Gallery: Go Behind the Scenes of Mad Men's Exquisite Set Design

  • Image may contain Home Decor Furniture Couch Table Human Person Living Room Indoors Room Lamp and Coffee Table
    Jaimie Trueblood/AMC
    01

    d1f42ad74dc16760051ecb14ee3f8ce3

    *Mad Men* is equally famous for its story lines as its period styling. A new exhibit in New York puts it on display.
  • Image may contain Indoors Room Furniture Flooring Lobby and Chair
    Thanassi Karageorgiou/Museum of the Moving Image
    02

    79acae9bc3551595dc326a80f6c85332

    At the Museum of the Moving you can walk into Don's office from Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce.
  • Image may contain Furniture Chair Restaurant Cafeteria Interior Design Indoors Flooring Wood Food and Meal
    Thanassi Karageorgiou/Museum of the Moving Image
    03

    855912837ff1ab41bdfe153befc457a1

    Visitors can also step into Don and Betty's Colonial kitchen from Ossining.
  • Image may contain Furniture Kitchen Island Indoors Bar Stool and Room
    Thanassi Karageorgiou/Museum of the Moving Image
    04

    6e8543c78d22feaf2ae8fd325ff08c03

    The pieces in the kitchen actually date from the 1950s, not the 1960s. That was on purpose: Weiner knew that no family has a brand new kitchen every year.
  • Image may contain Indoors Room Human Person Meeting Room Conference Room and White Board
    Thanassi Karageorgiou/Museum of the Moving Image
    05

    a56e1e4cf4945b3b3c25efa03971c06f

    There's also an installation of a recreated writer's room, with actual storyboards from season seven on the wall.
  • Image may contain Bryan Batt Human Person Furniture Tie Accessories Accessory Suit Clothing Coat and Overcoat
    Image courtesy of AMC
    06

    6a04920c4f2f9f7acbd6ff5dae69863a

    Sal, and Peggy, early in the show.
  • Image may contain Human Person Furniture Couch Room Living Room Indoors Sitting Flooring Wood and Interior Design
    Image courtesy of AMC
    07

    47effcb60709d9af805f7502d14aaf36

    Here, Don and Megan's sunken living room from their Upper East Side apartment. It's not on display, but props and costumes are.
  • Image may contain Musical Instrument Guitar Leisure Activities Human Person and Musician
    Ron Jaffe/AMC
    08

    Mad Men (Season 5)

    Including the dress Megan wore when she sang Zou Bisou Bisou.
  • Image may contain Text Book Diary and Handwriting
    Thanassi Karageorgiou/Museum of the Moving Image
    09

    dde040e3bd73e691d39fa62dc04d776d

    Weiner's notes.
  • Don's box of secrets.
    Thanassi Karageorgiou/Museum of the Moving Image
    10

    d19f0300820f869a2c2630a084f3c0d9

    Don's box of secrets.
  • Image may contain Human Person Shop Clothing Apparel Boutique and Window Display
    Thanassi Karageorgiou/Museum of the Moving Image
    11

    34c1221b95f25a01eac4ca507983cdbf

    Costume designer Janie Bryant's creations are on display as well.
  • Image may contain Human Person Clothing Apparel Furniture Couch Fashion Evening Dress Gown and Robe
    Carin Baer/AMC
    12

    41cb972813378cd09dd0f35672be2795

    One near throwaway moment seen here, when Betty tries on her Italian romper.
  • Image may contain Shop Human Person Window Display Clothing and Apparel
    Thanassi Karageorgiou/Museum of the Moving Image
    13

    d63381c11a985f4af9e734f2b19e92d4

    Joan's outfits are on the left. Peggy's are in the middle, and Don's suits are on the right.
  • Image may contain Kiernan Shipka Tie Accessories Accessory Human Person Coat Suit Clothing Overcoat and Apparel
    Ron Jaffe/AMC
    14

    b2f028ff008011f6837a774f4d062635

    Fin.
Read More
30 Gifts That Star Wars Lovers Will Adore, As Tested By a Diehard Fan
From marble runs to advent calendars, these are the best Star Wars gifts for fans of all ages.
Simon Hill
There’s a Free Video Editor Inside Google Drive That Anyone Can Use
You may not have noticed everything Google’s free software suite offers—especially a web app called Google Vids.
David Nield
The Hollywood Color Nerd Who Shot Knives Out Explains His Viral iPhone Camera App
The Chromagraph Camera app costs $13 dollars and processes iPhone photos with the same color math Rian Johnson’s cinematographer, Steve Yedlin, uses for film.
Reece Rogers
The Only Gaming Laptop I’d Buy for Under $1,500
As prices escalate on gaming laptops, there’s really only one affordable option still around: the Lenovo LOQ 15, which offers a better performance and display than its competitors.
Luke Larsen
I Tested Dozens of Space Heaters—These Are the 8 I’m Hot On
These portable heaters will heat a room quickly, quietly, and safely.
Matthew Korfhage
What Democrats Can Learn From New York’s Data Center Moratorium
With a number of anti-data-center candidates poised to win on Tuesday, New York provides a glimpse at the tensions around actually having to do something about the digital infrastructure.
Molly Taft
The Best Travel Mugs for Coffee That’s Going Places
These top picks from brands like Ember, Owala, and Hydro Flask are built to last, keeping your drinks hot and your mornings smooth.
Boutayna Chokrane
Chatbots Are Leading Hikers Astray, With Dangerous Consequences
Outsourcing planning to AI can lead people to surrender their own critical thinking, which can have potentially deadly results in places like the backcountry.
Christine Peterson
A Newly Discovered Trail of Cosmic Debris Illustrates How the End of the Solar System Could Look
A dying star 1,600 light-years from Earth is surrounded by two rings of gas and dust that astronomers believe are the remnants of the planetary bodies it once hosted.
Jorge Garay
Googlebooks Have Arrived. You Should Buy These Chromebooks Instead
While Google is heralding a new series of laptops called Googlebooks, Chromebooks are sticking around—for now. These are the ones to consider.
Luke Larsen
Spooky New Infostealer Malware Uses AI to ‘Autodox’ Victims
Named “Volta-Autodoxer,” the recently uncovered malware uses AI tools to collect troves of data about victims, from login credentials and credit card numbers to Discord sessions and UberEats receipts.
Lily Hay Newman
Light Up Your Home Like Christmas With These Smart String Lights
Glow up your home indoors or out with these versatile, discounted, full color smart string lights. They’re WIRED-tested and 25 percent off right now.
Simon Hill