Metal Museum

The Metal Museum hosts Community Days twice a year. Admission is free, and visitors of all ages can explore exhibitions, take part in hands-on activities, and watch live artist demonstrations. Sign up for scratch blocks ahead of time today!

Forged Connections is the Metal Museum’s after-hours conversation series exploring how metal connects art, people, place, and everyday life. Each month, artists, metalsmiths, scholars, community partners, and professionals from fields such as engineering, design, public art, preservation, and city planning come together for accessible conversations about the role metal plays in our communities. From jewelry […]

Instructor: TALULA BAER Beginner | 15+ | $285 ($200 + $85 Materials Fee)All Levels | No previous experience required In this beginner-friendly workshop, participants will learn fundamental jewelry techniques, including wire shaping, forging, texturing, finishing, and soldering. Through hands-on demonstrations and guided practice, we will explore how to use line and form to create unique […]

Storytime takes place on the second Saturday of each month beginning this fall. If you or your child require accommodations, please contact classes@metalmuseum.org after registering so our staff can assist you in advance. Admission FAQs

Instructors: JAMES VANDERPOOL & ALEXANDRA WEAVER 15+ | $150 ($100 + $50 Materials Fee)All Levels | No previous experience required Bring your interior design dreams to life with a custom switch plate! Through this workshop, students will design and customize switch plates with letters, graphics, and found objects.  Designs will be captured in a casting mold, […]

Instructors: JAMES VANDERPOOL & ALEXANDRA WEAVER 15+ | $150 ($100 + $50 Materials Fee)All Levels | No previous experience required In this beginner-friendly workshop, students work with Foundry artists to cast their own bottle openers in aluminum! Students will learn about the innerworkings of two-part mold making from working with irregular 3-dimensional objects, and the […]

Instructors: JAMES VANDERPOOL & ALEXANDRA ROSE $25 ($15 + $10 Materials Fee)Family-friendly | 5+ with an adult present  In this short-format, youth-friendly class, students learn to make relief sculptures. You will carve a design into a square, one-sided resin–bonded mold. Aluminum is heated to its molten state, then poured into the molds, revealing a solid […]

Instructor: FRANCESCA MANARD 8+ with an adult present | All Levels | $35 ($22 + $13 Materials Fee) Combine drawing, collage, and acrylic sheet to create a bold, layered pendant secured in a copper tab setting. No drawing or jewelry-making experience is needed. Experiment freely with color, materials, and composition to create a piece that […]

Forged Connections is the Metal Museum’s after-hours conversation series exploring how metal connects art, people, place, and everyday life. Each month, artists, metalsmiths, scholars, community partners, and professionals from fields such as engineering, design, public art, preservation, and city planning come together for accessible conversations about the role metal plays in our communities. From jewelry […]

Instructor: BRANDY BOYD 15+ | $285 ($200 + $85 Materials Fee)All Levels | No previous experience required In this workshop, students will learn to work with silver metal clay, an accessible, hammer- and torch-free way to design and make real silver jewelry. Together, we will use building, texturing, firing, and finishing techniques to create a pair of double-sided textured earrings, complete with French hooks […]

Storytime takes place on the second Saturday of each month beginning this fall. If you or your child require accommodations, please contact classes@metalmuseum.org after registering so our staff can assist you in advance. Admission FAQs

Instructors: JAMES VANDERPOOL & ALEXANDRA ROSE $30 ($20 + $10 Materials Fee)Family-friendly | 5+ with an adult present  For the holiday season, join us at the Metal Museum to pour your own pewter ornament. Choose one of the multiple molds from the Museum’s Foundry and learn about melting and pouring low-melting pewter. The final pieces […]