Events & Workshops
Multi-Layered Kanzashi Art with Leila Ghasempor
Saturday, July 25th, 2026 from 1pm to 3pm
In this hands-on workshop, participants will explore the elegant art of Kanzashi; the traditional Japanese technique of folding fabric to create intricate, multi-layered floral designs.
Participants will learn precise folding and layering methods, transforming individual fabric squares into a stunning, multi-dimensional flower. Each participant will leave with a beautiful, finished textile piece that can be worn as a custom brooch or hair accessory, or used to embellish clothing and bags.
In addition to learning the physical craft, attendees will gain insight into the cultural history of Kanzashi and explore how historical textile traditions can be thoughtfully adapted into modern, sustainable craft practices.
$75 per person (all materials provided)
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Embellished & Dimensional Fiber Collage with Vicki Assegued
Sunday, August 2nd from 11am to 4pm
With access to a fabulous selection of fabric scraps, you'll create a gorgeous, overlapping and layered collage. On top of and around this collage, you'll add decorative embellishments to make the piece pop even more. Then, the collaged piece will go on an undulating piece of wire mesh, to give it shape and dimension as it hangs on the wall.
No art experience is necessary, and the class is perfect for all levels, from beginning through advanced artists.
$130 per person (all materials provided)
Analog Days
Saturday, August 1st
Join us every first Saturday of the month for a phone-free activity!
Activities change monthly!
FREE with admission
Yoga at the Museum with Sarah Wilhelm
Sunday, November 8th, 2026 from 10am to 11am
Join us for a rejuvenating and peaceful morning of yoga at the Museum! Whether you're a seasoned yogi or a beginner, Sarah Wilhelm will guide you through a series of gentle poses and mindfulness practices, all within the inspiring environment of our Museum. All ages and levels welcome, we can't wait to see you!
$18 per person
REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Threads of Thought: Shannon Mirabelli-Lopez
*Event has been postponed*
Democratizing Art and Design: An Educators Journey
The role of public art & design education in culture change
After a decade in music industry management, costume design, and styling, Shannon Mirabelli-Lopez entered academia through The Costume Institute at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. As Associate Research Curator at the Met, she collaborated with Harold Koda, Curator in Charge, and Andrew Bolton, Curator, on exhibitions, publications, acquisitions, and education. She has taught and lectured at New York University, Pratt, and Parsons, with research interest areas that include twentieth-century avant-garde fashion and sub-cultural style, non-western costume as it relates to contemporary fashion practice, issues of sustainability, and postwar decorative arts and design history. Mirabelli-Lopez has an undergraduate degree in anthropology from the University of California at Berkeley, a master’s degree in visual culture from New York University, and an MPhil in decorative arts, design, and culture from The Bard Graduate Center in New York City. We had to postpone this event, but please fill out this google form to receive a personalized invite when the new date is announced.
Threads of Thought: Cordy Joan
*Event has been postponed until further notice*
Transmissions Quilts is a project that makes quilts for individually nominated trans people. Along the way, we are building out an oral histories archive of interviews with quilt recipients and offering community workshops to trans and queer people. We're thrilled to be collaborating with San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles to offer a talk about the project. Preceding the talk will be a chance for trans and queer people to gather and work on a collective quilt together - no experience necessary. The pieces we make in these workshops enter into a larger exhibition that we are taking on tour around the country. The tour is intended to bring the gift-quilts and associated art objects to places our trans quilters and recipients live. Photo by Alastair Boone. We had to postpone this event, but please fill out this google form to receive a personalized invite when the new date is announced.
