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Cooling Tower Remediation at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Sector: Commercial • Location: New York, United States

Source: The Art Newspaper

Project
Completed

Cooling towers at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York tested positive for Legionella bacteria. The museum was closed to the public on 13 and 14 July 2026 for cleaning and disinfection of the cooling towers. The cleaning has been completed and the museum reopened to the public on 15 July 2026.

Status
Closed
Sector
Commercial
Location
New York, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
The Art Newspaper

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The project “Cooling Tower Remediation at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum” is an infrastructure initiative in the Commercial sector, located in New York, New York, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from The Art Newspaper.

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2026-07-22

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Cooling towers at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York tested positive for Legionella bacteria. The museum was closed to the public on 13 and 14 July 2026 for cleaning and disinfection of the cooling towers. The cleaning has been completed and the museum reopened to the public on 15 July 2026.

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United States of America (USA)

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New York

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New York

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2026-07-19

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