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class="category-about">about</h2> <p>Cooper Hewitt’s permanent collection includes more than 215,000 objects, which span thirty centuries and a wide variety of materials. The Conservation Department cares for and studies these pieces to ensure their preservation for today and into the future. Conservators provide expertise in the conservation of works on paper, textiles, and three-dimensional objects made of media ranging from brittle glass to pliable plastic. Sarah Barack, Head of Conservation and Senior Objects Conservator, offers a further <a href="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2018/06/15/life-in-the-lab-conservation-at-cooper-hewitt/">introduction</a> to the department.<br /> <br /> Explore below the department’s work related to the museum’s collection and exhibitions and follow Cooper Hewitt’s Conservation Department on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/cooperhewittconservation/">@cooperhewittconservation</a>.</p> </div> </article> <div class="row post-row post"> <div class="col-md-12"> <div class="post-row__row-header"></div> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 post-row__thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2024/08/23/font-kiosk/"> <img width="852" height="639" src="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/380006_7a4f3a73f08dd4ab_b.jpg" class="attachment-xs-img size-xs-img wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/380006_7a4f3a73f08dd4ab_b.jpg 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data-large-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/380006_7a4f3a73f08dd4ab_b.jpg" /> </a> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 post-row__post-content"> <div class="post-row__post-title"> <a href="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2024/08/23/font-kiosk/">A Closer Look: What Fun Is a Font if You Can’t Play with It?</a> </div> <div class="post-row__post-body"> A look at the specific challenges and opportunities of collecting and displaying digital media. </div> <div class="post-row__post-meta"> <div class="post-row__post-readtime row"> <div class="col-xs-12"> <div class="post-row__sub-row-header"></div> </div> <div class="col-xs-4 post-row__meta-label"> Read Time </div> <div class="col-xs-8"> 4 minutes </div> </div> <div class="post-row__post-author row"> <div class="col-xs-12"> <div class="post-row__sub-row-header"></div> </div> <div class="col-xs-4 post-row__meta-label"> Posted By </div> <div class="col-xs-8"> Jessica Walthew </div> </div> <div class="post-row__post-date row"> <div class="col-xs-12"> <div class="post-row__sub-row-header"></div> </div> <div class="col-xs-4 post-row__meta-label"> Date </div> <div class="col-xs-8"> August 23, 2024 </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row post-row post"> <div class="col-md-12"> <div class="post-row__row-header"></div> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 post-row__thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2024/07/22/displaying-a-medical-model/"> <img width="2034" height="2560" src="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_6217-scaled.jpeg" class="attachment-xs-img size-xs-img wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_6217-scaled.jpeg 2034w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_6217-238x300.jpeg 238w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_6217-1024x1289.jpeg 1024w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_6217-1220x1536.jpeg 1220w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_6217-1627x2048.jpeg 1627w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_6217-170x214.jpeg 170w" sizes="(max-width: 2034px) 100vw, 2034px" data-attachment-id="47007" data-permalink="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2024/07/22/displaying-a-medical-model/img_6217/" data-orig-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_6217-scaled.jpeg" data-orig-size="2034,2560" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"1.6","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 12 mini","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1716282710","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.2","iso":"50","shutter_speed":"0.0161290322581","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="IMG_6217" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_6217-238x300.jpeg" data-large-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_6217-1024x1289.jpeg" /> </a> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 post-row__post-content"> <div class="post-row__post-title"> <a href="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2024/07/22/displaying-a-medical-model/">A Closer Look: Displaying a Medical Model</a> </div> <div class="post-row__post-body"> Cooper Hewitt's mount maker discusses the challenges of displaying an object with a complex surface structure. </div> <div class="post-row__post-meta"> <div class="post-row__post-readtime row"> <div class="col-xs-12"> <div class="post-row__sub-row-header"></div> </div> <div class="col-xs-4 post-row__meta-label"> Read Time </div> <div class="col-xs-8"> 3 minutes </div> </div> <div class="post-row__post-author row"> <div class="col-xs-12"> <div class="post-row__sub-row-header"></div> </div> <div class="col-xs-4 post-row__meta-label"> Posted By </div> <div class="col-xs-8"> Sarah Barack </div> </div> <div class="post-row__post-date row"> <div class="col-xs-12"> <div class="post-row__sub-row-header"></div> </div> <div class="col-xs-4 post-row__meta-label"> Date </div> <div class="col-xs-8"> July 22, 2024 </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row post-row post"> <div class="col-md-12"> <div class="post-row__row-header"></div> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 post-row__thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2024/06/06/objects-from-algae/"> <img width="1143" height="1572" src="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/s-a-272-alt.jpg" class="attachment-xs-img size-xs-img wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/s-a-272-alt.jpg 1143w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/s-a-272-alt-218x300.jpg 218w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/s-a-272-alt-1018x1400.jpg 1018w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/s-a-272-alt-1117x1536.jpg 1117w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/s-a-272-alt-170x235.jpg 170w" sizes="(max-width: 1143px) 100vw, 1143px" data-attachment-id="46765" data-permalink="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/s-a-272-alt/" data-orig-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/s-a-272-alt.jpg" data-orig-size="1143,1572" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"10","credit":"Matt Flynn","camera":"Canon EOS 5DS","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1650919107","copyright":"This image may not be reproduced without authorization from Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum","focal_length":"70","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.00625","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="s-a-272 alt" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Algae Vessel, 2018; Designed by Erik Klarenbeek (Dutch, born 1978) and Maartje Dros (Dutch, born 1980) of Studio Klarenbeek &amp; Dros and by Atelier LUMA; Manufactured by Atelier LUMA (Arles, France); 3D-printed biomaterial (microalgae, sugar-based biopolymer); H x W x D: 25.2 x 10 x 10 cm (9 15/16 x 3 15/16 x 3 15/16 in.); Gift of Atelier LUMA / LUMA, Arles, s-a-272</p> " data-medium-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/s-a-272-alt-218x300.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/s-a-272-alt-1018x1400.jpg" /> </a> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 post-row__post-content"> <div class="post-row__post-title"> <a href="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2024/06/06/objects-from-algae/">A Closer Look: Objects from Algae</a> </div> <div class="post-row__post-body"> When dealing with experimental materials, such as algae and other bioplastics, conservators must consider the benefits of display with potentially unexpected outcomes. </div> <div class="post-row__post-meta"> <div class="post-row__post-readtime row"> <div class="col-xs-12"> <div class="post-row__sub-row-header"></div> </div> <div class="col-xs-4 post-row__meta-label"> Read Time </div> <div class="col-xs-8"> 5 minutes </div> </div> <div class="post-row__post-author row"> <div class="col-xs-12"> <div class="post-row__sub-row-header"></div> </div> <div class="col-xs-4 post-row__meta-label"> Posted By </div> <div class="col-xs-8"> Sarah Barack </div> </div> <div class="post-row__post-date row"> <div class="col-xs-12"> <div class="post-row__sub-row-header"></div> </div> <div class="col-xs-4 post-row__meta-label"> Date </div> <div class="col-xs-8"> June 6, 2024 </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row post-row post"> <div class="col-md-12"> <div class="post-row__row-header"></div> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 post-row__thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2024/04/18/porcelain-restoration/"> <img width="1825" height="1219" src="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/1938-57-441-ab-mass-digi-aligned-and-cropped.jpg" class="attachment-xs-img size-xs-img wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/1938-57-441-ab-mass-digi-aligned-and-cropped.jpg 1825w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/1938-57-441-ab-mass-digi-aligned-and-cropped-300x200.jpg 300w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/1938-57-441-ab-mass-digi-aligned-and-cropped-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/1938-57-441-ab-mass-digi-aligned-and-cropped-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/1938-57-441-ab-mass-digi-aligned-and-cropped-170x114.jpg 170w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/1938-57-441-ab-mass-digi-aligned-and-cropped-370x246.jpg 370w" sizes="(max-width: 1825px) 100vw, 1825px" data-attachment-id="46401" data-permalink="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2024/04/18/porcelain-restoration/1938-57-441-ab-mass-digi-aligned-and-cropped/" data-orig-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/1938-57-441-ab-mass-digi-aligned-and-cropped.jpg" data-orig-size="1825,1219" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"Picturae","camera":"Pixel","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="1938-57-441-ab mass digi (aligned and cropped)" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Cup and Saucer, 1735–45; Manufactured by Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (Meissen, Germany); Painted in the style of Christian Frederich Herold (German, 1700–1779); Hard-paste porcelain, vitreous enamel, gold; Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Bequest of Erskine Hewitt, 1938-57-441-a,b</p> " data-medium-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/1938-57-441-ab-mass-digi-aligned-and-cropped-300x200.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/1938-57-441-ab-mass-digi-aligned-and-cropped-1024x684.jpg" /> </a> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 post-row__post-content"> <div class="post-row__post-title"> <a href="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2024/04/18/porcelain-restoration/">A Closer Look: Porcelain Restoration</a> </div> <div class="post-row__post-body"> Object conservators discuss how to repair chips in gilded porcelain </div> <div class="post-row__post-meta"> <div class="post-row__post-readtime row"> <div class="col-xs-12"> <div class="post-row__sub-row-header"></div> </div> <div class="col-xs-4 post-row__meta-label"> Read Time </div> <div class="col-xs-8"> 5 minutes </div> </div> <div class="post-row__post-author row"> <div class="col-xs-12"> <div class="post-row__sub-row-header"></div> </div> <div class="col-xs-4 post-row__meta-label"> Posted By </div> <div class="col-xs-8"> Sarah Barack </div> </div> <div class="post-row__post-date row"> <div class="col-xs-12"> <div class="post-row__sub-row-header"></div> </div> <div class="col-xs-4 post-row__meta-label"> Date </div> <div class="col-xs-8"> April 18, 2024 </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row post-row post"> <div class="col-md-12"> <div class="post-row__row-header"></div> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 post-row__thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2023/10/04/evolving-digital-collections-and-their-stewardship-stamens-watercolor-maps/"> <img width="2934" height="1432" src="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/WatercolorMapsNYC.png" class="attachment-xs-img size-xs-img wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/WatercolorMapsNYC.png 2934w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/WatercolorMapsNYC-300x146.png 300w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/WatercolorMapsNYC-1024x500.png 1024w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/WatercolorMapsNYC-1536x750.png 1536w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/WatercolorMapsNYC-2048x1000.png 2048w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/WatercolorMapsNYC-170x83.png 170w" sizes="(max-width: 2934px) 100vw, 2934px" data-attachment-id="45153" data-permalink="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2023/10/04/evolving-digital-collections-and-their-stewardship-stamens-watercolor-maps/watercolormapsnyc/" data-orig-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/WatercolorMapsNYC.png" data-orig-size="2934,1432" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="WatercolorMapsNYC" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/WatercolorMapsNYC-300x146.png" data-large-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/WatercolorMapsNYC-1024x500.png" /> </a> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 post-row__post-content"> <div class="post-row__post-title"> <a href="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2023/10/04/evolving-digital-collections-and-their-stewardship-stamens-watercolor-maps/">Evolving Digital Collections and Their Stewardship: Stamen’s Watercolor Maps</a> </div> <div class="post-row__post-body"> A curator, a conservator, and a designer discuss the continual maintenance of Watercolor Maps, a born-digital mapping tool in Cooper Hewitt's digital collection. </div> <div class="post-row__post-meta"> <div class="post-row__post-readtime row"> <div class="col-xs-12"> <div class="post-row__sub-row-header"></div> </div> <div class="col-xs-4 post-row__meta-label"> Read Time </div> <div class="col-xs-8"> 7 minutes </div> </div> <div class="post-row__post-author row"> <div class="col-xs-12"> <div class="post-row__sub-row-header"></div> </div> <div class="col-xs-4 post-row__meta-label"> Posted By </div> <div class="col-xs-8"> Jessica Walthew </div> </div> <div class="post-row__post-date row"> <div class="col-xs-12"> <div class="post-row__sub-row-header"></div> </div> <div class="col-xs-4 post-row__meta-label"> Date </div> <div class="col-xs-8"> October 4, 2023 </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row post-row post"> <div class="col-md-12"> <div class="post-row__row-header"></div> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 post-row__thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2023/07/07/synthetic-material-identification-in-dorothy-liebes-textile-samples/"> <img width="1600" height="1200" src="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Fig-4-Liebes-conservation.jpg" class="attachment-xs-img size-xs-img wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Fig-4-Liebes-conservation.jpg 1600w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Fig-4-Liebes-conservation-300x225.jpg 300w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Fig-4-Liebes-conservation-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Fig-4-Liebes-conservation-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Fig-4-Liebes-conservation-170x128.jpg 170w" sizes="(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px" data-attachment-id="45132" data-permalink="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2023/07/07/synthetic-material-identification-in-dorothy-liebes-textile-samples/fig-4-liebes-conservation/" data-orig-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Fig-4-Liebes-conservation.jpg" data-orig-size="1600,1200" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"MICROFIRE_C #643386281","caption":"8001\tMICROFIRE_C\r8002\t643386281\r8003\t42.04300\r8004\tms\r8005\t1.00000\r8006\t1.93750\r8007\t1.00000\r8008\t1.00000\r8009\t1x1\r800A\t32.00000\r800B\t1600.00000\r800C\t1200.00000\r800D\t0.00000\r800E\t0.00000\r800F\t1600.00000\r8010\t1200.00000\r8011\tLast Used\r8012\t100.00000\r8013\t100.00000\r8014\tmm\r8015\t100.00000\r8016\t0.00000\r8017\t1.00000\r8018\t0.00000\r801A\t0.00000","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Fig 4 – Liebes conservation" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Fig-4-Liebes-conservation-300x225.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Fig-4-Liebes-conservation-1024x768.jpg" /> </a> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 post-row__post-content"> <div class="post-row__post-title"> <a href="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2023/07/07/synthetic-material-identification-in-dorothy-liebes-textile-samples/">Synthetic Material Identification in Dorothy Liebes Textile Samples</a> </div> <div class="post-row__post-body"> In preparation for the exhibition "A Dark, A Light, A Bright: The Designs of Dorothy Liebes," textile conservators analyzed textile samples to better understand and care for the objects. </div> <div class="post-row__post-meta"> <div class="post-row__post-readtime row"> <div class="col-xs-12"> <div class="post-row__sub-row-header"></div> </div> <div class="col-xs-4 post-row__meta-label"> Read Time </div> <div class="col-xs-8"> 5 minutes </div> </div> <div class="post-row__post-author row"> <div class="col-xs-12"> <div class="post-row__sub-row-header"></div> </div> <div class="col-xs-4 post-row__meta-label"> Posted By </div> <div class="col-xs-8"> Kira Eng-Wilmot </div> </div> <div class="post-row__post-date row"> <div class="col-xs-12"> <div class="post-row__sub-row-header"></div> </div> <div class="col-xs-4 post-row__meta-label"> Date </div> <div class="col-xs-8"> July 7, 2023 </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row post-row post"> <div class="col-md-12"> <div class="post-row__row-header"></div> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 post-row__thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2022/12/21/year-of-glass-reflections-of-people-cultures/"> <img width="1883" height="794" src="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2016-51-1-4-group.jpg" class="attachment-xs-img size-xs-img wp-post-image" alt="Four transparent, colorless glass vessels of different shapes but relatively similar sizes." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2016-51-1-4-group.jpg 1883w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2016-51-1-4-group-300x127.jpg 300w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2016-51-1-4-group-1024x432.jpg 1024w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2016-51-1-4-group-1536x648.jpg 1536w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2016-51-1-4-group-170x72.jpg 170w" sizes="(max-width: 1883px) 100vw, 1883px" data-attachment-id="43618" data-permalink="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2022/12/09/year-of-glass-3d-printed-glass/2016-51-1-4-group/" data-orig-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2016-51-1-4-group.jpg" data-orig-size="1883,794" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"12","credit":"Matt Flynn","camera":"Hasselblad H5D-50c MS","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1514889322","copyright":"Image may not be reproduced without authorization from the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum","focal_length":"120","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.00555555555556","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="2016-51- 1 4 group" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2016-51-1-4-group-300x127.jpg" data-large-file="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2016-51-1-4-group-1024x432.jpg" /> </a> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 post-row__post-content"> <div class="post-row__post-title"> <a href="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2022/12/21/year-of-glass-reflections-of-people-cultures/">Year of Glass: Reflections of People & Cultures</a> </div> <div class="post-row__post-body"> As the 2022 International Year of Glass concludes, study of the medium prompts questions about human history and culture. </div> <div class="post-row__post-meta"> <div class="post-row__post-readtime row"> <div class="col-xs-12"> <div class="post-row__sub-row-header"></div> </div> <div class="col-xs-4 post-row__meta-label"> Read Time </div> <div class="col-xs-8"> 3 minutes </div> </div> <div class="post-row__post-author row"> <div class="col-xs-12"> <div class="post-row__sub-row-header"></div> </div> <div class="col-xs-4 post-row__meta-label"> Posted By </div> <div class="col-xs-8"> Sarah Barack </div> </div> <div class="post-row__post-date row"> <div class="col-xs-12"> <div class="post-row__sub-row-header"></div> </div> <div class="col-xs-4 post-row__meta-label"> Date </div> <div class="col-xs-8"> December 21, 2022 </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row post-row post"> <div class="col-md-12"> <div class="post-row__row-header"></div> </div> <div class="col-sm-6 post-row__thumbnail"> <a href="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2022/12/09/year-of-glass-3d-printed-glass/"> <img width="1853" height="1244" src="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Triennial-2016_1185_Matt_Flynn_25.jpg" class="attachment-xs-img size-xs-img wp-post-image" alt="Two glass vessels lit from above causing dramatic and intricate patterns of light and shadow to be cast around them." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Triennial-2016_1185_Matt_Flynn_25.jpg 1853w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Triennial-2016_1185_Matt_Flynn_25-300x201.jpg 300w, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Triennial-2016_1185_Matt_Flynn_25-1024x687.jpg 1024w, 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