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MCD MAKE: August

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

MCD Make: August. August 15, 6 PM – 9:30 PM. View Dead Nuts: a search for the ultimate machined object and explore the materials and exhibition concepts through a number of in-gallery activities.

MCD Make: August. August 15, 6 PM - 9:30 PM. View Dead Nuts: a search for the ultimate machined object and explore the materials and exhibition concepts through a number of in-gallery activities.

MCD Community MakeArt: BMAGIC Back to School

NOW Hunters Point 155 Jennings St, San Francisco

MCD Community MakeArt: BMAGIC Back to School. In addition to a backpack giveaway, at the MCD booth students of Bayview/Hunter’s Point and beyond will get to use exciting and unexpected materials to personalize their backpacks and supplies. 

MCD Community MakeArt: BMAGIC Back to School. In addition to a backpack giveaway, at the MCD booth students of Bayview/Hunter's Point and beyond will get to use exciting and unexpected materials to personalize their backpacks and supplies. 

MCD Community MakeArt: Salesforce Park Monday Night Makers

Salesforce Park 1st St and Minna St, San Francisco

MCD Community MakeArt: Salesforce Park Monday Night Makers. August 19, 2019, 5 PM – 7 PM. This week, design wearable art with faux plants, crystals, and more for trips to the playa!

MCD Community MakeArt: Salesforce Park Monday Night Makers. August 19, 2019, 5 PM - 7 PM. This week, design wearable art with faux plants, crystals, and more for trips to the playa!

Free

MCD Library MakeArt: Glen Park Branch

Glen Park Library Diamond Street, San Francisco

MCD Library MakeArt: Glen Park Branch. August 24, 2019, 1 PM – 2:30 PM. Inspired by MCD’s exhibition Interior/Exterior, design and decorate miniature interior and exterior spaces.

MCD Library MakeArt: Glen Park Branch. August 24, 2019, 1 PM - 2:30 PM. Inspired by MCD’s exhibition Interior/Exterior, design and decorate miniature interior and exterior spaces.

Free

MCD Community MakeArt: Salesforce Park Monday Night Makers

Salesforce Park 1st St and Minna St, San Francisco

MCD Community MakeArt: Salesforce Park Monday Night Makers, August 26, 5 PM – 7 PM. This week, pay homage to the Salesforce Park environment– part garden and part urban, by customizing a terra cotta planter with paint pens.

MCD Community MakeArt: Salesforce Park Monday Night Makers, August 26, 5 PM - 7 PM. This week, pay homage to the Salesforce Park environment-- part garden and part urban, by customizing a terra cotta planter with paint pens.

Free

MCD Free First Tuesday: September

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

From the Equation of Time Cam to the Antikythera Mechanism Model, “Dead Nuts: a search for the ultimate machined object” features a number of time measuring devices. Honor this concept, combined with the nostalgia of CDs, by creating a functional clock from found compact discs. Bring your own favorite album to further personalize your design. 

From the Equation of Time Cam to the Antikythera Mechanism Model, “Dead Nuts: a search for the ultimate machined object” features a number of time measuring devices. Honor this concept, combined with the nostalgia of CDs, by creating a functional clock from found compact discs. Bring your own favorite album to further personalize your design. 

MakeArt Family Day: Back-to-School

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

At this month’s MakeArt Family Day, MCD celebrates back to school by helping you personalize all of your supplies!

At this month’s MakeArt Family Day, MCD celebrates back to school by helping you personalize all of your supplies!

MCD Member Trip: Oliver Ranch **SOLD OUT***

3rd Street, San Francisco

**This MCD Member event is SOLD OUT ** MCD is thrilled to bring back one of our favorite and most popular events, the MCD Member trip to Oliver Ranch in rural…

**This MCD Member event is SOLD OUT ** MCD is thrilled to bring back one of our favorite and most popular events, the MCD Member trip to Oliver Ranch in rural...

MCD Machinist Bar: Solderday • Jewelry Technique

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

Come to the MCD Machinist Bar, sponsored by Center Hardware & Supply Co., Inc. to learn introductory techniques in artistic soldering!  City College of San Francisco professor and metal artist…

Come to the MCD Machinist Bar, sponsored by Center Hardware & Supply Co., Inc. to learn introductory techniques in artistic soldering!  City College of San Francisco professor and metal artist...

MAKE x CCA

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

This September, design your night with MAKE x CCA! 

This September, design your night with MAKE x CCA! 

MCD Free First Tuesday: October

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

Free First Tuesday, October 1, 2019 11 AM – 3 PM. Inspired by exhibiting artist Julie Alpert, transform an ordinary picture frame into a dripping work of art

Free First Tuesday, October 1, 2019 11 AM - 3 PM. Inspired by exhibiting artist Julie Alpert, transform an ordinary picture frame into a dripping work of art

Free

MCD MakeArt Family Day: October

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

MCD MakeArt Family Day, October 5, 2019, 11 AM – 3 PM. Celebrate spooky season with hauntingly fun projects inspired by the exhibitions.

MCD MakeArt Family Day, October 5, 2019, 11 AM - 3 PM. Celebrate spooky season with hauntingly fun projects inspired by the exhibitions.

MCD Community MakeArt: Kids’ Crafts @ Salesforce Park

Salesforce Park 1st St and Minna St, San Francisco

Community MakeArt: Salesforce Park Kids’ Crafts, October 5, 2019, 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM. Join MCD for a Design Challenge inspired by the current exhibition Dead Nuts: a search for the ultimate machined object.

Community MakeArt: Salesforce Park Kids' Crafts, October 5, 2019, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM. Join MCD for a Design Challenge inspired by the current exhibition Dead Nuts: a search for the ultimate machined object.

Free

MCD Curator Symposium: bauhaus.photo

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

MCD Curator Symposium: bauhaus.photo, October 11, 6 PM – 8:30 PM. Join curator Esther Giangrande in conversation with Greg Castillo (Associate Professor of Architecture, UC Berkeley; contributor, “The Bauhaus in Cold War Germany”) and Paul Adamson (FAIA, TCA Architects; AIASF Board of Director; Chair, AIASF Housing Committee) to learn more about the exhibition and each of their areas of Bauhaus focus. 

MCD Curator Symposium: bauhaus.photo, October 11, 6 PM - 8:30 PM. Join curator Esther Giangrande in conversation with Greg Castillo (Associate Professor of Architecture, UC Berkeley; contributor, “The Bauhaus in Cold War Germany”) and Paul Adamson (FAIA, TCA Architects; AIASF Board of Director; Chair, AIASF Housing Committee) to learn more about the exhibition and each of their areas of Bauhaus focus. 

MCD Community MakeArt: Kids’ Crafts @ Salesforce Park

Salesforce Park 1st St and Minna St, San Francisco

MCD Community MakeArt: Kids’ Crafts at Salesforce Park, October 12, 1:30 – 3 PM. Join MCD and AIASF for architectural sketching.

MCD Community MakeArt: Kids' Crafts at Salesforce Park, October 12, 1:30 - 3 PM. Join MCD and AIASF for architectural sketching.

Free

MCD Library MakeArt: Visitacion Valley Branch

San Francisco Public Library Visitacion Valley Branch 201 Leland Ave, San Francisco

MCD Library MakeArt: Visitacion Valley Branch. October 12, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM. Celebrate Latinx/ Hispanic Heritage Month with a hands-on exploration of tools and craft.

MCD Library MakeArt: Visitacion Valley Branch. October 12, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM. Celebrate Latinx/ Hispanic Heritage Month with a hands-on exploration of tools and craft.

Free

MCD Member Trip to Detroit & Cranbrook ** Sold Out**

**This MCD Member event is Sold Out** October 15–20, 2019 Single $2,850 | Couple $2650/person Join us on the Museum of Craft and Design’s next member excursion to Detroit and…

**This MCD Member event is Sold Out** October 15–20, 2019 Single $2,850 | Couple $2650/person Join us on the Museum of Craft and Design’s next member excursion to Detroit and...

MCD MAKE: October

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

MAKE it creepy! October 17, 6 PM – 9:30 PM. Explore the tricks and treats of Dead Nuts: a search for the ultimate machined object at MCD’s annual Halloween bash.

MAKE it creepy! October 17, 6 PM - 9:30 PM. Explore the tricks and treats of Dead Nuts: a search for the ultimate machined object at MCD’s annual Halloween bash.

MCD Community MakeArt: Kids’ Crafts @ Salesforce Park

Salesforce Park 1st St and Minna St, San Francisco

MCD Community MakeArt: Kids’ Crafts @ Salesforce Park, October 19, 1:30 – 3 PM. Create a robot-inspired mask using metallic and machined elements like those found in MCD’s exhibition, Dead Nuts: a search for the ultimate machined object. 

MCD Community MakeArt: Kids' Crafts @ Salesforce Park, October 19, 1:30 - 3 PM. Create a robot-inspired mask using metallic and machined elements like those found in MCD’s exhibition, Dead Nuts: a search for the ultimate machined object. 

Free

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