Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum will present the immersive sound installation “Devon Turnbull: HiFi Pursuit Listening Room Dream No. 3,” from Dec. 12 through July 19, 2026, featuring a large-scale, handmade audio system by multi-disciplinary artist Devon Turnbull. The opening of the listening room marks the museum’s kick off to a series of music, sound and design-oriented programming over the next months and is part of the “Art of Noise” exhibition, opening in full Feb. 13, 2026, and organized by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA). The post Devon Turnbull’s Immersive Listening Room to Open at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Dec. 12 first appeared on Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.

Join Cooper Hewitt for the next Making Home Saturday Series where we consider the hidden homes of our DNA with artist and biohacker Dr. Heather Dewey-Hagborg. In Session 1, Dewey-Hagborg will discuss her installation and soundtrack for Making Home—Smithsonian Design Triennial, which explores the architectural and cultural footprint of so-called “biobanks.” Filled with biological samples... The post Making Home Saturday Series: Is Home Where the Body Is? (Session 1) first appeared on Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.

This December, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum will present “Art of Noise,” an exhibition celebrating the groundbreaking designs that have shaped how people experience music over the past century. Organized by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) and adapted to the history of the New York music scene for its East Coast presentation, the exhibition will be on view at Cooper Hewitt Dec. 12 through July 19, 2026. The post “Art of Noise” Exhibition Tracing History of Music and Design to Open at Cooper Hewitt first appeared on Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.