When a hammer is more than a tool
Like Thor’s Mjölnir (or Jane Foster’s, if you are staying current with superhero cinematic happenings), a hammer is rife with symbolism...
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Lyah Thomas
- Feb 21, 2020
- 3 min
Taro Asano + Swordsmithing
Our next visiting artist and master swordsmith Fusataro ‘Taro’ Asano began making blades at the age of 13. At the end of February, Asano...
Metal Museum
- Dec 16, 2019
- 3 min
Let's Talk Shop: Jim Masterson
By Robert Fairchild, Arts Intern in Marketing For the past 19 years, Jim Masterson has worked as the Metal Museum’s lead designer and...
Metal Museum
- Nov 27, 2019
- 4 min
Let's Talk Shop: Metals Education
By Robert Fairchild, Arts Intern in Marketing Teaching the public about fine metal art is an important part of the Metal Museum’s...
Metal Museum
- Oct 23, 2019
- 4 min
Let's Talk Shop: New Design Lab
By Robert Fairchild, Arts Intern in Marketing The Metal Museum has added a brand-new design lab to its facilities! Thanks to a matching...
Metal Museum
- Sep 10, 2019
- 3 min
Let's Talk Shop: Statue Repair
By Robert Fairchild, Arts Intern in Marketing Kevin Burge, our Repair & Restoration Specialist, has worked at the Metal Museum for nearly...
Metal Museum
- Aug 24, 2019
- 3 min
Let's Talk Shop: Public Art Projects
By Robert Fairchild, Arts Intern in Marketing Over the past 40 years, the Metal Museum has created a number of commissions for public and...
Metal Museum
- May 24, 2019
- 1 min
Let's welcome our next visiting artist!
The Metal Museum is pleased to announce that Russian blacksmith, Anton Yakushev, will be a visiting artist at the Museum through the...
Metal Museum
- Feb 20, 2019
- 1 min
Learning the Art of Lost Wax Casting
We are offering a new class format for our Lost Wax Casting class this year. Instead of two full-day sessions, we are doing six short...
Metal Museum
- Jun 16, 2017
- 1 min
June in the Shop
Our Blacksmith Shop is currently working on a project that will resonate with those of us who live near the Mississippi- a 6 foot copper...
Metal Museum
- May 26, 2017
- 1 min
Gaston Art Tiles Are Up!
After more than a year of planning, prepping, collaboration and casting the Metal Museum Foundry installed the final version of the...
Metal Museum
- May 12, 2017
- 1 min
Gaston Park Aluminum Art Tiles
After a year and a half of planning, designing, collaborating and pouring aluminum the Metal Museum's Foundry is just days away from...
Metal Museum
- Apr 28, 2017
- 1 min
Forging on the River: Pre-Conference Workshop
The 2017 Forging on the River Pre-Conference workshop went underway this Wednesday and participants were able to work closely with guest...
Metal Museum
- Apr 21, 2017
- 1 min
Forging on the River Prep with Christoph Friedrich
Forging on the River 2017 is right around the corner (like next week) and our shop is busy in full prep mode for a week of learning,...
Metal Museum
- Apr 14, 2017
- 1 min
Metal Museum Foundry Cast Art Tiles at LaRose Elementary
The Metal Museum Foundry has been working in collaboration with LaRose Elementary and Cummings Elementary to produce handmade 8x8" cast...
Metal Museum
- Sep 16, 2016
- 1 min
Update: Kudzu Arch
The kudzu vine is growing! The blacksmith shop apprentices Ann Klicka and Lewis Body have been busy welding the kudzu leaves to the steel...
Metal Museum
- Aug 31, 2016
- 1 min
Bronze Acorn Door Handle for Oak Hall's Nashville Location
The Metal Museum recently finished a commissioned bronze door handle in the shape of Oak Hall's iconic acorn. The acorn was cut and...
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