What’s On

Join us for the book launch of Making Home: Belonging, Memory, and Utopia in the 21st Century. Published to accompany the exhibition Making Home—Smithsonian Design Triennial, the book is a powerful collection of perspectives on the contemporary and evolving meanings of home, and how they capture both the shared and conflicting narratives that impact our country today. Featuring a mix of readings and conversation, the program will explore possibilities of how to navigate and reflect on the book’s dynamic collection of essays, interviews, and photos. View full event details here.

Redesigning the Sexual Assault Kit  Please be advised this program contains content related to sexual assault. In 2021, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum and the National Museum of American History, with support from the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative, co-acquired Martha “Marty” Goddard’s “Vitullo Evidence Collection Kit for Sexual Assault Examination.” Goddard engaged a community... View full event details here.

In this curator-guided tour of Making Home—Smithsonian Design Triennial, visitors will explore some of the exhibition’s 25 original commissions, highlighting design’s role in shaping the physical and emotional experiences of home across the United States, US Territories, and Tribal Nations. The exhibition is the seventh offering in the museum’s Design Triennial series, which was established... View full event details here.

Join us at Anthology Film Archive for a screening of Dream Homes, a 30-minute documentary film featured in Cooper Hewitt’s Making Home—Smithsonian Design Triennial, exploring communal living within three LGBTQIA+ collectives across the nation—Lupinewood, Ten of Cups Farm, and House of GG. Co-directed by PIN–UP publisher Michael Bullock and filmmaker Michael Cukr, the film reimagines home and kinship, highlighting solidarity, community, and new domestic models. After the screening, stay for a thoughtful discussion with the filmmakers and multigenerational representatives featured in the film on how these communities cultivate a profound sense of home while defying mainstream norms that often exclude queer people. View full event details here.

Join Cooper Hewitt and our Museum Mile neighbors for the 47th annual Museum Mile Festival. Free access at participating museums! View full event details here.

In June, celebrate Pride by designing your own placemats to welcome loved ones to your table. Draw inspiration from works in Making Home—Smithsonian Design Triennial, including the PIN-UP film Dream Homes, which tells the story of three LGBTQIA+ communities exploring daily life and ensuring everyone feels at home, and The Offering, by Nicole Crowder and Hadiya Williams, which explores how textiles and table settings can help express who we are and provide a sense of belonging. View full event details here.

Experience Cooper Hewitt’s collection and exhibitions through drawing! In this session, we'll sketch in the galleries of Making Home—Smithsonian Design Triennial, which explores design’s role in shaping the physical and emotional experiences of home across the United States, US Territories, and Tribal Nations. The exhibition is the seventh offering in the museum’s Design Triennial series, which was established in 2000 to address the most urgent topics of the time through the lens of design. This exhibition is full of visual imagery to spark the imagination for sketching!  View full event details here.

In this curator-guided tour of Making Home—Smithsonian Design Triennial, visitors will explore some of the exhibition’s 25 original commissions, highlighting design’s role in shaping the physical and emotional experiences of home across the United States, US Territories, and Tribal Nations. The exhibition is the seventh offering in the museum’s Design Triennial series, which was established... View full event details here.