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MCD Curator Walk-through: Tom Loeser + t.w.five

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

“Please Please Please” guest curator Glenn Adamson leads an opening day exhibition walk-through in conversation with American studio furniture maker Tom Loeser. Bay Area artist collective t.w.five will join MCD…

"Please Please Please" guest curator Glenn Adamson leads an opening day exhibition walk-through in conversation with American studio furniture maker Tom Loeser. Bay Area artist collective t.w.five will join MCD...

MCD Member Preview Night

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

MCD Members are invited to a special member preview of our inaugural 2018 exhibitions, Tom Loeser: Please Please Please and t.w.five. Grab a drink and meet the artists and curators…

MCD Members are invited to a special member preview of our inaugural 2018 exhibitions, Tom Loeser: Please Please Please and t.w.five. Grab a drink and meet the artists and curators...

MCD Visible Transparency Project: t.w.five

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

From January 16-19, visitors are invited to come behind-the-scenes and watch t.w.five create their site-specific installation as part of the Visible Transparency Project. Further exploring the line between public and…

From January 16-19, visitors are invited to come behind-the-scenes and watch t.w.five create their site-specific installation as part of the Visible Transparency Project. Further exploring the line between public and...

Deck the Dogpatch

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

Museum of Craft and Design’s Annual Neighborhood Holiday Party Join neighbors, colleagues and friends of Dogpatch for a free night of fun at MCD, our 4th annual holiday open house!…

Museum of Craft and Design's Annual Neighborhood Holiday Party Join neighbors, colleagues and friends of Dogpatch for a free night of fun at MCD, our 4th annual holiday open house!...

MCD MakeArt Family Day: Gingerbread Pavilions

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

** This event is SOLD OUT ** Please join us again next year! ** Draw on the architectural inspiration in the Museum and all around the City to embellish YOUR…

** This event is SOLD OUT ** Please join us again next year! ** Draw on the architectural inspiration in the Museum and all around the City to embellish YOUR...

MCD Design Lab: Jay Nelson

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

THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT Stay up to date with MCD Programs by signing up for our mailing list: https://sfmcd.org/contact/ “I use furniture to influence interaction with a space, an…

THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT Stay up to date with MCD Programs by signing up for our mailing list: https://sfmcd.org/contact/ “I use furniture to influence interaction with a space, an...

MCD Craft Lab: Make it Cozy • Learn to Crochet!

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

Learn to crochet cozies for your tea or tiny plants! Fiber artist Even Howard will share the basics of crochet with lots of time for making your own cozies. Students…

Learn to crochet cozies for your tea or tiny plants! Fiber artist Even Howard will share the basics of crochet with lots of time for making your own cozies. Students...

MCD Speaker Series: envelope A+D

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

envelope Architecture and Design is exploring points between polarities: public + private; temporary + permanent; flexible + fixed; design + execution. It is an open, flexible container in which creativity…

envelope Architecture and Design is exploring points between polarities: public + private; temporary + permanent; flexible + fixed; design + execution. It is an open, flexible container in which creativity...

MCD WitchCraft Lab: Haunted Pumpkin Pavilions

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

It’s a Halloween monster bash at MCD! Whether you’re looking to get your hands dirtier than a grave digger with one of our craft projects, or just want to lurk…

It's a Halloween monster bash at MCD! Whether you're looking to get your hands dirtier than a grave digger with one of our craft projects, or just want to lurk...

MCD MakeArt: Sorcerer School Supplies

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

Just because you don’t attend Potions class, doesn’t mean you can’t have wizard-worthy school supplies!! Brush up on your favorite wizarding tales, then join us in making your own customized…

Just because you don’t attend Potions class, doesn’t mean you can’t have wizard-worthy school supplies!! Brush up on your favorite wizarding tales, then join us in making your own customized...

MCD Design Lab: Rapid Prototyping with blink!LAB

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

Join MCD and blink!LAB Design Principal June Grant to explore the transformative potential of architecture through rapid prototyping! We’ll learn more about blink!LAB’s innovative use of materials and fabrication technologies…

Join MCD and blink!LAB Design Principal June Grant to explore the transformative potential of architecture through rapid prototyping! We'll learn more about blink!LAB's innovative use of materials and fabrication technologies...

MCD MakeArt Family Day: Tiny Hideaways & Pocket Pavilions

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

Create a miniature room or environment that you can carry with you!! Design yourself a relaxing dream-room, a pocket pavilion, or a tiny portable village… We will use a number…

Create a miniature room or environment that you can carry with you!! Design yourself a relaxing dream-room, a pocket pavilion, or a tiny portable village... We will use a number...

• CANCELLED • MCD Craft Lab: Architecture Boxes

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

This event has been CANCELLED. Please join us in October for our MCD WitchCraft Lab– featuring DIY Haunted Pumpkin Pavilions, Tarot Deck Design, and spooOooOky snacks! TIX: https://sfmcd.org/e…/mcd-craft-lab-haunted-pumpkin-pavilions/   Peruse architecture…

This event has been CANCELLED. Please join us in October for our MCD WitchCraft Lab-- featuring DIY Haunted Pumpkin Pavilions, Tarot Deck Design, and spooOooOky snacks! TIX: https://sfmcd.org/e…/mcd-craft-lab-haunted-pumpkin-pavilions/   Peruse architecture...

MCD Speaker Series: Lundberg Design • A Pavilion for People

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

According to Lundberg Design, “San Francisco is a unique place, full of sights and experiences that singularly belong to its identity. Importantly, several of those signature elements are symbols of…

According to Lundberg Design, "San Francisco is a unique place, full of sights and experiences that singularly belong to its identity. Importantly, several of those signature elements are symbols of...

MCD Movie Night: Unfinished Spaces

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

DOORS AT 7PM • SHOW AT 7:30PM “Cuba will count as having the most beautiful academy of arts in the world.” —Fidel Castro (1961) Cuba’s ambitious National Art Schools project,…

DOORS AT 7PM • SHOW AT 7:30PM “Cuba will count as having the most beautiful academy of arts in the world.” —Fidel Castro (1961) Cuba's ambitious National Art Schools project,...

MCD Craft Lab: Constellation Pillows

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

Guest instructor Rebecca Saylor joins us from SF Etsy to lead us in creating these stellar constellation pillows! We will use handy custom design templates to hand embroider and sew…

Guest instructor Rebecca Saylor joins us from SF Etsy to lead us in creating these stellar constellation pillows! We will use handy custom design templates to hand embroider and sew...

MCD MakeArt: Wire Wrapped Stones

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

Learn the basics of simple wire-wrapping, while create a couple of pieces you can wear home. A great introduction to a popular form of jewelry making from Graham Bandt-Law, a…

Learn the basics of simple wire-wrapping, while create a couple of pieces you can wear home. A great introduction to a popular form of jewelry making from Graham Bandt-Law, a...

MCD Speaker Series: Designing Justice + Designing Spaces

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

Designing Justice + Designing Spaces engages communities in the design and development of new buildings, spaces, and tools to attack the root causes of mass incarceration. Their work seeks to…

Designing Justice + Designing Spaces engages communities in the design and development of new buildings, spaces, and tools to attack the root causes of mass incarceration. Their work seeks to...

MCD Design Lab: Jewelry of Burning Man

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

Learn about and prepare your pockets for the gifting economy of the Playa! Former Burning Man arts curator and co-creator of “Jewelry of Burning Man,” Christine Kristen gives participants an…

Learn about and prepare your pockets for the gifting economy of the Playa! Former Burning Man arts curator and co-creator of “Jewelry of Burning Man,” Christine Kristen gives participants an...

MCD Craft Lab: Underwater Marimo Terrariums

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

Guest instructor Gwynessa Aetherwyn leads us in creating strange new worlds! In this class you will learn how to take the building-blocks of the earth – sand, rock, water, and…

Guest instructor Gwynessa Aetherwyn leads us in creating strange new worlds! In this class you will learn how to take the building-blocks of the earth – sand, rock, water, and...

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