The Cooper-Hewitt Defies All Detractors, Decides to Get Bigger

An interesting story by way of Kottke from the NY Times, saying that the Cooper-Hewitt museum has plans to expand. This, as it did to the writer of the piece, came as quiet a surprise, as the last time we left the Smithsonian‘s news desk, they were saying that they weren’t so sure about Cooper-Hewitt’s future, given its small audiences and the size of their collection (a fact they repeat in the article). But we guess that’s not to be, as they’re actively trying to raise funds to give them a little more elbow room.