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Located in San Francisco’s Dogpatch neighborhood, the Museum of Craft and Design is one of the few American museums focusing exclusively on contemporary design, craft, and applied arts. Founded in 2004, the museum occupies a former industrial building, the 8,000-square-foot space featuring exhibition rooms, a retail store, workshops, and offices. The museum does not have a permanent collection; instead, it offers a program of temporary exhibitions, seminars, conferences, special events, hands-on workshops, guided tours, and educational activities. Its mission is to promote contemporary American and international design and craft. The latest multi-disciplinary special exhibitions program presented exhibitions on product design, digital and multimedia design, architecture, new technologies, arts & craft, visual arts, communication design, ecology, fashion, food design, and graphics. Admission is free once a month.

2569 3rd St, San Francisco, CA 94107, Phone: 415-773-0303

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