Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum
2 East 91st Street
New York City, NY 10128
212.849.8400
Neighborhood: Upper East Side
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Visitor Information:
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum is a branch of the Smithsonian and is housed in the former mansion of Andrew Carnegie. The building received landmark status and reopened as the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in 1976. It was the first private residence in the US to have a structural steel frame and one of the first in New York to have a residential Otis passenger elevator. Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum is the only museum in the nation devoted exclusively to historic and contemporary design. Cooper-Hewitts collections include more than 250,000 design objects and a world-class design library. Located on the upper east side of New York City is part of Museum Mile.
Hours:
MondayThursday: 10 a.m.5 p.m. Friday: 10 a.m.9 p.m. Saturday: 10 a.m.6 p.m. Sunday: Noon6 p.m. Garden entrance on 90th Street open MaySeptember (weather permitting) Closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day
Admission:
Museum Fees General Admission: $15.00 Senior Citizens and Students with I.D.: $10.00 Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum and Smithsonian Institution Members and children under age 12 are admitted free.
Directions:
Public transit routes include the Lexington Avenue 4, 5, and 6 subways (86th or 96th Street Stations), and Fifth and Madison Avenue buses.
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