We are thrilled to welcome you to the Museum for Art in Wood! Access to our exhibitions and permanent collection is free of charge to all visitors.

Gina Siepel: To Understand a Tree

o Understand a Tree functions as a small-scale way of exploring big questions about the place of humans in the environment, the scale and speed at which we consume natural resources, and which organisms are included or excluded in a definition of "community."

Gina Siepel: To Understand a Tree

o Understand a Tree functions as a small-scale way of exploring big questions about the place of humans in the environment, the scale and speed at which we consume natural resources, and which organisms are included or excluded in a definition of "community."

FRUITION: Windgate Arts Residency Program in Wood

The exhibition FRUITION features the work of the 2024 Windgate Arts Residency Program in Wood. Now in its twenty-seventh year, this unique annual residency is renowned for fostering excellence, innovation, and scholarship devoted to creative research and exploration in wood."

Experiencing Form: Phil Brown and the Museum’s Residency Artist Alumni

In this exhibition presents bowls and sculpture initiated by Phil Brown and finished by the residency alumni, in a laudatory act of collaboration with this influential and memorable artist.

Experiencing Form: Phil Brown and the Museum’s Residency Artist Alumni

In this exhibition presents bowls and sculpture initiated by Phil Brown and finished by the residency alumni, in a laudatory act of collaboration with this influential and memorable artist.

Strange Woodcraft: Weird + Eerie Sculpture

Strange Woodcraft: Weird + Eerie Sculpture from the Museum's Permanenent Collection includes work from sixteen artists, whose sculptural forms probe at the weird, eerie—and perhaps even grotesque—registers of wood.

The Museum for Art in Wood

Welcome

The Museum for Art in Wood engages, educates, and inspires the public through the exhibition, collection, and interpretation of contemporary art in wood.

Welcome

The Museum for Art in Wood engages, educates, and inspires the public through the exhibition, collection, and interpretation of contemporary art in wood.

Welcome

The Museum for Art in Wood engages, educates, and inspires the public through the exhibition, collection, and interpretation of contemporary art in wood.

Permanent Collection

Permanent Collection

The permanent collection celebrates contemporary and historic work and encompasses a variety of themes, processes, and materials.

Object Lesson

Join us for our First Friday speaker series and learn about stories from the Collection!

Permanent Collection

The Collection celebrates contemporary and historic work and encompasses a variety of themes, processes, and materials.

Workshops and Hands-on Activities

Workshops and Hands-on Activities

The Museum produces a number of events as well as workshops, master classes, and community engagements. Come for a family craft day, attend our signature salon series Object Lesson or join us for an exclusive talk with an artist or a figure from the craft community.

Workshops and Hands-on Activities

The Museum produces a number of events as well as workshops, master classes, and community engagements. Come for a family craft day, attend our signature salon series Object Lesson or join us for an exclusive talk with an artist or a figure from the craft community.

Workshops and Hands-on Activities

The Museum produces a number of events as well as workshops, master classes, and community engagements. Come for a family craft day, attend our signature salon series Object Lesson or join us for an exclusive talk with an artist or a figure from the craft community.

Artist Residencies

Artist Residencies

For over two decades, the Museum has hosted fellows from around the world for its unique Windgate Arts Residency Program in Wood (WARP Wood). Each summer the residency brings together working artists, a student artist, a visual documentarian, and a scholar to live and work together in Philadelphia.

The Winter Residency is a collaboration between the Museum and NextFab, a network of membership-based maker spaces. The residency supports artists based in the Greater Philadelphia region working in wood and demonstrating a commitment to environmental stewardship and sustainable practices.

Artist Residencies

For over two decades, the Museum has hosted fellows from around the world for its unique Windgate Arts Residency Program in Wood (WARP Wood). Each summer the residency brings together working artists, a student artist, a visual documentarian, and a scholar to live and work together in Philadelphia.

The Winter Residency is a collaboration between the Museum and NextFab, a network of membership-based maker spaces. The residency supports artists based in the Greater Philadelphia region working in wood and demonstrating a commitment to environmental stewardship and sustainable practices.

Artist Residencies

For over two decades, the Museum has hosted fellows from around the world for its unique Windgate Arts Residency Program in Wood (WARP Wood). Each summer the residency brings together working artists, a student artist, a visual documentarian, and a scholar to live and work together in Philadelphia.

Guided group tours

Tours

Guided group tours of the exhibition and collection are $5 per person, lasting 45-60 minutes, and require a minimum of 10 guests. Please book your group tour one month in advance.

Tours

Guided group tours of the exhibition and collection are $5 per person, lasting 45-60 minutes, and require a minimum of 10 guests. Please book your group tour one month in advance.

Tours

Guided group tours of the exhibition and collection are $5 per person, lasting 45-60 minutes, and require a minimum of 10 guests. Please book your group tour one month in advance.

Museum Store

The Len Scherock Museum Store offers hand-crafted objects, furniture, and artwork from regional and local artists and makers as well as international artists. Visit our Museum store in person or online to enjoy our selection!

Museum Store

The Len Scherock Museum Store offers hand-crafted objects, furniture, and artwork from regional and local artists and makers as well as international artists. Visit our Museum store in person or online to enjoy our selection!

Museum Store

The Len Scherock Museum Store offers hand-crafted objects, furniture, and artwork from regional and local artists and makers as well as international artists. Visit our Museum store in person or online to enjoy our selection!

We can't do this without you!

Your support allows the Museum for Art in Wood to offer the programs, exhibitions, and outreach that inspire, challenge, and draw our community closer together.

We can't do this without you!

Your support allows the Museum for Art in Wood to offer the programs, exhibitions, and outreach that inspire, challenge, and draw our community closer together.

We can't do this without you!

Your support allows the Museum for Art in Wood to offer the programs, exhibitions, and outreach that inspire, challenge, and draw our community closer together.

VISIT US

Free
Admission!

GUIDED TOURS

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Who We Are

The international leader for contemporary art and creativity in the material of wood.

What We Do

The Museum for Art in Wood engages, educates, and inspires the public through the exhibition, collection, and interpretation of contemporary art in wood.

LEARN + MAKE + EXPLORE IN THE WOOD SHED

Artist Talks

Engaging conversations with the Museum’s artistic community

Object Lesson

Guests interpret objects from the Museum’s Collection

Studio Tours

Visit the creative spaces of the Museum’s artists and makers

Home Crafts

The Museum’s staff shares craft ideas you can do at home

Residency

Engaging conversations with the Museum’s artistic community

Crafty Cocktails

Wind down with a specialty cocktail

Mindfulness

Explore breathing, meditation, yoga exercises, and more

OUR
STORE

We’ve updated our online store to include our entire selection of artwork, kitchenware, home goods, jewelry, and more! The Museum’s store offers a wide range of handmade objects and artworks that will inspire and delight you and yours.
Happy shopping!

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& JOIN!

Museum for Art in Wood interprets, nurtures, and champions creative engagement and expansion of art, craft, and design in wood to enhance the public’s understanding and appreciation of it. You can support the museum’s mission by donating or by becoming a member today.

UPCOMING EVENTS

FROM OUR STORIES

The Center for Art in Wood

Windgate Arts Residency Program in Wood (WARP)

A collegial experience in which Resident Fellows explore new work through research, exploration, and collaboration.

The Center for Art in Wood

Permanent Collection

The Museum’s permanent collection consists of some 1,200 hand-made objects from around the world, ranging from functional, everyday objects to contemporary sculptures.

The Fleur & Charles Bresler Research Library

The Fleur & Charles Bresler Research Library

The Fleur & Charles Bresler Research Library helps preserve the rich history of wood working.

WE ARE OPEN

Wednesday through Sunday, 12—5PM

The Museum is open for extended hours on First Fridays

The Museum will continue to provide updates via its website, social media channels, and email correspondence if there is any change in our hours or access.

We wish you continued good health and we look forward to connecting at the Museum and/or online.

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