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Mode Brut Opening Weekend VIP Tours

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

While we wait to gather in large groups again, we invite you to join us for an intimate tour for MCD Members and VIP guests. Engage deeper with the artwork during one of our exclusive VIP tours led by curator Cléa Massiani of Creativity Explored during opening weekend, September 4-5. 

While we wait to gather in large groups again, we invite you to join us for an intimate tour for MCD Members and VIP guests. Engage deeper with the artwork during one of our exclusive VIP tours led by curator Cléa Massiani of Creativity Explored during opening weekend, September 4-5. 

Special Event: Parklet Portal with Ars Electronica

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

MCD joins the worldwide network of over 100 locations participating in Ars Electronica 2021. After 40 years of cutting-edge technology, art, and innovation programming, the Linz, Austria-based festival connects participants through a variety of both online and in-person programming that reflects and celebrates the new hybrid realities of life in the 21st century.

MCD joins the worldwide network of over 100 locations participating in Ars Electronica 2021. After 40 years of cutting-edge technology, art, and innovation programming, the Linz, Austria-based festival connects participants through a variety of both online and in-person programming that reflects and celebrates the new hybrid realities of life in the 21st century.

Red building of Center Hardware

Mobile MakeArt: Toolapalooza

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

Center Hardware has been serving the San Francisco community since 1880. Join MCD 141 years later in celebrating the return of their annual Toolapalooza event.  Get inspired by the STEAM…

Center Hardware has been serving the San Francisco community since 1880. Join MCD 141 years later in celebrating the return of their annual Toolapalooza event.  Get inspired by the STEAM...

Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day logo with dates

Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day

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

Register for a free Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day pass and explore Mode Brut at MCD. Mode Brut, an accessible fashion-related exhibition that highlights artist practices through textiles, features over 50…

Register for a free Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day pass and explore Mode Brut at MCD. Mode Brut, an accessible fashion-related exhibition that highlights artist practices through textiles, features over 50...

Mode Brut Window Reception at Saks Fifth Avenue

Saks Fifth Avenue Union Square Post Street, San Francisco

MCD and Creativity Explored (CE) are teaming up with Saks Fifth Avenue San Francisco in Union Square to showcase original artwork and one-of-a-kind fashion in the Powell Street window displays!…

MCD and Creativity Explored (CE) are teaming up with Saks Fifth Avenue San Francisco in Union Square to showcase original artwork and one-of-a-kind fashion in the Powell Street window displays!...

Free
Photo of festival goers, overlain with Potrero Hill Festival logo. Potrero Hill Festival logo in pick, green, and blue. A mountain goat silhouette stands on the “T” in “Potrero”.

Mobile MakeArt at the Potrero Hill Festival

3rd Street, San Francisco

Join MCD and the Potrero Hill community as we celebrate being together outside and supporting the Nabe (Potrero Hill Neighborhood House), a local community center that provides essential services to…

Join MCD and the Potrero Hill community as we celebrate being together outside and supporting the Nabe (Potrero Hill Neighborhood House), a local community center that provides essential services to...

Free
Sunday Streets 2021 Phoenix Day Logo with a yellow banner. The logo is of a brightly colored phoenix roller skating.

Mobile MakeArt at Phoenix Day

3rd Street, San Francisco

Celebrate the return of San Francisco’s beloved Sunday Streets with a bigger than ever program taking place across the City, featuring historic routes and pop-ups, The Cross City Connector Bike…

Celebrate the return of San Francisco’s beloved Sunday Streets with a bigger than ever program taking place across the City, featuring historic routes and pop-ups, The Cross City Connector Bike...

Free
View of Crystal Bridges and surrounding trees from above

MCD Member Trip to Bentonville

3rd Street, San Francisco

Join us on the Museum of Craft and Design’s next member excursion to Bentonville, Arkansas–home of the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art featuring a world-class collection of contemporary art, craft, and architecture amongst 120 acres of Ozark forest with five miles of art trails. 

Join us on the Museum of Craft and Design’s next member excursion to Bentonville, Arkansas–home of the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art featuring a world-class collection of contemporary art, craft, and architecture amongst 120 acres of Ozark forest with five miles of art trails. 

Virtual Library MakeArt: Handwoven Wall Art

MCD Library MakeArt: Hand Woven Wall Hangings

3rd Street, San Francisco

Join the Museum of Craft and Design and the San Francisco Public Library for a virtual hand weaving workshop! This textile craft opportunity is inspired by the SFPL 4th Floor’s…

Join the Museum of Craft and Design and the San Francisco Public Library for a virtual hand weaving workshop! This textile craft opportunity is inspired by the SFPL 4th Floor’s...

Free
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MCD Curator Walk-Through: Mode Brut with Clèa Massiani + Ariel Zaccheo

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

Join guest curator Cléa Massiani from Creativity Explored (CE) and MCD Curator Ariel Zaccheo for a virtual tour of Mode Brut. Produced in collaboration between CE and MCD, Mode Brut…

Join guest curator Cléa Massiani from Creativity Explored (CE) and MCD Curator Ariel Zaccheo for a virtual tour of Mode Brut. Produced in collaboration between CE and MCD, Mode Brut...

Handmade garments hung in a circle in open space with multi color rug underneath

MCD MakeArt Lab: Tsunagi with Tokyo Gamine

3rd Street, San Francisco

Grab a MakeArt Kit and join Mode Brut design partner Tokyo Gamine for an interactive, hands-on exploration of the concepts and techniques through this unique virtual MakeArt Lab.

Grab a MakeArt Kit and join Mode Brut design partner Tokyo Gamine for an interactive, hands-on exploration of the concepts and techniques through this unique virtual MakeArt Lab.

Ferry Building in San Francisco with bridge behind it

Mobile MakeArt: Ferry Building Holiday Pop-Up with Creativity Explored

ferry building

Celebrate the work of Creativity Explored (CE) by joining MCD and CE at the Ferry Building during the month of December! In support of CE’s Holiday Art Pop-Up Shop, MCD…

Celebrate the work of Creativity Explored (CE) by joining MCD and CE at the Ferry Building during the month of December! In support of CE’s Holiday Art Pop-Up Shop, MCD...

MakeArt Lab: Cripping your Fashion with Rebirth Garments

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

The Museum of Craft and Design, the Longmore Institute on Disability, and the Palo Alto Art Center present a very exciting virtual MakeArt Lab collaboration, in conjunction with the current…

The Museum of Craft and Design, the Longmore Institute on Disability, and the Palo Alto Art Center present a very exciting virtual MakeArt Lab collaboration, in conjunction with the current...

Free

Mobile MakeArt: Ferry Building Holiday Pop-Up with Creativity Explored

ferry building

Celebrate the work of Creativity Explored (CE) by joining MCD and CE at the Ferry Building during the month of December! In support of CE’s Holiday Art Pop-Up Shop, MCD…

Celebrate the work of Creativity Explored (CE) by joining MCD and CE at the Ferry Building during the month of December! In support of CE’s Holiday Art Pop-Up Shop, MCD...

Library MakeArt: Wearable Plushie Flair

3rd Street, San Francisco

Join the Museum of Craft and Design for a virtual Library MakeArt workshop with T(w)een Winter Reads! Inspired by artworks featured in the current MCD fashion exhibition, Mode Brut, participants…

Join the Museum of Craft and Design for a virtual Library MakeArt workshop with T(w)een Winter Reads! Inspired by artworks featured in the current MCD fashion exhibition, Mode Brut, participants...

Mobile MakeArt: Ferry Building Holiday Pop-Up with Creativity Explored

ferry building

Celebrate the work of Creativity Explored (CE) by joining MCD and CE at the Ferry Building during the month of December! In support of CE’s Holiday Art Pop-Up Shop, MCD…

Celebrate the work of Creativity Explored (CE) by joining MCD and CE at the Ferry Building during the month of December! In support of CE’s Holiday Art Pop-Up Shop, MCD...

MCD Community MakeArt: BVOH Winter Wonderland

Bayview Opera House 4705 3rd St, San Francisco

Join MCD as we usher in the holiday season with Bayview Opera House’s Winter Wonderland! Get inspired by the garment alterations of Mode Brut and embellish a custom elf hat…

Join MCD as we usher in the holiday season with Bayview Opera House’s Winter Wonderland! Get inspired by the garment alterations of Mode Brut and embellish a custom elf hat...

Free

Mobile MakeArt: Ferry Building Holiday Pop-Up with Creativity Explored

ferry building

Celebrate the work of Creativity Explored (CE) by joining MCD and CE at the Ferry Building during the month of December! In support of CE’s Holiday Art Pop-Up Shop, MCD…

Celebrate the work of Creativity Explored (CE) by joining MCD and CE at the Ferry Building during the month of December! In support of CE’s Holiday Art Pop-Up Shop, MCD...

MCD Community MakeArt: Salesforce Park Winterfest

Salesforce Park 1st St and Minna St, San Francisco

Take craft and design to new heights and join MCD at Salesforce Transit Center Park for Winterfest 2021! Inspired by the plant life in the park, surrounding city views, and…

Take craft and design to new heights and join MCD at Salesforce Transit Center Park for Winterfest 2021! Inspired by the plant life in the park, surrounding city views, and...

Free
MAKE: Mode Brut Closing Party

MAKE: Mode Brut Closing Party

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

Unfortunately, due to the rising number of COVID cases and in the efforts to keep our members, visitors, and staff safe and healthy, MCD’s MAKE: Mode Brut Closing Party has…

Unfortunately, due to the rising number of COVID cases and in the efforts to keep our members, visitors, and staff safe and healthy, MCD's MAKE: Mode Brut Closing Party has...

Free – $10

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