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This year, the Arden Craft Shop Museum had three representatives at the Small Museum Association Conference. Barbara and Sadie, two of the Museum & Archives Committee members, and Kelsey, our Curator & Archivist, all attended the three-day, 1980s-themed conference in Ocean City, MD. There were a number of fantastic workshops and presentations, and all three […]

Russian Reconstruction Farms, Inc. was formed in the 1920s to address the growing famine in Russia. Dozens of United States citizens with a background in farming (or not) packed six months’ worth of supplies up and moved to Russia. There, they set up a demonstration farm school, where famine prevention was to be taught, and

Due to the icy conditions on the roads, the ACSM will be closed tonight. Stay safe and warm, and we’ll see you on Sunday between 1 and 3 pm!

Because of the snow and cold temperatures, the Arden Craft Shop Museum will be closed today, January 22. We will be open as usual on Sunday, January 26 from 1:00 – 3:00 pm. Stay warm, everyone!

Sunday the 12th saw a lot of activity at the Arden Craft Shop Museum. A group of five volunteers came out to help our curator clean a group of papers from the Arden Forge. The papers, donated by Pete Renzetti in the early 2000s, consist of sketches, patterns, and other papers used (and stored) in

Hello, loyal followers of the Arden Craft Shop Museum, strangers, and all others who have found their way to our new website! For a number of reasons (including not spamming you with third-party ads) we decided to switch our website to a new host. Feel free to look around and explore the new site. We’ve