Meet Caroline Baumann, one of Fast Company's Most Creative People

Director, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Caroline Baumann joined Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in 2001. As the fifth director of Cooper Hewitt since its opening in 1976, she spearheaded the grand opening of the renovated and expanded museum in December 2014—a transformation that has created immersive museum spaces and participatory visitor experiences never before seen in the museum realm.

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