National Design Museum

Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution is the only museum in the United States devoted exclusively to historic and contemporary design. The Museum believes that design shapes our objects, environments, and communications, making them more desirable, functional, and accessible. The Museum celebrates the nature of design and explores its impact on the quality of our lives.

Nearest Subway Stop: 96th Street/Lexington 6

Scenes at this Location

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  Photo Copyright Warner Bros. 1981
  Arthur
  Directed by: Steve Gordon
  Starring: Dudley Moore
  Although this is actually a museum, in the movie Arthur this stately building was the home of Martha, Arthur Bach's grandmother, a scary broad as Arthur called her.
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  Photo Copyright 20th Century Fox 1988
  Working Girl
  Directed by: Mike Nichols
  Starring: Harrison Ford, Melanie Griffith
  Tess McGill (Griffith), the Working Girl of the title, would stop at nothing on her climb to the top of the business world, including crashing the wedding of Mr. Trask's daughter here at the National Design Museum in the hopes of securing a deal. Jack Trainer (Ford), unaware that they weren't actually invited until they arrived, while surprised, soon entered into the spirit of the adventure.