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WANTED: Apple products for the National Design Museum's Collection

As the Smithsonian’s National Design Museum, Cooper-Hewitt seeks to acquire the best examples of industrial design, and much of the permanent collection has been built through the generosity of donors. The Museum would like to invite the public to help expand its holdings of products by Apple, one of the country’s most important and influential design firms.

We are looking for donations of the Apple products listed below. The products must be in excellent condition, with original parts and power cords or batteries. All donors will be listed on the credit line whenever the works are displayed or published. If you have one of the products below and would like to donate it, please contact Cynthia Trope, Associate Curator of Product Design and Decorative Arts, at tropeci@si.edu to discuss arrangements. Many thanks for your help!

Apple wish list:
iBook (2001, white)
iMac G5 (2004)
Macbook Pro (2006)
Macbook Air (2008)

About the Author: William Berry is Webmaster at Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum.
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  1. why don’t you ask Apple inc for those items you are requesting?

    maria santoro | Jun 25, 12:11 AM

  2. Hi Maria,
    Actually, we do ask Apple and other manufacturers for donations to the collection, but in this instance, Apple did not have samples left in their corporate archives. However, they did donate new Apple products for our collection. Any suggestions as to whom we might approach for these older ones?

    paul thompson | Jun 25, 02:55 PM

  3. Newton Message Pad (1993)
    instruction book
    carry case
    wires
    mounting thing

    Charles Macdonald | Jun 26, 09:37 AM

  4. I have an old eMac if you would like that

    Aedhan | Jul 9, 08:38 PM

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