Discover handmade Craft & Design

Although we’re currently closed due to Covid-19, we still believe in the power of making to help everyone during these uncertain times. Our pop-up Craft at Home site brings together the core principles of what we do – support for craft, family-friendly activities, and the stories and skills of our resident makers – to help keep you motivated and supported in the months ahead. Stay safe and carry on making! The MCAD team.

NEWS : May 18, 2020

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Craft at Home Website
NEWS : May 7, 2020

Craft at Home Microsite
NEWS : March 16, 2020

Coronavirus update: MCAD is currently closed to the public, but we’re still making!
Rings on on the fingers of those that have made them.
EVENT : January 18, 2020 — April 4, 2020

Silver Jewellery Taster Sessions with Manchester School of Jewellery
NEWS : March 25, 2019

Studio Space Opportunity

Workshops
Craft at Home Website

Current exhibition

Craft at Home Microsite

Dates: May 7, 2020

The last seven weeks have seen a huge amount of change in the wider world and for us at Manchester Craft and Design Centre. We initially closed to the public and then had to take the difficult but necessary decision to close our doors as a place of making. Many of our talented makers are…

Opening Times

Studios & Exhibitions
Mon to Sat  10am – 5.30pm

Cafe
Mon to Sat  10am – 4.30pm

Office
Mon to Sat 10am – 5.30pm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NEWS : March 16, 2020

Coronavirus update: MCAD is currently closed to the public, but we’re still making!

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Oak St Cafe Bar

“…Oak St. Café’s a winner….an utterly moreish selection of cakes is baked fresh on site.  Crucially, the tea is loose leaf, the coffee is damn fine, and it’s a nice spot for a break, tucked away beneath the eclectic wares of the city’s artist-makers.”  Creativetourist.com For more information check out: Oak St Café Bar

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