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	The Victoria and Albert Museum URL: http://www.vam.ac.uk/ ODP description: Began in 1852. Holds a collection of fine and applied art and design, plus the museums of Childhood, Theatre and Wellington. Page title: Victoria and Albert Museum Page description: The Victoria and Albert Museum is the world's greatest museum of art and design
	Museum of Arts & Design URL: http://www.madmuseum.org/ ODP description: New York museum displays crafts by American artists. Exhibits include furnishings, glass, and jewelry. Page title: MAD Home
	Crafts Study Centre URL: http://www.csc.ucreative.ac.uk/ ODP description: Houses a collection of 20th-century and contemporary objects, including ceramics, textiles, wood and calligraphy, reference books, documents, photographs and crafts people's working notes. Located in The Surrey Institute of Art and Design. Page title: Crafts Study Centre - Crafts Study Centre Home Page, Crafts Study Centre Home Page Page description: Crafts Study Centre Home Page
	Mint Museum of Craft and Design and Mint Museum of Art URL: http://www.themintmuseums.org/ ODP description: Located in Charlotte, North Carolina, the Mint Museum of Craft and Design features objects in ceramics, glass, fiber, metal and wood. The Mint Museum of Art has diverse permanent collections and changing exhibitions of regional, national and international artists and cultures. Page title: The Mint Museums Page description: Visit the Mint Museums in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Mint Museum of Art features noted collections of American art, pre-Columbian art, ceramics and decorative arts, historic costumes, African art, to name a few. The Mint Museum of Craft + Design features a permanent collection of ceramics, fiber, glass, metal and wood that documents contemporary studio craft, tracing the movement?s historical roots in the 19th century and its relation...
	Bead Society of Greater Washington Bead Museum URL: http://www.beadmuseumdc.org/ ODP description: Dedicated to furthering the understanding and appreciation of beads as personal ornaments that express human aesthetic impulses and embody deep symbolic significance. Features membership information, exhibits, publications and educational and outreach programs. Page title: The Bead Society of Greater Washington/Bead Museum Home Page
	Old Crafts and Toy Museum URL: http://www.ambachtenmuseum.nl/ ODP description: Displays over ninety ancient crafts,including a smithy, a clogmakers' workshop, and a farm of yesteryear. Located in Barneveld in the Netherlands. [Dutch and English]
	Conservatory of Puppetry Arts URL: http://www.copa-puppets.org/ ODP description: Non-profit center in Southern California promotes and preserves puppetry arts. Includes details of the collection, outreach and educational programs, and membership and contact forms. Located in Pasadena, California, United States. Page title: COPA - Pupperty
	Crafts Council URL: http://www.craftscouncil.org.uk/ ODP description: National organisation for the promotion of contemporary crafts. Exhibitions, events, buyers guide, shop locations and magazine.
	Precita Eyes Mural Arts and Visitors Center URL: http://www.precitaeyes.org/ ODP description: Photos of some featured murals, information about the center, classes, and tours. Located in San Francisco, California. Page description: murals, mural arts center, mural tours, discount mural and art store, art classes, mural workshops, mural awareness month, mural awareness award
	Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum URL: http://ndm.si.edu/ ODP description: The only museum in the U.S. devoted exclusively to the study of historical and contemporary design. Online galleries. Page title: Home \| Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum Page description: Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution is the only museum in the United States devoted exclusively to historic and contemporary design. The Museum believes that design shapes our objects, environments, and communications, making them more desirable, functional, and accessible. The Museum celebrates the nature of design and explores its impact on the quality of our lives.
	White House Collection of American Crafts URL: http://americanart.si.edu/collections/exhibits/whc/ ODP description: Part of the National Museum of American Art Page title: NMAA: The White House Collection of American Crafts
	Estonian Museum of Applied Art and Design URL: http://www.etdm.ee/en/ ODP description: Collection, with over 13,000 exhibits, includes works of textile art, ceramics, porcelain, leather, glass, jewelry, metalwork, furniture, and product design. Includes a staff directory, hours, admission fees, and directions to location in Tallinn, Estonia. Page title: Estonian Museum Of Applied Art And Design Page description: Tallinna Rahvusvaheline Pianistide Konkurss internetilehekülg
	The Dowse Art Museum URL: http://www.dowse.org.nz/ ODP description: Site features exhibiting works, what's on and directions to find the art museum. Page title: Welcome to the Dowse
	The Stickley Museum of Craftsman Farms URL: http://www.stickleymuseum.org/ ODP description: A National Historic Landmark in Parsippany, New Jersey. Provides details of the collection, the museum shop, a calendar of events, tour schedules, and directions. Page title: The Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms
	Heard Museum URL: http://www.heard.org/ ODP description: Online gallery, schedule of events, and educational information.
	Index of American Design URL: http://www.nga.gov/collection/gallery/iad.htm ODP description: From the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, tours of the collections of costumes, textiles, dolls, furniture, folk art, pottery, Shaker crafts, toys, woodcarving, and metalwork. Page title: NGA - Index of American Design
	Teddy Bear Museum - Stratford, England URL: http://www.theteddybearmuseum.com/ ODP description: Museum and shop located in a heritage 16th century building in Warwickshire. Photographs and details of the collection and bears for sale. Page title: The Teddy Bear Museum - Stratford, England Page description: world famous teddy bear museum and shop located in a heritage 16th century building in the heart of shakespeares stratford warwick
	Society for Contemporary Craft URL: http://www.contemporarycraft.org/ ODP description: Presents exhibits from international, national and regional artists. Features exhibition and lecture schedule, membership information, and museum store. Page title: The Society for Contemporary Craft
	Contemporary Crafts Museum & Gallery URL: http://www.contemporarycrafts.org/ ODP description: Show schedule and information on upcoming events. Page title: Re-opening on July 22nd, 2007 as Museum of Contemporary Craft
	Philadelphia Museum of Art URL: http://www.philamuseum.org/ ODP description: Find out about visual art exhibits and collections, special events, learning programs, membership, and the museum store. Page description: As one of the largest art museums in the United States, the Philadelphia Museum of Art invites visitors from around the world to explore its renowned art collections, acclaimed special exhibitions, and enriching programs, both in-person and online.