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.

Thanks to for highlighting our multidisciplinary and multigenerational survey "OBJECTS: USA," which probes the question...
09/05/2026

Thanks to for highlighting our multidisciplinary and multigenerational survey "OBJECTS: USA," which probes the question of "What counts as art?" from 1969 to today. ⁠
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The exhibition is *now open* at MCD, so come see for yourself! ⁠

🔗 https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/arts-exhibits/article/objects-usa-museum-craft-design-sf-22401184.php
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Credits (from left): Haas Brothers, "Squid Vicious", 2016 and Haas Brothers, "Mace Jones", 2016. Photo by Joe Kramm. Image courtesy of R & Company.⁠
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Fancesca Dimattio, Black Lattice Mirror, 2025. Photo by Karen Pearson. Image courtesy of R & Company.⁠
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Joyce Lin, Skinned Chair II, 2022. Photo by Logan Jackson. Image courtesy of R & Company.⁠
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Jolie Ngo, "Table Lamp in Forced Perspective", 2024. Photo by Logan Jackson. Image courtesy of R & Company.

09/03/2026

Thanks so much for the feature San Francisco Chronicle ! 🙌

Spotted 👀: "OBJECTS: USA" in the San Francisco Examiner critic Max Blue's fall roundup of exhibitions. Come see our "bou...
09/03/2026

Spotted 👀: "OBJECTS: USA" in the San Francisco Examiner critic Max Blue's fall roundup of exhibitions. Come see our "boundary-expanding" survey of American craft across generations, opening September 5!

Then ⇄ now ⁠⁠"OBJECTS: USA" traces a changing but continuous story of American craft and culture. Preview intergeneratio...
08/26/2026

Then ⇄ now ⁠
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"OBJECTS: USA" traces a changing but continuous story of American craft and culture. Preview intergenerational pairings of works by:⁠
𓊬 Wendell Castle (1969) and Kim Mupangilalai (2023)⁠
⚱ Richard Marquis (1969) and Jolie Ngo (2024)⁠
◛ Arline Fisch (1973) and Ashwini Bhat (2019)⁠
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Explore more duos when "OBJECTS" opens September 5!

80 Objects. 5 Decades. One evolving story of American craft.⁠⁠"OBJECTS: USA" brings artists from the landmark 1969 exhib...
08/20/2026

80 Objects. 5 Decades. One evolving story of American craft.⁠
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"OBJECTS: USA" brings artists from the landmark 1969 exhibition into dialogue with contemporary makers, featuring works by pioneering figures, including Wendell Castle, Kay Sekimachi, George Nakashima, and Art Smith, alongside contemporary makers such as the Haas Brothers, Kim Mupangilalai, Jolie Ngo, Roberto Lugo , Tanya Aguiñiga, and Nicole Cherubini. ⁠
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Organized in partnership with New York gallery R & Company, this new iteration traces that lasting impact on making and material culture. More than 50 years later, "OBJECTS: USA" feels freshly charged. This expansive survey invites us to reflect on what we make, what we value, and how both have shifted over time. ⁠
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Opening September 5—book your tickets today!
🎟️ https://www.eventbrite.com/e/objects-usa-museum-of-craft-design-daily-exhibition-admission-tickets-1998266059576?aff=facebook
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"OBJECTS: USA" is part of Handwork: Celebrating American Craft 2026, presented by Craft in America.

The Museum of Craft and Design’s Galleries and Museum Store will be closed August 17–September 4 for the installation of...
08/18/2026

The Museum of Craft and Design’s Galleries and Museum Store will be closed August 17–September 4 for the installation of "OBJECTS: USA".⁠
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We look forward to welcoming you back on September 5.

08/14/2026

Catch the final frame of “Video Craft” before it closes this weekend! 🎥🧶

“Video Craft” brings together 19 artists, from pioneering figures to digital natives, who meld moving image and materiality, stretching both into a sensory realm far beyond the screen, at times approaching the tactile intimacy of ASMR.

Get your tickets now through the link in bio and experience it in person before it fades out!

08/12/2026

Closing the loop 🎞 🪡 ‘Video Craft’ weaves together new media and traditional craft. Don’t miss its final weeks—on view through August 16!

08/08/2026

“When we came back, that cube became this really beautiful mound of sand”

Some discoveries happen when you're not looking! Part two of our "Video Craft" spotlight on Megumi Naitoh (Megumi Naitoh) goes behind the material. It started with wadding, a support material her ceramicist partner uses for wood and soda firing, cast from plaster, lime, and clay.

Left alone during a vacation, one cube transformed into a mound of sand. That accidental discovery became the starting point for her “Electronic Dust” series.

Come see her work "Liberator" and "Connector” in "Video Craft" before it closes on August 16.

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