Upper Manhattan
Carnegie Hill, Manhattan · 18 upcoming
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
The Smithsonian's design museum, in Andrew Carnegie's old mansion on Fifth Avenue. Beyond the galleries it runs curator tours, drop-in sketching and hands-on HOW WE MAKE workshops — several of them free with admission, and admission itself is pay-what-you-wish for an hour every day.
Coming up at Cooper Hewitt
Recurring shows are placed on their next date. Every listing was read off the venue's own page by a person; prices are the printed ones.
- Oct21Pay What You Wish admissionDAILY · 5–6 PM · next Wed, Oct 21, 5:00 PMPay what you wish, 5–6 p.m. daily
- Oct21Making the Museum: Inside the V&A East StorehouseOct 21 – Oct 21$20 Adult, $10 Museum Member, $12 Educator, Senior, Student, Visitors with Disabilities
- Oct21Inside the V&A East Storehouse with Elizabeth DillerOct 21 – Oct 21$20 Adult, $10 Museum Member, $12 Educator, Senior, Student, Visitors with Disabilities
- Oct29Design Across Time: A Conversation with the CuratorsOct 29 – Oct 29$20 Adult, $10 Museum Member, $12 Educator, Senior, Student, Visitors with Disabilities
- Nov4At the Hearth: A Close Look at Helena Hernmarck's TapestryWednesday, 5:00 PMPay What You Wish
- Nov5How We Make: Bioglass with Fan KongThursday, 4:30 PM$30 Adult, $15 Senior, Educator, Student, Visitor with Disability, $12 Museum Member
- Nov5Bioglass Making with Fan KongThursday, 4:30 PM$30 adult; $15 senior, educator, student, visitor with disability; $12 member
- Nov12Victoria Johnson on Frederic ChurchNov 12 – Nov 12$20 Adult, $10 Museum Member, $12 Educator, Senior, Student, Visitors with Disabilities
- Nov14Family Gel-Plate Botanical PrintingSaturday, 11:00 AMFree with museum admission
- Nov14Family Program: Botanical PrintsSaturday, 11:00 AMFree with museum admission
- Nov16Director's Talks: Maria Nicanor in Conversation with MattaformaNov 16 – Nov 16$25 Adult, $10 Museum Member, $12 Educator, Senior, Student, Visitors with Disabilities
- Nov19Director's Talks: Maria Nicanor in Conversation with Josh TafoyaNov 19 – Nov 19$25 Adult, $10 Museum Member, $12 Educator, Senior, Student, Visitors with Disabilities
- Nov20Design Night: Sketching from NatureNov 20 – Nov 20Free for Visitors with Disabilities and their companions
- Nov20Sensory-Friendly Sketching from NatureNov 20 – Nov 20Free for Visitors with Disabilities and their companions
- Dec3Teen Drop-In: Mood BoardsThursday, 4:30 PMFree with registration
- Dec12Family Program: Mix, Pour and MakeSaturday, 11:00 AMFree with museum admission
- Dec12Family Eco-Resin CastingSaturday, 11:00 AMFree with museum admission
- Jan16How We Make: Repeating Patterns with Gina GregorioSaturday, 1:00 PM$30 Adult, $15 Senior, Educator, Student, Visitor with Disability, $12 Museum Member
Recently at Cooper Hewitt
The last 6 of 6 past events we listed here — useful for a sense of what this venue actually programmes.
- Curator Tour: Design Across TimeOct 14, 2026
- Family Momigami Paper WorkshopOct 10, 2026
- Drop-in Sketching in the GalleriesOct 9, 2026
- HOW WE MAKE: Repeating Patterns with Gina GregorioSep 26, 2026
- Drop-in Sketching in the GalleriesSep 11, 2026
- Curator Tour: Design Across TimeSep 9, 2026
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