Smithsonian Voices

From the Smithsonian Museums

Cecilia Vidal

Cecilia Vidal is the Education Associate of Integration Programs at Cooper Hewitt. She received her BFA in Interdisciplinary Sculpture from the Maryland Institute College of Art. She has held educator roles at the Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum and the Bowne House Museum, as well as internship positions at the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Puerto Rico and the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, MD. 

Equipping the Next Generation of Radical Optimists in an Era of Uncertainty

A new series of creativity and critical thinking exercises from the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum offers educators prompts, visuals, and big ideas to support student reflection and speculative thinking.