Skip to main content

Views Navigation

Event Views Navigation

Today

MCD Member Factory Day

MCD 3rd Street, San Francisco

Join us on August 10th for a unique event for members. Let us take you on a journey of makers in action as we explore industrial Dogpatch and head to…

Join us on August 10th for a unique event for members. Let us take you on a journey of makers in action as we explore industrial Dogpatch and head to...

MCD Craft Lab: Tapigami

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

Touch the Art! Maker Faire fan favorite Tapigami is coming to MCD! Join artist Danny Scheible to learn all the basic Tapigami skills and techniques for creating sculpture out of…

Touch the Art! Maker Faire fan favorite Tapigami is coming to MCD! Join artist Danny Scheible to learn all the basic Tapigami skills and techniques for creating sculpture out of...

MCD Community MakeArt: Putt Putt Family Happy Hour II

Pier 70 Partners 420 22nd St, San Francisco

We are back at the summer Pier 70 Putt Putt installation! Come play putt putt while you enjoy the music coming from the Janky Barge, eat BBQ, drink and shop…

We are back at the summer Pier 70 Putt Putt installation! Come play putt putt while you enjoy the music coming from the Janky Barge, eat BBQ, drink and shop...

MCD Community MakeArt: BMagic Back to School

NOW Hunters Point 155 Jennings St, San Francisco

MCD joins over 60 community organizations at this year’s Bayview Hunters Point backpack giveaway! Come by our booth to decorate your school supplies, design a pencil case, and head back to…

MCD joins over 60 community organizations at this year’s Bayview Hunters Point backpack giveaway! Come by our booth to decorate your school supplies, design a pencil case, and head back to...

MCD MakeArt Family Day: Tapigami

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

Maker Faire fan favorite Tapigami is coming to MCD! Join artist Danny Scheible to learn all the basic skills and techniques for creating sculpture out of tape! Learn to transform…

Maker Faire fan favorite Tapigami is coming to MCD! Join artist Danny Scheible to learn all the basic skills and techniques for creating sculpture out of tape! Learn to transform...

MCD Community MakeArt: Sunday Streets: Mission

San Francisco, CA, United States

Visit MCD’s booth at this year’s Mission Sunday Streets! We will be at the Arts and Culture Hub on Valencia between 24th and 26th Street, where you can design and…

Visit MCD's booth at this year's Mission Sunday Streets! We will be at the Arts and Culture Hub on Valencia between 24th and 26th Street, where you can design and...

MCD Speaker Series: Curator Wine Walk

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

For over thirty years, MCD guest curator Bob Nugent has commissioned established and emerging visual artists, including Tom Foolery, Sol LeWitt, Jim Melchert, and Catherine Wagner to create works of…

For over thirty years, MCD guest curator Bob Nugent has commissioned established and emerging visual artists, including Tom Foolery, Sol LeWitt, Jim Melchert, and Catherine Wagner to create works of...

MCD Library MakeArt: “Stained Glass” Lanterns

San Francisco Public Library, Mission Bay Branch 960 4th St, San Francisco

Light up the night with these colorful, Matisse paper-cut-inspired lanterns, perfect for indoor or outdoor use. Using paper instead of paints makes this a kid-friendly activity! Ages 4-14 This is…

Light up the night with these colorful, Matisse paper-cut-inspired lanterns, perfect for indoor or outdoor use. Using paper instead of paints makes this a kid-friendly activity! Ages 4-14 This is...

MCD Craft Lab: Pipe Art Environments

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

Inspired by the work of Anja Ulfeldt, use a variety of iron and PVC pipe and fittings to create your own mini-environment. From planters to desk organizers, we will bring…

Inspired by the work of Anja Ulfeldt, use a variety of iron and PVC pipe and fittings to create your own mini-environment. From planters to desk organizers, we will bring...

MCD Library MakeArt: Embossed Metal

San Francisco Public Library - Potrero Branch 1616 20th St, San Francisco

In honor of Hispanic Heritage month, explore the folk craft of embossed metal. Use traditional motifs as well as modern techniques, to make a 3-dimensional card, decorative box, or art…

In honor of Hispanic Heritage month, explore the folk craft of embossed metal. Use traditional motifs as well as modern techniques, to make a 3-dimensional card, decorative box, or art...

MCD Design Lab: Marianne Lettieri: Memory Boxes

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

Using collections and memory as a way to work through current social and political contexts, Marianne Lettieri creates work that reinforces the interconnectedness of communities through time. In this Design…

Using collections and memory as a way to work through current social and political contexts, Marianne Lettieri creates work that reinforces the interconnectedness of communities through time. In this Design...

MCD Community MakeArt: Bayview Opera House Grand Re-Opening

Bayview Opera House 4705 3rd St, San Francisco

We are joining the party at the Grand Re-Opening of the historic Bayview Opera House, with commemorative Musical Badges! Color and cut your own music-themed artwork, and make it into…

We are joining the party at the Grand Re-Opening of the historic Bayview Opera House, with commemorative Musical Badges! Color and cut your own music-themed artwork, and make it into...

Member Travel: Berlin – The Bauhaus and Beyond

The Museum of Craft and Design invites you to its next international tour adventure September 18 – 24, 2016. Join Executive Director JoAnn Edwards and Development Director Renay Conlin for…

The Museum of Craft and Design invites you to its next international tour adventure September 18 – 24, 2016. Join Executive Director JoAnn Edwards and Development Director Renay Conlin for...

MCD MakeArt: Music & Marbles

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

After getting inspired by the exhibition of Anja Ulfeldt: of Sound | Mind and Objects, we’ll craft and decorate several colorful tube-based musical instruments and cylinder-based marble mazes. Ages 6-12…

After getting inspired by the exhibition of Anja Ulfeldt: of Sound | Mind and Objects, we’ll craft and decorate several colorful tube-based musical instruments and cylinder-based marble mazes. Ages 6-12...

MCD Movie Night: Llyn Foulkes One Man Band

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

• A documentary film by Tamar Halpern and Chris Quilty • Music written and performed on “The Machine” by Llyn Foulkes DOORS AT 7PM • PROGRAM AT 7:30PM “Llyn Foulkes…

• A documentary film by Tamar Halpern and Chris Quilty • Music written and performed on "The Machine" by Llyn Foulkes DOORS AT 7PM • PROGRAM AT 7:30PM "Llyn Foulkes...

MCD Community MakeArt: Mission Bay Block Party 10

550 Gene Friend Way, San Francisco, CA 94158-2279, United States

The Mission Bay Block Party celebrates 10 years of building community! Come early for giveaways from P.R.I.D.E. and Pacific Coast Farmers Market, then swing by the MCD booth to make…

The Mission Bay Block Party celebrates 10 years of building community! Come early for giveaways from P.R.I.D.E. and Pacific Coast Farmers Market, then swing by the MCD booth to make...

MCD MakeArt: Halloween Haberdashery

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

Explore the assemblages of artist Marianne Lettieri, and then design and build your very own unique headpiece from found and repurposed materials, for Halloween, carnavale, the Beaux Arts Ball, or…

Explore the assemblages of artist Marianne Lettieri, and then design and build your very own unique headpiece from found and repurposed materials, for Halloween, carnavale, the Beaux Arts Ball, or...

MCD Craft Lab: Wine Bottle Apothecary Jars

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

Double, double, toil and trouble…. Gather ‘round and employ the magic of bottle cutters and glass etching to create the ultimate vessels for candle enchantments, poison storage and potion decanting….

Double, double, toil and trouble…. Gather ‘round and employ the magic of bottle cutters and glass etching to create the ultimate vessels for candle enchantments, poison storage and potion decanting....

MCD Speaker Series: Anja Ulfeldt

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

Anja Ulfeldt is a durational installation artist working primarily in sculpture and time-based media. Here she will discuss and share her process as it relates to experimentation, salvage and reuse….

Anja Ulfeldt is a durational installation artist working primarily in sculpture and time-based media. Here she will discuss and share her process as it relates to experimentation, salvage and reuse....

Tour the Anderson Collection & Cantor Arts Center

MCD 3rd Street, San Francisco

On October 23rd we’re taking MCD members down the Peninsula to Stanford University to see inspiring art collections and exhibitions. Join us in touring the Anderson Collection, one of the…

On October 23rd we're taking MCD members down the Peninsula to Stanford University to see inspiring art collections and exhibitions. Join us in touring the Anderson Collection, one of the...

Stay up to date on all things MCD!