Installation of "Game Room,” Liam Lee and Tommy Mishima. Photo: Ann Sunwoo
Museums & GalleriesUpper East Side

Making Home—Smithsonian Design Triennial

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Continuing the tradition of addressing crucial social issues in the their design triennials, the Cooper Hewitt explores the meaning of “home” through three themes. Going Home covers how people shape and are shaped by their experiences of home; Seeking Home looks at how the role of home has changes in different contexts; and Building Home expands the idea of home beyond single-family models.

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Winter
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Art
Decorative & Folk Art
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Large Print
Open and/or Closed Captioned
Wheelchair Accessible
Audio Description
Neurodiverse Programming
Sign Language Interpretation

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