What’s On

Discover design in nature with community biolab Genspace. Extract the DNA of a strawberry, take a look at cells under a microscope, and learn about a variety of biomaterials. Check out how designers are inspired by nature, and our own biology, in Making Home—Smithsonian Design Triennial. 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.

Build your design toolkit! Design Practice is a series of free, drop-in workshops for high school students exploring techniques, strategies, and careers in design. No prior experience required—just bring yourself and a creative mindset. This month, join us for a workshop with upcycle textile artist Mahdiyyah Muhammad. Participants will use old t-shirts and transform it into something new and functional—a tote bag!  No previous experience or sewing will be required.   View full event details here.

Join Cooper Hewitt for a day-long, multi-format public program and celebration taking place across the museum’s galleries and garden involving several Making Home—Smithsonian Design Triennial designers and architects. Through food, song, storytelling, and conversation, the participants will share the cultural perspectives, models of environmental advocacy, and systems of Indigenous building they explore in their Making Home commissions.  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.

Make yourself at home for a game day at the museum! View full event details here.

Disability Meets Design: Hack Your Home with Laura Mauldin  Held in celebration of NYCxDesign, this program presents tactics and strategies for making our homes more accessible for ourselves and our loved ones. Led by Laura Mauldin, professor, author, and founder of the site DisabilityAtHome.Org, the program includes a presentation followed by a hands-on workshop inviting... View full event details here.

In celebration of NYCxDesign, join 2025 National Design Award winner in Interior Design Little Wing Lee and architect Frida Escobedo in conversation about their work and the multifaceted relationship between interior designers and architects.  View full event details here.