the contest were a part of an exhibition at the museum. Management In July 2009, director Paul W. Thompson left the museum to become the rector of the Royal College of Art. In January 2010, Bill Moggridge replaced Thompson as Director. Moggridge was the first designer to head the museum, he remained director until his death in 2012. In 2013, Caroline Baumann was appointed as Director of the museum. She remained the Director until February 2020, when she was forced to resign after an investigation led by the Smithsonian concerning her wedding to her partner, John Stewart Malcolmson, on September 17, 2018. Maria Nicanor was announced as director in February 2022. The museum began a capital campaign in 2006, hoping to raise $79 million for the renovation and $10 million for its endowment. The Cooper Hewitt is the only Smithsonian museum to charge an admission fee to visitors. The museum receives approximately $500,000 in revenue from admissions. Publications Design and Social Impact: A Cross-Sectoral Agenda for Design Education, Research and Practice (2013). New York: Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. Chronicle of the 2012 Social Impact Design Summit where practitioners and educators surveyed their emerging field of socially responsible design. Organized by Cooper Hewitt, The Lemelson Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts, with support from the Surdna Foundation, the day-long event was held at The Rockefeller Foundation offices in New York. References Further reading Dolkart, Andrew. Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum: The Andrew and Louise Carnegie Mansion : Art Spaces. New York: Scala Publishers (2002). Ewing, Heather. (2014). Life of a Mansion: The Story of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York. External links Collection Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum within Google Arts & Culture 1897 establishments in New York City 1968 establishments in New York City Art museums established in 1897 Andrew Carnegie Cooper Union Decorative arts museums in the United States Design museums in New York (state) Smithsonian Institution museums Art museums and galleries in New York City Museums in Manhattan Upper East Side Fifth Avenue Design museums in the United States