Description: Cara McCarty, Curatorial Director, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2007–present, manages the museum’s collection and exhibition planning. McCarty was also a leader in overseeing the museum’s major renovations, completed in 2014. #Groundbreaker
Description: Who knew beetle feet could be so beautiful? [via Colossal]The Cooper Hewitt's immersive wallpaper room was featured at the London Biennale! [via Cooper Hewitt Labs]Obselete art pigments...and their strange sources. [via Hyperallergic]NASA-funded research is open to the public! [via Futurism]Newberry Library acquires the world's largest postcard collection, 2.5 million of them.
Description: Each week, the Archives features a woman who has been a groundbreaker at the Smithsonian, past or present, in a series titled Wonderful Women Wednesday.
Description: [caption id="" align="alignright" width="186" caption="Waistcoat, France, 1790, Silk embroidery on silk plain weave, linen back, 60 x 50 cm (23 5/8 x 19 11/16 in.), Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Bequest of Richard Cranch Greenleaf in memory of his mother, Adeline Emma Greenleaf, Photo: Steve Tague, Courtesy of the Cooper-Hewitt
Description: The Smithsonian's Anacostia Community Museum looks at the history of rapid change in Washington D.C., the ensuing inequality, and neighborhood activism with A Right to the City. [via Smithsonian Magazine]Check out the newly released 2018 National Design Award winners from the Smithsonian's Cooper Hewitt. [via Architect Magazine]There may be a developing love story at our