create a Symbol Sourcebook of 2024.
PLAN YOUR VISIT
Admission will be granted on a first-come, first-served basis.
Entry: All visitors must enter at 2 East 91st Street.
Exit: All visitors will exit the museum via the Garden gate on 90th Street.
Visitor Guide: Explore Cooper Hewitt using our virtual visitor guide complete with information on current exhibitions and suggested routes through the galleries. Download the guide ahead of your visit or access it on site with our free WiFi.
Health Measures: We are asking all visitors who are sick or feel unwell to please stay home.
Personal Belongings: We encourage you to limit the number of personal belongings and bags you bring into our facilities as they will be subject to a thorough search. Please note that we do not offer coat, stroller or bag storage at this event.
