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UPCOMING PROGRAMS:

Stay tuned for announcements about upcoming MakeArt Accessible events!

MCD is dedicated to making our space and programs more accessible. We are actively creating an accessibility roadmap, assembling an advisory committee with members from the Disability community, and continuously learning what it means to do this work.

The Museum of Craft and Design partners with community allies to develop accessible, equitable, and inclusive experiences within and beyond the museum. Exhibition wall texts are translated into English, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, and Arabic. During the course of each exhibition, visual descriptions are developed to accompany select objects. Mobile MakeArt brings accessibility beyond the museum walls in the form of tactile art classes, bilingual program facilitation, and translated MakeArt Kits.

If you are interested in getting involved, please contact Marie Deininger at mdeininger@sfmcd.org | 415-773-0303 extension 310.

  • A group of people crafting during MCD's MakeArt Accessible event at the LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired
  • A group of people observe a piece of artwork during Access After Hours
  • Locat Artist Maia Scott participating in a MakeArt activity
  • A group of people show off thier finished MakeArt projects during MAkeArt Accessible
  • A group of peoplpe sit and listen to a description of an art piece during Access After Hours
  • A group of peoplpe sit and listen to a description of an art piece during Access After Hours
  • A group of people show off thier finished MakeArt projects during MAkeArt Accessible

EXHIBITION RELATED HAPTIC ART PROJECTS

Photo of access points at the museum including tactile objects on a table and QR codes on the wall and a sign

MCD works with artists to tactically highlight the themes in our current exhibitions. Haptic objects are an essential element of museum access.

Current Haptic artwork at the exhibition entrance:

Beau McCall: Buttons On!  These tactical objects help visitors physically explore Beau McCall’s work and his classic two-layer button style. 

Button Cuff: Joy, 2025 and  Button Cuff: Love, 2025
Clothing buttons for blind and low vision individuals including ceramic braille button and plastic identi-buttons, assorted clothing buttons (metal, rhinestone, et al.), embroidery thread, upcycled Levi’s denim jacket cuff, 2.5 x 12 in. Commissioned by the Museum of Craft and Design. 

Button Eye Patch: Hello, Smile, 2025
Plastic identi-buttons for blind and low vision individuals, assorted clothing buttons (Swarovski crystal, rhinestone, et al.), embroidery thread, upcycled eye patch (brand unidentified), 1 x 3 in diameter. Commissioned by the Museum of Craft and Design. 

UPCOMING EVENTS

+ ALL EVENTS

Photo of people at an outdoor event at the Stonestown Farmers Market creating crafts at the Mobile MakeArt table.

Mobile MakeArt: Stonestown Farmers Market

November 9 @ 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

MakeArt Workshop: Polymer Clay Art Jewelry

November 20 @ 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
A group of people in the OKO Design Studio taking a stained glass class.A group of people in the OKO Design Studio taking a stained glass class.

MCD Afternoon with OKO Designs: Scrap Stained Glass Suncatcher

December 13 @ 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Logo for the Institute of Museum and Library ServicesThis project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IGSM-253544-OMS-23).

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