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The American Craft Council has been divorced from the Museum (now the Museum of Arts and Design, formerly the American Craft Museum, formerly the Museum of Contemporary Craft) for quite a long time. I've just tried to locate the date that the split happened. An otherwise fairly fulsome history on MAD's website does not mention it:

But the even more extensive history on the ACC website (http://www.craftcouncil.org/) says that in 1990 the museum was established as "an independent organization." My understanding has been that the two entities are, indeed, separate, and that the museum will carry on as it has since moving to the Durell-Stone designed building in 2008. Does anyone know if there is still some legal/financial relationship?

I have not visited MAD since it moved to the Durell-Stone building, but I think it would be worth a visit; the collection is pretty amazing and they have had a long history of innovative special exhibitions.

It is certainly true that the original Durell-Stone conception has been obliterated.

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Sent: Saturday, October 02, 2010 3:35 PM

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Do you know whether the ACC is keeping the building on Columbus Circle in NYC as a crafts museum? Or will they abandon it? Given the regret that some of us had when the decision was published to strip the facade (I haven't seen the interior and don't know if anything remains of the original interiors) it would be a cruel irony indeed that Edward Durell Stone's only important building in New York City should have been stripped and abandoned.

Talk about spinning in one's grave, I wonder if Mr. Stone has gotten any rest lately.. Sic transit.. Bill Walker, Canaan NY

On Sep 29, 2010, at 11:36 AM, Joan Benedetti wrote:

They were advertising for a new librarian not long ago. . . . Apparently their former librarian was unable to make the move from NYC to Minneapolis. --Joan

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Hi

I’ve just discovered, and possibly other ARLIS members may be unaware, that as of August 2010, the American Craft Council and its library has moved out of NYC and has relocated to Minneaopolis. This may be of interest to those attending the 2011 conference. Their new address is:

American Craft Council
1224 Marshall Street NE
Suite 200
Minneapolis, MN 55413 USA
T: (612) 206-3100
F: (612) 355-2330

Best wishes

Chris

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