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Baseball: The All-American Game

Every Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat., Sun. from May 26 until September 9
Ehren Tool: Production or Destruction

Every Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat., Sun. from May 26 until September 9
Todd Simon's Ethio-Cali Ensemble

6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. June 24

2011 | Best Handmade Museum

I am always amazed at how many people don't seem to know about the Craft and Folk Art Museum. With a fascinating history -- it began in 1965 as The Egg and The Eye, an avant-garde café and shop -- and a forward-thinking philosophy, this incredibly intimate gem of a museum was capturing the beauty and artistic integrity of the functional and international before anyone either promoted or protested the ideals of globalization. From Joseph Cornell's shadow boxes to a... More »
2009 | BEST GIFT SHOP IN THE LAND

Think you can't afford to own art The gift shop at the tiny Craft and Folk Art Museum has an amazing and affordable selection of pieces from around the world. Everything is handcrafted, one of a kind, and free trade. Colorful, recycled tin animals from Zimbabwe priced at $45 mix with horn and wood trinket boxes from India for $6. The stock changes constantly and often represents the museum's exhibitions. Currently featured are Mithila paintings from India for $350 and Matjames' original... More »

Go Craft Yourself

By David Cotner | Thu, September 22, 2011

These days, the 1 percent are fond of pushing back the green-and-red of Christmas until it locks loins with the red-white-and-blue of July 4 — while you, in your infinite procrastinating wisdom, will make something charming and/or pathetic just ho... More »
Golden State of Craft: California 1960-1985

By Siran Babayan | Thu, September 08, 2011

Furniture, ceramics, textiles, jewelry and other works from the "most influential craft and design innovators" of post-WWII California. Tuesdays-Sundays. Starts: Sept. 25. Continues through Jan. 8, 2011 More »
The Latest Buzz: The Birth of Coffee at the Craft and Folk Art Museum

By Tanja Laden | Fri, October 1, 2010

With support from Gavina Gourmet Coffee and the Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Los Angeles, The Birth of Coffee exhibit at the Craft and Folk Art Museum takes us from the coffee industry in E... More »

2011 | Best Handmade Museum