The Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Research Library is the major resource in the United States for books, trade catalogs, serials, pictures, and archival material covering design and decorative art from the Renaissance to the present. Tour will highlight 30 to 40 treasures from the Cooper Hewitt Museum Library collection focusing on design, decorative arts & architecture. Tour participants are invited the Museum's current exhibition on their own after the library tour.
Directions: Meet the Tour Wrangler at the designated meeting point near the Registration Desk, Promenade West, on the Hilton Hotel's second floor at 12:45 PM to travel together by public transportation. Tour participants are required to buy a loaded Metro Card in advance of the tour, so that the tour can remain on schedule. Round-trip travel will cost $5.50 cash.