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Off School for the day? No worries - come join us at the METC Education Annex for our FREE Drop in Craft. We’ll be learning about and making Guatemalan Worry Doll, also known as Trouble Dolls. These pocket-sized friends are traditionally made from leftover textiles and are dressed in bright, traditional Mayan colors. Learn the fascinating […]
Join graffiti artist Dan Fenelon for this creative workshop handcrafting masks using recycled materials and paper maché. Dan will work with students to create masks inspired by colonial history. Participants […]
The Museum of Early Trades & Crafts (METC) will be hosting Les Monarcas de Barro (The Butterflies of Mud) in collaboration with the mutual aid society Mutual Morris on the […]
The Museum of Early Trades & Crafts is partnering with The Book Arts Roundtable to offer a hand lettering workshop, taught by artists Ann Vollum and Chris Schorr. The session will include instruction on design and hand lettering of a small (4” X 6”) art project that can be framed. All materials are provided. Whether […]
Legend has it that dreamcatchers allow good dreams to reach you through the hole in the center while trapping bad dreams in their webs. Bad dreams remain trapped until the light of the day makes them go away for good. Come to METC after school to celebrate Native American culture this Thanksgiving week to make […]
Make one, or make them all. Join METC and the Book Arts Roundtable for this holiday paper craft workshop. Participants will be crafting an accordion book with pockets and tags for the pockets, card and tag making, a gift box made from playing cards, and a simple paper ornament. This workshop is best for 1st […]