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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.

Experience Cooper Hewitt’s collection and exhibitions through drawing In this session, we’ll sketch in the galleries of the Art of Noise exhibition, which explores one hundred years of designs for sound. This exhibition is full of visual imagery to spark the imagination for sketching!   Drawing prompts, seating, and materials will be provided. Space is limited; first come, first... View full event details here.

Tour Cooper Hewitt’s home, the historic Carnegie Mansion, built for industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie and his family from 1899 to 1902.  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.

Drop in to the museum on the second Saturday of each month for hands-on family activities!  In March, get creative together and make a custom band t‑shirt with Bushwick Print Lab. Families will learn the basics of screen printing—from sketching and cutting a paper stencil to pulling colorful ink across a screen with a squeegee. 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.

In this curator-guided tour of Made in America: The Industrial Photography of Christopher Payne, visitors will explore some of the 70 original photographs of industrial manufacturing across the United States, as seen through the lens of photographer Christopher Payne. From candy to pianos to humanoid robots, Payne’s photographs capture the ingenuity and diversity of products made in America, and the skilled workers who make them. This tour will be led by Susan Brown, Acting Head of Textiles and Associate Curator.  View full event details here.

Join Devon Turnbull and composer Michael A. Muller as they present selections from Unna, the first release from the Ojas Music record label. A collaborative project between Muller and Otto A. Totland, Unna features an invigorating synthesis of dark, ambient atmospheres and intimate, minimal piano. The session will feature playback via the 1/4” 2-track master tape and deluxe vinyl through Turnbull’s large-scale, handmade audio system located in the historic Carnegie Library at Cooper Hewitt.   View full event details here.