Museum of Craft and Design

Museum of Craft and Design Located in the heart of Dogpatch, the Museum of Craft and Design (MCD) is the only museum in San Francisco devoted to craft and design.

MCD's vision is to make creativity accessible to everyone. The Museum of Craft and Design (MCD) develops and presents engaging exhibitions and educational programs that explore and define the role of craft and design in our dynamically changing global culture, encouraging our audience to see the world differently.

06/24/2026

🏳️‍🌈 Happy Pride! This month is all about celebration, visibility, and love in all its forms, so what better time to spotlight a piece that turns a kiss into something eternal?

Meet Greg Climer (Greg Climer), chair of the fashion program at California College of the Arts and the artist behind "Animated Quilt Film."

Greg filmed his friends Nathan and Bryan sharing a kiss, then broke it down into 36 frames. Each frame became a quilt, pieced together from a bitmap of the digital film. Once stitched, the quilt was photographed again, turning it back into a, a five-second looped video that plays on endlessly.

It's a beautiful full-circle process, a fleeting moment between two people, made physical through fabric, then returned to the screen as something infinite.

✨ Celebrate SF Pride Week with us! Come see "Animated Quilt Film" and the rest of "Video Craft" on view at MCD through August 16. Tickets at the link in bio!

The Museum of Craft and Design is closed, Friday, June 19, in honor of Juneteenth.⁠⁠⁠We'll reopen for regular hours on S...
06/19/2026

The Museum of Craft and Design is closed, Friday, June 19, in honor of Juneteenth.⁠
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⁠We'll reopen for regular hours on Saturday, June 20.⁠
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⁠Visit the link below to plan your visit!⁠

🔗 sfmcd.org/visit

06/18/2026

What if a film could make you feel fabric through a screen?

Meet Jodie Mack, an experimental animator who transforms everyday objects and materials into immersive film experiences.

In her piece “Blanket Statement #2, It's All or Nothing”, featured in the "Video Craft" exhibition, she films a thrifted blanket in extreme close-up, turning its texture into something you can almost feel through the screen. The sound of the blanket passing through a 16mm projector at 24 frames per second becomes part of the experience itself.

The result is hypnotic. Together, the tactile visuals and layered audio wrap the viewer in a trance-like state, as if held by the blanket.

✨Don’t just take our word for it, come experience it yourself! "Video Craft" is now on view at MCD through August 16. Tickets at the link below!

https://video-craft-daily-admission.eventbrite.com/?aff=facebook

Thank you to Max Blue and Hyperallergic for including "Video Craft" at the Museum of Craft and Design in "10 Art Shows t...
06/17/2026

Thank you to Max Blue and Hyperallergic for including "Video Craft" at the Museum of Craft and Design in "10 Art Shows to See in the Bay Area This Summer"! ⁠⁠
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Visit the link in our bio to read the full article. Then make sure to come see "Video Craft," on view through August 16 at MCD, along with the other great exhibitions happening across the Bay Area this summer!

06/12/2026

Meet Sydney Cash (Sydney Cash), an artist who found magic in an industrial glass called Flutex.

Working with Flutex since the 1980s, Cash is known for his geometric compositions that seem to shift, animate, and emerge into three dimensions as you move around them. By placing line drawings behind the textured glass, he challenges the way our brains process what each eye sees, creating mesmerizing visual effects.

The result? Artwork that feels less like a static object and more like a living encounter.

Come experience Sydney Cash’s "ADHD Party," alongside all 19 artists featured in "Video Craft." On view through August 16 at MCD.

Plan your visit and get tickets through the link in bio.

Summer plans? Add "Video Craft" to your list!⁠⁠Step into "Video Craft", MCD's current exhibition on view through August ...
06/09/2026

Summer plans? Add "Video Craft" to your list!⁠
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Step into "Video Craft", MCD's current exhibition on view through August 16, where the moving image meets the handmade in unexpected ways. Featuring 19 artists across generations, the exhibition brings film, digital technology, and traditional craft media, including ceramics, textiles, and glass, into conversation.⁠
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Thought-provoking, visually rich, and fun, it is exactly the kind of experience that sets the tone for a great summer.⁠
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During your visit, let’s get creative at the MakeArt Lab. MCD has the perfect activity for making something together. With inspiration from "Video Craft", "Welcome to Weaving" invites visitors of all ages to pick up a hand loom, experiment with texture and pattern, and take home something made by their own hands. All materials and access to MakeArt Lab are included with museum admission.⁠
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Get your ticket through the link in bio!⁠
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*Please note that the Museum of Craft and Design will be closed on Juneteenth and July 4.

06/06/2026

Some nights leave an afterimage.
This was one of them. ✨

Last Saturday, MCD transformed for one night only: galleries glowing with "Video Craft", silent auction vignettes staged with furniture from Gary Hutton, playful brooch-making with multimedia artist Risa Iwasaki Culbertson, and an unforgettable dinner by Foxtail unfolding in a secret cinema just beyond the museum walls.

Every "Afterimage" ticket purchased and gift made helps MCD champion artists and build the intimate, responsive experiences that define our museum.

Weren’t able to join us? You can still support MCD through the link in bio.

06/03/2026

Summer is almost here! 🌞⁠
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There's no better way to kick it off than with an afternoon of art, craft, and design. This First Thursday, we're opening our doors FOR FREE and inviting you to experience Video Craft.⁠
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At MCD, we believe art, craft, and design should be accessible to everyone. Free First Thursday is our way of making that real, every single month. ⁠
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Come wander. Get inspired. Make your Thursday, and your summer, a little more artful.⁠
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🎟️ Reserve free tickets online in advance or simply walk in.

The Afterimage Silent Auction is officially live!⁠⁠Inside: unforgettable finds and unexpected experiences. Luminous. Del...
05/26/2026

The Afterimage Silent Auction is officially live!⁠
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Inside: unforgettable finds and unexpected experiences. Luminous. Delicious. Rare. Beautifully made. Ingeniously crafted. Delightfully whimsical.⁠
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There's something for everyone! Whether you're looking to aura farm at Alchemy Springs Sauna Garden Spa, bring that energy home with Gary Hutton's “Chroma Table” or Lisa K. Blatt's “Untitled (Heatscape)” limited edition artwork, or find beauty in everyday with Michelle Lao's “In My Mind I Am Free” lamp, or J.B. Blunk's slip cast “Blunk Cups”. ⁠
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Browse. Bid. Outbid your friends.⁠
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Tap the link below start bidding now! Discover them in real life at Afterimage and keep bidding. The auction closes during Afterimage at 9:00 PM on May 30.⁠

🔗 https://us.givergy.com/sfmcd/?controller=lots&category=All%20Lots

Something worth bidding on is coming!⁠⁠On May 26, the Afterimage Silent Auction goes live! Featuring original design obj...
05/20/2026

Something worth bidding on is coming!⁠
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On May 26, the Afterimage Silent Auction goes live! Featuring original design objects , handcrafted artworks, and exclusive experiences including:⁠
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▪️ “Glow Cube II” by Joe Ferriso⁠
▪️ "Stop Me If You Can" by Oksana Levchenya⁠
▪️ “Butterfly Clip” by Annie Duncan⁠
▪️ Exclusive Pixar Animation Studios Tour for you and up to five guests⁠
▪️ Sound Bath Experience by Callista | SB Sound Grove⁠
▪️ And much more!⁠
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Join us at Afterimage, Saturday, May 30, 2026, to bid on these items and many more during an immersive evening benefiting the Museum of Craft and Design.⁠
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🔗 Claim your spot before it disappears! Tickets on sale through the link below!⁠

https://us.givergy.com/sfmcd/?controller=tickets

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Friday 12pm - 5pm
Saturday 12pm - 5pm
Sunday 12pm - 5pm

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