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While the ACSM is currently closed due to the health emergency, our Face Book page is open and ready to entertain you.   We are currently posting images from our collection on a daily basis and hope that you will enjoy them and make plans to visit in person when the emergency lifts.  For those who […]

The Small Museum Association held its annual conference on President’s Day weekend in College Park, Maryland and the ACSM was well represented. Our curator Abby Harting and Museum & Archives Committee members Sadie Somerville and Barbara Macklem all attended.  And our former curator Robin MacDonald was the chair of the entire event.  The theme this

As part of the Anniversary Exhibition at the ACSM, the Museum and Archives Committee selected 15 treasures from the collection.  Not surprisingly, the Arden Forge was one of the highlights.  Many of the older homes in Arden still have pieces from the Forge in everyday use.  Impressive door hinges, wall sconces, and ceiling fixtures are

We know that many of our friends have visited or will visit our current exhibition “15 Years, 15 Treasures”, but we thought it would be fun to do a series related to the exhibition!  So with no further ado we give you our first treasure-Shakespeare! The spirit of William Shakespeare played a prominent role in

There are lots of different skill sets that make up museum work.  Especially in small museums where we have amazing volunteers and professionals making it work with limited time and budgets.  We thought it would be fun for you to get a taste of our behind the scenes work.  As we have projects that are

The Arden Craft Shop Museum hosted its opening of our newest exhibition “15 years, 15 Treasures….Just the Beginning” on October 20th.  Many dear friends of the museum attended and enjoyed light refreshments. While the collections and idea of the Arden Craft Shop Museum is much older than 15 years, this exhibition celebrates the years that

The Arden Craft Shop Museum Seeks a Curator and Archivist ​The mission of the Arden Craft Shop Museum is to collect and exhibit materials and artifacts related to the Ardens, which include the villages of Arden, Ardentown, and Ardencroft. The Arden Craft Shop Museum seeks to educate the community on the Ardens’ history as single-tax

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