What’s On

Tour the workshop of Tom’s Sons International Pleating, featured in the current exhibition Made in America: The Industrial Photography of Christopher Payne. Fashion designers and interior designers turn to Tom’s Sons International Pleating for meticulous, beautiful pleating of fabric, from silk to denim. A family-owned company based in midtown Manhattan, it has delivered highly skilled textile pleating since 1931.  We will hear from owner... View full event details here.

Join Cooper Hewitt and our Museum Mile neighbors for the 48th annual Museum Mile Festival. Free access at participating museums! View full event details here.

Join Cooper Hewitt for a talk with Communication Design winner Thought Matter—the second program in a new series spotlighting the 2026 National Design Award winners in conversation with Director Maria Nicanor. Thought Matter is a New York–based studio working at the intersection of design and civic life. Founded in 2015 by Tom Jaffe and led by Jessie McGuire, the studio uncovers untold stories and merges the personal and the political—using design to reframe narratives, shift perspectives, and shape the future. 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 Made in America: The Industrial Photography of Christopher Payne exhibition, which explores the combination of human skill and mechanical precision that transform raw materials into objects as diverse as pencils, semiconductors, pianos, and rockets. This exhibition is full of visual imagery to spark the imagination... 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.

Join Cooper Hewitt for a talk with Fashion Design winner Josh Tafoya—the third program in a new series spotlighting the 2026 National Design Award winners in conversation with Director Maria Nicanor. Josh Tafoya is a textile artist redefining the "Southwestern" aesthetic and American fashion from an Indigenous perspective. Drawing on his Genízaro, Spanish, and Chicano heritage, Tafoya blends ancestral knowledge of Rio Grande Valley weaving with contemporary fashion innovation to ensure the traditional cultural crafts of New Mexico live on in a contemporary world. View full event details here.