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MCD Curator Walk-Through: The Object in Its Place with Carol Covington

Museum of Craft and Design 2569 3rd St, San Francisco

Join MCD on a Curator Walk-Through celebrating the extraordinary career of Exhibition Designer Theodore (“Ted”) Cohen. “The Object In Its Place: As Designed by Ted Cohen” brings art to life, celebrating the “fabulous” career of Ted Cohen’s extensive years as an exhibition designer, featuring art objects he has designed in many museums and residences throughout his illustrious career.

Join MCD on a Curator Walk-Through celebrating the extraordinary career of Exhibition Designer Theodore (“Ted”) Cohen. "The Object In Its Place: As Designed by Ted Cohen" brings art to life, celebrating the “fabulous” career of Ted Cohen’s extensive years as an exhibition designer, featuring art objects he has designed in many museums and residences throughout his illustrious career.

Mobile MakeArt: Spring Family Fest

The Salvation Army Kroc Center Turk Street, San Francisco

MCD joins the Tenderloin Community Benefit District, expanding  from Safe Passage Park to the Kroc Center, for Spring Family Day! Learn more about organizations at work in the neighborhood and join MCD for exhibition-inspired projects.

MCD joins the Tenderloin Community Benefit District, expanding  from Safe Passage Park to the Kroc Center, for Spring Family Day! Learn more about organizations at work in the neighborhood and join MCD for exhibition-inspired projects.

Mobile MakeArt: Rotary Day of Service: Protecting the Environment Day

Museum of Craft and Design 2569 3rd St, San Francisco

Celebrate the 51st annual Earth Day by volunteering, making, and learning at Rotary’s Day of Service: Protecting the Environment.

Celebrate the 51st annual Earth Day by volunteering, making, and learning at Rotary’s Day of Service: Protecting the Environment.

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MCD Virtual Speaker Series: Living with Scents

3rd Street, San Francisco

Join MCD and Living with Scents guest curator Clara Muller for a virtual event that spans across the globe– featuring exhibiting artist/designer Peter De Cupere, olfactory curator and perfume historian Lizzie Ostrom, and Dr. Danielle Reed– Associate Director of the Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia.

Join MCD and Living with Scents guest curator Clara Muller for a virtual event that spans across the globe– featuring exhibiting artist/designer Peter De Cupere, olfactory curator and perfume historian Lizzie Ostrom, and Dr. Danielle Reed– Associate Director of the Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia.

MAKE

Museum of Craft and Design 2569 3rd St, San Francisco

MAKE is BACK! On the third Thursday of each month, collaborate with artists and makers, explore unique themes, and re-think materials through creative design projects–all happening after-hours in the MCD galleries!

MAKE is BACK! On the third Thursday of each month, collaborate with artists and makers, explore unique themes, and re-think materials through creative design projects–all happening after-hours in the MCD galleries!

Mobile MakeArt: AIA San Francisco Design Celebration

PROXY Octavia Street, San Francisco

Designing solutions is near and dear to MCD’s heart! Join MCD at AIA SF’s Design Celebration at PROXY to learn about the innovative, solution-oriented designs of Bay Area architects.

The Mobile MakeArt van will be on site facilitating place-based design challenges and distributing FREE MakeArt Kits to take home.

Designing solutions is near and dear to MCD's heart! Join MCD at AIA SF’s Design Celebration at PROXY to learn about the innovative, solution-oriented designs of Bay Area architects.

The Mobile MakeArt van will be on site facilitating place-based design challenges and distributing FREE MakeArt Kits to take home.

MakeArt Lab: Sense of Place with Emily Endo

Museum of Craft and Design 2569 3rd St, San Francisco

Join olfactory artist Emily Endo for an immersive Living with Scents workshop exploring MCD’s Dogpatch neighborhood! This full-day intensive class will guide students through introductory perfume construction techniques, fragrance material families, and explore how to capture the scent of materials through tinctures. Participants will leave with their own Dogpatch inspired fragrance, sample blends, and a personalized tincture made in class.

Join olfactory artist Emily Endo for an immersive Living with Scents workshop exploring MCD’s Dogpatch neighborhood! This full-day intensive class will guide students through introductory perfume construction techniques, fragrance material families, and explore how to capture the scent of materials through tinctures. Participants will leave with their own Dogpatch inspired fragrance, sample blends, and a personalized tincture made in class.

person wearing necklace with purple top. Words: Trunk Show featuring Uli Rapp Amsterdam

Uli Rapp Trunk Show

Museum of Craft and Design 2569 3rd St, San Francisco

Don’t miss this special Museum Store Trunk Show featuring Uli Amsterdam! Join us on Saturday, April 30 between 12:00 – 4:00 PM for a special Trunk Show featuring the work…

Don't miss this special Museum Store Trunk Show featuring Uli Amsterdam! Join us on Saturday, April 30 between 12:00 - 4:00 PM for a special Trunk Show featuring the work...

Little girl standing up drawing with pink marker on a paper

MakeArt Family Day

3rd Street, San Francisco

MakeArt Family Day welcomes visitors of all ages to experience a variety of exhibition-related activities! This May, dive into an olfactory exploration of Living with Scents. The Ministry of Scent…

MakeArt Family Day welcomes visitors of all ages to experience a variety of exhibition-related activities! This May, dive into an olfactory exploration of Living with Scents. The Ministry of Scent...

Fragrance bottles and flowers in vase

MCD Mobile MakeArt: Living with Scents + The Art of Natural Perfumery

3rd Street, San Francisco

Join MCD at the SF Botanical Garden’s Garden of Fragrance for a docent-led tour and custom fragrance workshop. After a walk through the flowers, explore the art of natural perfumery with Carole Addison-Goyne of Nomad Botanicals and Jessica Mennella of FLWR Napa Valley for a hands-on experience of the very botanicals that bring Living with Scents to life.

Join MCD at the SF Botanical Garden’s Garden of Fragrance for a docent-led tour and custom fragrance workshop. After a walk through the flowers, explore the art of natural perfumery with Carole Addison-Goyne of Nomad Botanicals and Jessica Mennella of FLWR Napa Valley for a hands-on experience of the very botanicals that bring Living with Scents to life.

A group shot of people participationg in MAKE activities

MAKE

Museum of Craft and Design 2569 3rd St, San Francisco
On the third Thursday of each month, collaborate with artists and makers, explore unique themes, and re-think materials through creative design projects– all happening after-hours in the MCD galleries! This...

On the third Thursday of each month, collaborate with artists and makers, explore unique themes, and re-think materials through creative design projects– all happening after-hours in the MCD galleries! This...

Pink hand candle giving peace sign with Member Sale text

Member Sale

Museum of Craft and Design 2569 3rd St, San Francisco

From May 21–22, members can get 20% OFF all purchases both online and in the Museum Store. There’s no better time to grab an early gift for the grads and dads in your life while supporting MCD, local artists, and makers!

From May 21–22, members can get 20% OFF all purchases both online and in the Museum Store. There’s no better time to grab an early gift for the grads and dads in your life while supporting MCD, local artists, and makers!

An interior shot of the Aftel Archive of Curious Scents

MCD Member Event: Berkeley Aftel Archive of Curious Scents

3rd Street, San Francisco

Meet MCD in Berkeley, as we continue to explore the wide world of scents. Starting at the Berkeley Rose Garden with the immersive fragrances of 1,500 rose bushes in full bloom and continuing to the Aftel Archive of Curious Scents!

Meet MCD in Berkeley, as we continue to explore the wide world of scents. Starting at the Berkeley Rose Garden with the immersive fragrances of 1,500 rose bushes in full bloom and continuing to the Aftel Archive of Curious Scents!

Ted Cohen standing in white jacket with sunglasses and yellow background

Postponed Ted Cohen Celebration *Postponed*

Museum of Craft and Design 2569 3rd St, San Francisco

*This event has been postponed. We will notify all attendees when the new date is set. The museum will be closed on May 24, 2022.* You are invited to join…

*This event has been postponed. We will notify all attendees when the new date is set. The museum will be closed on May 24, 2022.* You are invited to join...

Jellyfish from the California Academy of Sciences floating in water

MCD Mobile MakeArt: NightLife – Under the Sea Prom

Museum of Craft and Design 2569 3rd St, San Francisco

MCD is diving into prom at NightLife at the California Academy of Sciences, where you can get wavy under the sea with the perfect prom acc-sea-ssories!

MCD is diving into prom at NightLife at the California Academy of Sciences, where you can get wavy under the sea with the perfect prom acc-sea-ssories!

Juneteenth Celebration

Gilman Playground Gilman Avenue, San Francisco

MCD joins SF Black Wallstreet for the third annual Juneteenth celebration of fathers, family, and Black culture!

MCD joins SF Black Wallstreet for the third annual Juneteenth celebration of fathers, family, and Black culture!

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Member and VIP Preview of Iris Eichenberg: Where Words Fail

Museum of Craft and Design 2569 3rd St, San Francisco

Members get to see it first! Be the first to view the first mid-career survey of German artist Iris Eichenberg whose work addresses relevant issues such as identity, gender, and Heimat—a German word denoting the personal happiness and inner peace found upon reaching a safe haven.

Members get to see it first! Be the first to view the first mid-career survey of German artist Iris Eichenberg whose work addresses relevant issues such as identity, gender, and Heimat—a German word denoting the personal happiness and inner peace found upon reaching a safe haven.

Wood block sculpture with middle cut out slightly and grain lines coming from the middle

Member and VIP Preview of Robyn Horn: Material Illusions

Museum of Craft and Design 2569 3rd St, San Francisco

We are thrilled to welcome MCD Members to an in-person preview of Robyn Horn: Material Illusions. Come meet the artist and view Robyn Horn’s newest larger-than-life sculptures and paintings. 

We are thrilled to welcome MCD Members to an in-person preview of Robyn Horn: Material Illusions. Come meet the artist and view Robyn Horn’s newest larger-than-life sculptures and paintings. 

Robyn Horn sculpting with a chainsaw on a large block of wood

MCD Curator Walk-Through: Material Illusions

Museum of Craft and Design 2569 3rd St, San Francisco
Carve out time on exhibition opening day for the Curator Walk-Through of Robyn Horn: Material Illusions. Brad Cushman (previous Gallery Director and Curator at the University of Arkansas at Little...

Carve out time on exhibition opening day for the Curator Walk-Through of Robyn Horn: Material Illusions. Brad Cushman (previous Gallery Director and Curator at the University of Arkansas at Little...

BIG’s The Twist at the Kistefos Sculptural Park in Norway

MCD Members Trip to Oslo, Copenhagen & Stockholm

3rd Street, San Francisco

This trip is sold out. All MCD travel plans are subject to change and will follow current and future international travel restrictions and guidelines. To add your name to the…

This trip is sold out. All MCD travel plans are subject to change and will follow current and future international travel restrictions and guidelines. To add your name to the...

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