Museum of Craft and Design

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

"Video Craft" - On view through August 16.

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MCD will be closed Saturday, July 4th as in honor of the Independence Day, see you back Sunday, July 5th!⁠
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And we're proud to be a Blue Star Museum, offering FREE admission for U.S. active-duty military personnel and their families
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Tag a service member who should stop by

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As part of this initiative, the Museum of Craft and Design will present "OBJECTS: USA", on view September 5, 2026 – January 17, 2027 — save the date!

Learn more https://t.co/5zg6mufXX8

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Celebrate the legacy of craft in the USA⁠
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We are proud to participate in Handwork: Celebrating American Craft 2026 among more than 300 museums, schools, guilds, libraries, and community organizations across the country hosting exhibitions and events all year long.

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Learn more at https://t.co/wZzyf5j2jo!⁠

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Can’t get enough of the handmade? #Handwork2026 also includes free K-12 educational resources, university-level artist residencies, a new book called “Handwork: Handcrafted Objects That Made America,” and four new episodes of the Craft in America documentary series on PBS.

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Join us for Free First Thursday on July 2 from 12–5 PM!⁠
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🎟️ Reserve free tickets online in advance or simply walk in.

Plan your visit https://t.co/w8n3F9HDf0

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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!⁠

🔗 https://t.co/w8n3F9HDf0

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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!

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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 below to read the full article.

https://t.co/wqFSAuvejz

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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.

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The Afterimage Silent Auction is now live!

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 find beauty in everyday with Michelle Lao's “In My Mind I Am Free” lamp.

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At its core, Afterimage is about impact: how art lives on beyond the moment it’s seen, continuing to shape how we see, think, and imagine.

Claim Your Place Before it Disappears!

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Afterimage Tickets Now On Sale!

Support the Museum of Craft and Design and get ready for an immersive one-evening-only extension of “Video Craft.”

https://t.co/TBXwbvZdIW

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Join us at MCD, 2569 3rd Street
Saturday, May 30, 2026, 6 – 10 PM.

Event Details:
● 6 – 7 PM Cocktails and Silent Auction
● 7 – 10 PM Immersive Dinner

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Join us for Free First Thursday on May 7 from 12–5 PM!⁠
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Come to experience our current exhibition “Video Craft”.⁠
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🎟️ Reserve free tickets online in advance or simply walk in.

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He scales up these microscopic networks into something we can see. What's usually invisible suddenly becomes something you can almost touch!

✨ Plan your visit to “Video Craft,” now on view at the Museum of Craft and Design.

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The architecture of technology, reimagined in textile form.

Richard Vijgen, featured in “Video Craft,” transforms invisible digital systems into woven form.

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In his “Hyperthread” series, Vijgen translates the hidden code inside silicon into woven patterns, where threads intersect over and under. These patterns mirror the flow of electrical currents through silicon.