Crafts

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http://www.americancraftmuseum.org
American Craft Museum Open in a new browser window
   New York museum displays crafts by American artists. Exhibits include furnishings, glass, and jewelry.
   http://www.americancraftmuseum.org
http://www.beadmuseumdc.org/
Bead Museum and Study Center Open in a new browser window
   Located in Washington D.C. Site includes information on events, membership, exhibits, a newsletter, and activities.
   http://www.beadmuseumdc.org/
http://www.vancouverplus.ca/profile/383132/
Canadian Craft Museum Open in a new browser window
   Basic museum information such as hours and location.
   http://www.vancouverplus.ca/profile/383132/
http://www.artsandcraftsmuseum.org.uk/
Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum: Arts and Crafts Collection Open in a new browser window
   Features a collection of the Arts and Crafts Movement in Britain, which includes furniture, pottery, silver, metalwork, jewellery, plasterwork, textiles and leatherwork.
   http://www.artsandcraftsmuseum.org.uk/
http://ndm.si.edu/
Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum Open in a new browser window
   Museum devoted exclusively to the study of historical and contemporary design. Located in New York, the museum features applied arts and industrial design, drawings and prints, textiles, and wallcoverings.
   http://ndm.si.edu/
http://www.craftscouncil.org.uk/
Crafts Council of England Open in a new browser window
   Site includes information about exhibitions, events, and fairs.
   http://www.craftscouncil.org.uk/
http://www.craftscentre.surrart.ac.uk
Crafts Study Centre Open in a new browser window
   Houses a collection of 20th-century and contemporary objects, including ceramics, textiles, wood and calligraphy, reference books, documents, photographs and craftspeople's working notes. Located in The Surrey Institute of Art and Design.
   http://www.craftscentre.surrart.ac.uk
http://www.parsippany.net/
Craftsman Farms Open in a new browser window
   Features the Gustav Stickley Museum, a National Historic Landmark in Parsippany, New Jersey. Provides details of the collection, the museum shop, a calendar of events, tour schedules, and directions.
   http://www.parsippany.net/
http://www.etdm.ee/en/
Estonian Museum of Applied Art and Design Open in a new browser window
   Collection, with over 13,000 exhibits, includes works of textile art, ceramics, porcelain, leather, glass, jewelry, metalwork, furniture, and product design. Includes a staff directory, hours, admission fees, and directions to location in Tallinn, Estonia
   http://www.etdm.ee/en/
http://www.heard.org/
Heard Museum Open in a new browser window
   Native American crafts from the 19th and 20th centuries.
   http://www.heard.org/
http://www.nga.gov/collection/gallery/iad.htm
Index of American Design Open in a new browser window
   From the National Gallery of Art, this site allows you to take tours of their collections of costumes, textiles, dolls, furniture, folk art, pottery, Shaker crafts, toys, woodcarving, and metalwork.
   http://www.nga.gov/collection/gallery/iad.htm
http://www.mintmuseum.org/
Mint Museum of Craft and Design and Mint Museum of Art Open in a new browser window
   Located in Charlotte, North Carolina, the Mint Museum of Craft and Design features "objects in ceramics, glass, fiber, metal and wood." The Mint Museum of Art has "diverse permanent collections and changing exhibitions of regional, national
   http://www.mintmuseum.org/
http://www.ambachtenmuseum.nl/
Old Crafts and Toy Museum Open in a new browser window
   Displays over ninety ancient crafts,including a smithy, a clogmakers' workshop, and a farm of yesteryear. Located in Barneveld in the Netherlands. [Dutch and English]
   http://www.ambachtenmuseum.nl/
http://www.philamuseum.org/pmacraft/
Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show Open in a new browser window
   An annual show, site includes show information and an archive of photos.
   http://www.philamuseum.org/pmacraft/
http://www.precitaeyes.org/
Precita Eyes Mural Arts and Visitors Center, San Francisco Open in a new browser window
   Site includes photos of some featured murals, information about the center, classes, and tours.
   http://www.precitaeyes.org/
http://americanart.si.edu/renwick/
Renwick Gallery Open in a new browser window
   Part of the National Museum of American Art, the gallery features "decorative arts and crafts from early America to the present."
   http://americanart.si.edu/renwick/
http://www.folkart.com/~latitude/museums/m_sfcfam.htm
San Francisco Craft and Folk Art Museum Open in a new browser window
   Features contemporary craft, folk, and ethnic art from around the world. Site lists upcoming exhibitions, publications, and museum information.
   http://www.folkart.com/~latitude/museums/m_sfcfam.htm
http://www.contemporarycraft.org/
Society for Contemporary Craft Open in a new browser window
   Exhibition and lecture schedule, membership information, and museum store. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
   http://www.contemporarycraft.org/
http://www.theteddybearmuseum.com/
Teddy Bear Museum - Stratford, England Open in a new browser window
   Museum and shop located in a heritage 16th century building in the heart of Shakespeares' Stratford Warwick. Photographs and details of the collection and bears for sale.
   http://www.theteddybearmuseum.com/
http://www.craftmuseum.fi/eng/
The Craftmuseum of Finland Open in a new browser window
   Covers all techniques of handicraft from house building to lace making.
   http://www.craftmuseum.fi/eng/
http://www.huttcity.govt.nz/council/services/recreation/dowse/
The Dowse Art Museum Open in a new browser window
   New Zealand museum exhibiting a collection of contemporary crafts.
   http://www.huttcity.govt.nz/council/services/recreation/dowse/
http://www.marzipan-tavor.co.il
The Marzipan Museum Open in a new browser window
   Features film showing the entire process of the almond and the production of the marzipan on the premises, display of modeled marzipan and workshop area. Includes hours and entrance fee. Located in Israel. [Hebrew and English]
   http://www.marzipan-tavor.co.il
http://www.vam.ac.uk/
Victoria and Albert Museum. Open in a new browser window
   The V&A in London is a museum of the decorative arts. Founded in 1852 to support and encourage excellence in art and design, it was renamed the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1899 in honour of Queen Victoria.
   http://www.vam.ac.uk/
http://americanart.si.edu/collections/exhibits/whc/
White House Collection of American Crafts Open in a new browser window
   This collection "features seventy-two works by seventy-seven of America's leading craft artists of today." You can view all the pieces in the collection on the web site, divided into categories for ceramics, fiber, glass, metal, and wood.
   http://americanart.si.edu/collections/exhibits/whc/

Last Updated: 2005-01-29 20:04:42