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Museums & GalleriesUpper East Side
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Description
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum is the nation’s only museum dedicated to historical and contemporary design, with a collection of over 215,000 design objects spanning thirty centuries. Located in the landmark Andrew Carnegie mansion and boasting a public garden, Cooper Hewitt makes design come alive with temporary exhibitions and installations of the permanent collection.
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Features
Accessibility
Large Print
Open and/or Closed Captioned
Wheelchair Accessible
Sign Language Interpretation
Audio Description
Neurodiverse Programming
Type
Decorative & Folk Art
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