The Collection | Collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Horizontal rectangle. Ramshacklehouse with two arches center; exterior stairs at left, balconies at right, scale left and at bottom.

Drawing, Coast of Nova Scotia, Cape Breton, Cape North, July 15, 1859

Affronted crowned lions within a staggered arrangement of cartouches in green, yellow and white on red. Selvedge on left.

This website represents Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum’s diverse collection, spanning thirty centuries of historic and contemporary design, including the world's coolest office, a large snail shell, snakes, a dragon and four bearded men, a cone propped up on a bench, a pair of colorful hands, a mysterious tv and a perpetual calendar .

This is a kind of living document, meaning that development is ongoing — object research is being added, bugs are being fixed, and erroneous terms are being revised. In spite of the eccentricities of raw data, you can begin exploring the collection and discovering unexpected connections among objects and designers.

If you'd like to see what we've been up to lately you can start by taking a look at the objects we acquired last year or you can browse the objects currently on display in the galleries or you can see objects we've recently photographed .

You can also see our tallest, shortest, widest or narrowest objects - or just search for yourself.

Welcome to our collection!