MakeArt Lab: Functional Woodcraft
Join the Museum of Craft and Design and local woodcrafter Ian McNemar for an introduction to green woodworking. Participants will unlock the potential and beauty within a log or branch by turning it into one of the most functional items for the home–a spoon!
Join the Museum of Craft and Design and local woodcrafter Ian McNemar for an introduction to green woodworking. Participants will unlock the potential and beauty within a log or branch by turning it into one of the most functional items for the home–a spoon!
MakeArt Family Day
Design outside the lines at MakeArt Family Day! Explore the exhibitions with our self-led MakeArt Gallery Games and get hands-on with exciting activations all throughout the museum. From collaborative art-making...
MCD Mobile MakeArt: AIA Kids Draw Architecture
Take time to draw! Sketching builds our appreciation of the world around us and fosters skills essential to the architectural process. Join MCD at Kids Draw Architecture hosted by the…
Take time to draw! Sketching builds our appreciation of the world around us and fosters skills essential to the architectural process. Join MCD at Kids Draw Architecture hosted by the...
MCD Mobile MakeArt: STEM Saturday
Carve out time for creativity with MCD! The museum returns to STEM Saturday to develop a love for learning through art while supporting the Potrero Hill Neighborhood House. Join us…
Carve out time for creativity with MCD! The museum returns to STEM Saturday to develop a love for learning through art while supporting the Potrero Hill Neighborhood House. Join us...
MCD Curator Walk-Through: Material Illusions
Carve out time on exhibition opening day for the Curator Walk-Through of Robyn Horn: Material Illusions. Brad Cushman (previous Gallery Director and Curator at the University of Arkansas at Little...
Member and VIP Preview of Robyn Horn: Material Illusions
We are thrilled to welcome MCD Members to an in-person preview of Robyn Horn: Material Illusions. Come meet the artist and view Robyn Horn’s newest larger-than-life sculptures and paintings.
We are thrilled to welcome MCD Members to an in-person preview of Robyn Horn: Material Illusions. Come meet the artist and view Robyn Horn’s newest larger-than-life sculptures and paintings.
Member and VIP Preview of Iris Eichenberg: Where Words Fail
Members get to see it first! Be the first to view the first mid-career survey of German artist Iris Eichenberg whose work addresses relevant issues such as identity, gender, and Heimat—a German word denoting the personal happiness and inner peace found upon reaching a safe haven.
Members get to see it first! Be the first to view the first mid-career survey of German artist Iris Eichenberg whose work addresses relevant issues such as identity, gender, and Heimat—a German word denoting the personal happiness and inner peace found upon reaching a safe haven.
MCD Mobile MakeArt: NightLife – Under the Sea Prom
MCD is diving into prom at NightLife at the California Academy of Sciences, where you can get wavy under the sea with the perfect prom acc-sea-ssories!
MCD is diving into prom at NightLife at the California Academy of Sciences, where you can get wavy under the sea with the perfect prom acc-sea-ssories!
Postponed Ted Cohen Celebration *Postponed*
*This event has been postponed. We will notify all attendees when the new date is set. The museum will be closed on May 24, 2022.* You are invited to join…
*This event has been postponed. We will notify all attendees when the new date is set. The museum will be closed on May 24, 2022.* You are invited to join...
Member Sale
From May 21–22, members can get 20% OFF all purchases both online and in the Museum Store. There’s no better time to grab an early gift for the grads and dads in your life while supporting MCD, local artists, and makers!
From May 21–22, members can get 20% OFF all purchases both online and in the Museum Store. There’s no better time to grab an early gift for the grads and dads in your life while supporting MCD, local artists, and makers!
MAKE
On the third Thursday of each month, collaborate with artists and makers, explore unique themes, and re-think materials through creative design projects– all happening after-hours in the MCD galleries! This...
Uli Rapp Trunk Show
Don’t miss this special Museum Store Trunk Show featuring Uli Amsterdam! Join us on Saturday, April 30 between 12:00 – 4:00 PM for a special Trunk Show featuring the work…
Don't miss this special Museum Store Trunk Show featuring Uli Amsterdam! Join us on Saturday, April 30 between 12:00 - 4:00 PM for a special Trunk Show featuring the work...
MakeArt Lab: Sense of Place with Emily Endo
Join olfactory artist Emily Endo for an immersive Living with Scents workshop exploring MCD’s Dogpatch neighborhood! This full-day intensive class will guide students through introductory perfume construction techniques, fragrance material families, and explore how to capture the scent of materials through tinctures. Participants will leave with their own Dogpatch inspired fragrance, sample blends, and a personalized tincture made in class.
Join olfactory artist Emily Endo for an immersive Living with Scents workshop exploring MCD’s Dogpatch neighborhood! This full-day intensive class will guide students through introductory perfume construction techniques, fragrance material families, and explore how to capture the scent of materials through tinctures. Participants will leave with their own Dogpatch inspired fragrance, sample blends, and a personalized tincture made in class.
MAKE
MAKE is BACK! On the third Thursday of each month, collaborate with artists and makers, explore unique themes, and re-think materials through creative design projects–all happening after-hours in the MCD galleries!
MAKE is BACK! On the third Thursday of each month, collaborate with artists and makers, explore unique themes, and re-think materials through creative design projects–all happening after-hours in the MCD galleries!
Mobile MakeArt: Rotary Day of Service: Protecting the Environment Day
Celebrate the 51st annual Earth Day by volunteering, making, and learning at Rotary’s Day of Service: Protecting the Environment.
Celebrate the 51st annual Earth Day by volunteering, making, and learning at Rotary’s Day of Service: Protecting the Environment.
MCD Curator Walk-Through: The Object in Its Place with Carol Covington
Join MCD on a Curator Walk-Through celebrating the extraordinary career of Exhibition Designer Theodore (“Ted”) Cohen. “The Object In Its Place: As Designed by Ted Cohen” brings art to life, celebrating the “fabulous” career of Ted Cohen’s extensive years as an exhibition designer, featuring art objects he has designed in many museums and residences throughout his illustrious career.
Join MCD on a Curator Walk-Through celebrating the extraordinary career of Exhibition Designer Theodore (“Ted”) Cohen. "The Object In Its Place: As Designed by Ted Cohen" brings art to life, celebrating the “fabulous” career of Ted Cohen’s extensive years as an exhibition designer, featuring art objects he has designed in many museums and residences throughout his illustrious career.
MakeArt Family Day
Celebrate the return of MakeArt Family Day! Join us at MCD for projects and activities inspired by The Object in Its Place: As Designed by Ted Cohen.
Celebrate the return of MakeArt Family Day! Join us at MCD for projects and activities inspired by The Object in Its Place: As Designed by Ted Cohen.
MAKE: Mode Brut Closing Party
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...
MakeArt Lab: Cripping your Fashion with Rebirth Garments
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...
MCD Curator Walk-Through: Mode Brut with Clèa Massiani + Ariel Zaccheo
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...
