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The Arden Craft Shop Museum will be closed on Sunday, April 21, 2019 to observe the Easter Holiday. We will reopen on Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at 7:30 pm.

Arden Craft Shop Museum invites you to an Afternoon with the Artists on Sunday, April 28 in the Bernie Schwab Community Room at the ACSM. The event will feature a presentation and video on creating the ACRA mural at the Buzz Ware Village Center with Linda Celestian, Jeanne Orr and David Gerbec.​This event is coordinated with the

Once again the Arden Craft Shop Museum was well represented at the Small Museum Association (SMA) conference! Our previous curator, Kelsey Ransick, worked on the conference committee along with Robin MacDonald, former curator and current board member of the ACSM. Our current curator, Liz Jones-Minsinger, was there with Museum and Archives Committee members Sadie Somerville

The ACSM will be closed Wednesday, February 20, due to the inclement weather. We will reopen this Sunday, February 24th at 1pm. Naaman’s Creek in the snow, mid-20th century. ACSM02417.

Everyone knows the traditional welcome the Ardens extend to all visitors: “You are welcome hither.”  It was chosen by Frank Stephens and carved on the top of the stile sign at the original entrance to the villages.  It expresses both the long-established greeting and spirit of the Ardens. The stile ca. 1910. ACSM00605, Arden Craft

The Arden Craft Shop Museum will be closed on Wednesday, December 26th. We will reopen at our normal hours on Sunday, December 30.

The Arden Craft Shop Museum held a fun and festive celebration for our newest exhibition, “They Gave Us Good Leave to Wander: Celebrating 70 Years of ACRA” on Sunday afternoon, October 21, 2018. Together with ACRA (The Arden Community Recreation Association) we opened our exhibition and celebrated with food and refreshments. A big tent on

The Arden Craft Shop Museum will be closed on Wednesday, November 21, 2018 to observe the Thanksgiving holiday. We will reopen at 1pm on Sunday, November 25th. 

The Arden Craft Shop Museum will close on Sunday, October 7, so we can install our new exhibition, “They Gave Us Good Leave to Wander: Celebrating 70 Years of ACRA.” The museum will re-open on Sunday, October 21, at 1pm for the opening of the new exhibition. We hope you will join us then!

The Arden Craft Shop Museum partnered with Arden resident Jeff Martin to put on a Pickin’ Picnic on the Village Green on Sunday, July 15, 2018. Everyone brought their favorite summertime dish to share and it was quite a feast. The Museum opened the Bernie Schwab Room for use by the picnicking folks. It rained