The View From the Castle: Rich in its collections in the art of design, Cooper-Hewitt Museum will prove a vital part of our Institution in New York
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PrintSmithsonian Secretary S. Dillon Ripley announces the future opening of the Cooper-Hewitt Museum of Decorative Arts and Design in early 1973. Ripley describes the acquisition of the old Carnegie Mansion in New York City from the Carnegie Corporation to house the new museum.
Smithsonian Institution History Bibliography
Smithsonian Vol. 2, no. 10 (Journal)
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
January 1972
United States
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