Cooper Hewitt Design Museum
Jul 7, 2022 @ 10:00 am– Dec 31, 2023 @ 6:00 pm
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
2 East 91st Street
New York NY
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Suggested Ages: All, Adult Friendly
Explore innovative design through the centuries, play designer on high resolution touchscreen tables with very cool electronic ‘pens,’ in a stunning 19th-century mansion turned into a high-tech, interactive dream for all ages.
HIGLIGHTS:
🎨 Create and go inside digital wallpaper in the Immersion Room
🌀 Rock around in the Spun chairs in the basement
CURRENT EXHIBITS:
📈 Colorful, groundbreaking data visualizations in Deconstructing Power: W. E. B. Du Bois at the 1900 World’s Fair
✌🏾 Intenational Designing Peace
⭐️ No tickets needed to lounge on high-design, kid-friendly furniture (including super-fun spinning chairs) in the tranquil garden & terrace.
Wednesday–Monday 10 am–6 pm
Pay-what-you-wish 5–6 pm
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