Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

The Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum is a museum dedicated to historical and contemporary design, housed in the Andrew Carnegie Mansion on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. The institution is part of the Smithsonian family and presents both a permanent collection and changing exhibitions that explore design across disciplines.

Galleries cover graphic, industrial, textile, furniture and digital design, with thematic displays that emphasise process, materials and innovation. The museum uses technology and interactive installations to let visitors engage with designs and collect information on objects of interest.

The museum occupies the early 20th-century Carnegie Mansion, a domestic landmark adapted for public display while retaining period interiors alongside modern gallery spaces.

Cooper Hewitt is located on Manhattan’s Museum Mile, on the Upper East Side of New York City, within easy walking distance of other cultural institutions.

• Carnegie Mansion and Smithsonian: Housed in the historic Andrew Carnegie Mansion on Manhattan's Upper East Side, the museum is part of the Smithsonian Institution and specialises in design collections and exhibitions.
• Interactive and digital features: Features interactive galleries and a digital 'Pen' system that lets visitors save and export objects and details from exhibits.