Live Operator Hours: Featuring Joseph Becker in the Listening Room

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Thursday, May 21, 2026•1:00 PM

Join architecture and design curator Joseph Becker as he activates Devon Turnbull’s immersive sound installation HiFi Pursuit Listening Room Dream No. 3. Becker, who organized the museum's current Art of Noise exhibition and serves as Curator of Architecture and Design at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, will play music specifically selected to be heard through Turnbull's large-scale, handmade audio system located in the historic Carnegie Library at Cooper Hewitt.

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

The museum holds a unique position as the only museum in the United States devoted exclusively to the study of design, showcasing everything from handcrafted sculptures to functional objects.story_potoo