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Visionary Sisters Make a ‘Modern Museum’

The making of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum started with two sisters. Learn more about the sisters, their family and the origins of the nation’s design museum.

Visionary Sisters Make "A Modern Museum" comic with border
Illustrated by Evan Keeling

 
Sarah and Eleanor Hewitt are subjects of the museum's exhibition Sarah & Eleanor Hewitt: Designing a Modern Museum (on view through Oct. 10, 2022).

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Abigail Pocasangre

Abigail Pocasangre is a digital design manager and web editor for the Smithsonian’s Office of Advancement.

Elise Walter

Elise is a writer and editor with the Smithsonian's Office of Advancement.