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...
Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day
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...
Mobile MakeArt: Toolapalooza
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...
Special Event: Parklet Portal with Ars Electronica
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.
Mode Brut Opening Weekend VIP Tours
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.
DEMO MakeArt Family Day
Please join us for this month’s MakeArt Family Day! Its autumn and MCD is celebrating the changing of the seasons with a number of exhibition related activities inspired by Anchors in Time: Dominic DiMare. Visitors will explore thematic concepts and the use of natural materials in the art-making process. From homemade paper to fly fishing lure design and watercolor play, the MakeArt Lab and galleries will be filled with hands-on projects harkening to the sea-borne aesthetic of Dominic DiMare.
Please join us for this month’s MakeArt Family Day! Its autumn and MCD is celebrating the changing of the seasons with a number of exhibition related activities inspired by Anchors in Time: Dominic DiMare. Visitors will explore thematic concepts and the use of natural materials in the art-making process. From homemade paper to fly fishing lure design and watercolor play, the MakeArt Lab and galleries will be filled with hands-on projects harkening to the sea-borne aesthetic of Dominic DiMare.
MCD Virtual Event • Curator Walk-Through: Design by Time
Friday, April 23, 2021 1:00–2:00 PM Online via Zoom | Registration is required Join Design by Time guest curators c2-curatorsquared (Ginger Gregg Duggan and Judith Hoos Fox) in conversation with MCD Curator, Ariel…
Friday, April 23, 2021 1:00–2:00 PM Online via Zoom | Registration is required Join Design by Time guest curators c2-curatorsquared (Ginger Gregg Duggan and Judith Hoos Fox) in conversation with MCD Curator, Ariel...
MCD Member Event: A Conversation with Gary Hutton
In celebration of the exhibition Encoded Holidays: Gary Hutton x Tom Bonauro, join the Museum of Craft and Design on Zoom for a virtual discussion with celebrated San Francisco designer Gary Hutton and MCD Curator Ariel Zaccheo.
In celebration of the exhibition Encoded Holidays: Gary Hutton x Tom Bonauro, join the Museum of Craft and Design on Zoom for a virtual discussion with celebrated San Francisco designer Gary Hutton and MCD Curator Ariel Zaccheo.
Member Holiday Sale
Don’t miss out! MCD Members are invited to take 20% off online and in-store during our Member Holiday Sale, coming up November 20–22. Not a member? Join today! Gathering the family…
Don't miss out! MCD Members are invited to take 20% off online and in-store during our Member Holiday Sale, coming up November 20–22. Not a member? Join today! Gathering the family...
Craft Week Workshop: Pop-Up Paper Techniques with San Francisco Center for the Book | Hosted by Museum of Craft and Design
ACC x MCD Craft Week Workshop: Pop-Up Paper Techniques with San Francisco Center for the Book, Hosted by Museum of Craft and Design. Join instructor Bettina Pauley to learn several different pop-up techniques. September 9, 2020, 11 AM – 1 PM. Free with registration required.
ACC x MCD Craft Week Workshop: Pop-Up Paper Techniques with San Francisco Center for the Book, Hosted by Museum of Craft and Design. Join instructor Bettina Pauley to learn several different pop-up techniques. September 9, 2020, 11 AM - 1 PM. Free with registration required.
Craft Week Workshop: Finger Crochet Jam with Ramekon O’Arwisters | Hosted by Museum of Craft and Design
ACC x MCD Virtual Event: Craft Accessibility with Ramekon O’Arwisters and Crochet Jam. Use finger weaving techniques to create sculptural or wearable pieces. September 8, 2020, 11 AM – 1 PM. Free with registration required.
ACC x MCD Virtual Event: Craft Accessibility with Ramekon O'Arwisters and Crochet Jam. Use finger weaving techniques to create sculptural or wearable pieces. September 8, 2020, 11 AM - 1 PM. Free with registration required.
