Where-To-Go Wednesday: Designing Motherhood: Things That Make and Break Our Births

We received complimentary tickets to the Museum of Arts and Design for review purposes. Any and all opinions expressed here are our own. 

What: Designing Motherhood: Things That Make and Break Our Births

Where: Museum of Arts and Design

              2 Columbus Circle

              New York, NY

Who: Recommended for Ages 16 and Up

When: Through March 15, 2026

The current exhibit at the Museum of Arts and Design, Designing Motherhood: Things That Make and Break Our Births, is about everything to do with motherhood and beyond. It is not just about having babies and taking care of babies, but about everything reproductive-related, from menstruation to menopause, including having the right to choose when and if to be a mother and products related to that.

Numerous objects, items, pictures, posters, and more are on display. They include maternity clothes, baby care items, and an array of strollers from 1950s models through today's. There are also items like birth control pills and other forms of contraception, as well as menstrual and menopause related items, and more. There is even a whole area devoted to dangerous products that predated safety standards, as well as one regarding more recent designs that were immediately rejected for safety reasons. Plus, there are reproductive-related designs currently in developmental stages, and more.

For more about Designing Motherhood: Things That Make and Break Our Births or to purchase tickets to the Museum of Arts and Design, go to 

madmuseum.org/exhibition/designing-motherhood.

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