What’s On
Great events for all ages.
01/31
Saturday
Sat. January 31, 2026
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET
Join contemporary composer Michael A. Muller as he activates Devon Turnbull’s immersive sound installation HiFi Pursuit Listening Room Dream No. 3. Muller, whose work spans film scores, installations, and original recordings, 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.
Event Address:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
2 East 91st Street
New York, NY 10128
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
2 East 91st Street
New York, NY 10128
02/03
Tuesday
Tue. February 3, 2026
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET
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, with music from the late Japanese composer Susumu Yokota. They will play a selecion of Yokota's seminal electronic and ambient works 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.
Event Address:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
2 East 91st Street
New York, NY 10128
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
2 East 91st Street
New York, NY 10128
02/03
Tuesday
Tue. February 3, 2026
4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. ET
4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. ET
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.
Event Address:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
2 E 91st Street New York, NY 10028
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
2 E 91st Street New York, NY 10028
02/05
Thursday
Thu. February 5, 2026
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET
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.
Event Address:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
2 East 91st Street
New York, NY 10128
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
2 East 91st Street
New York, NY 10128
02/07
Saturday
Sat. February 7, 2026
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET
Join music editor, event curator, professor, and author Marcus J Moore as he activates Devon Turnbull’s immersive sound installation HiFi Pursuit Listening Room Dream No. 3. Moore, known for his work with jazz and hip hop, 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.
Event Address:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
2 East 91st Street
New York, NY 10128
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
2 East 91st Street
New York, NY 10128
02/09
Monday
Mon. February 9, 2026
6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET
6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET
Join Michael Maltzan, 2025 National Design Award winner in Architecture, and Florian Idenburg, co-founder of Brooklyn-based architecture firm SO-IL, for a discussion on urban housing in Los Angeles and New York. Despite the cities’ distinct housing landscapes, both Maltzan and Idenburg employ imaginative, experimental, and persistent strategies to expand architectural possibilities through projects ranging from private residences to supportive, social, and affordable housing. This conversation will explore their bi-coastal work during a critical moment for urban housing in the United States. View full event details here.
Event Address:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
2 East 91st Street
New York, NY 10128
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
2 East 91st Street
New York, NY 10128
02/10
Tuesday
Tue. February 10, 2026
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET
Join Sam Valenti IV, music writer, collector and founder record label Ghostly International, as he activates Devon Turnbull’s immersive sound installation HiFi Pursuit Listening Room Dream No. 3. Valenti, known for his work with experimental electronic music, 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.
Event Address:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
2 East 91st Street
New York, NY 10128
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
2 East 91st Street
New York, NY 10128
02/11
Wednesday
Wed. February 11, 2026
1:30 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. ET
1:30 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. ET
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.
Event Address:
Cooper Hewitt
2 East 91st Street
New York, NY 10128
Cooper Hewitt
2 East 91st Street
New York, NY 10128
Free with museum admission
02/12
Thursday
Thu. February 12, 2026
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET
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.
Event Address:
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
2 East 91st Street
New York, NY 10128
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
2 East 91st Street
New York, NY 10128