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"The innovative and creative jewelry [Freund] has made has greatly enriched our decorative arts history in the area of personal...

By Robert Fairchild, Arts Intern in Marketing The Metal Museum has added a brand-new design lab to its facilities! Thanks to a matching...

In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, we wanted to highlight the work of Manuel Guerra (d. 1997), an Ecuadorian locksmith. Known...

By Robert Fairchild, Arts Intern in Marketing Kevin Burge, our Repair & Restoration Specialist, has worked at the Metal Museum for nearly...

By Lindsey Roark, Arts Intern in Collections My name is Lindsey Roark, and I am a junior at the University of Memphis. I’m currently...

By Robert Fairchild, Arts Intern in Marketing Over the past 40 years, the Metal Museum has created a number of commissions for public and...

By Lindsey Roark, Arts Intern in Collections Kenneth Lynch & Sons, founded by Kenneth Lynch (1906-1989), is an ornamental metal company...

"Metal has permanence. It is by its very nature hard, strong - to be able to work it like clay when it's hot is magic. Forging material...

"Vivian is arguably one of the most talented young designer-makers that I‘ve seen in a long time. Her creative use of industrial...

“Every blow from Carl Jennings’ hammer delivered something of his life force, forging a unique body of work that combined the ancient...

The Metal Museum is pleased to announce that Russian blacksmith, Anton Yakushev, will be a visiting artist at the Museum through the...

Cozette Phillips (b. 1976) is an interdisciplinary sculptor and metalsmith working out of Pasco, Washington. In 1998, she earned a BFA...

Elizabeth Brim was born in 1951 and grew up in Columbus, Georgia. In 1974, she graduated from Columbus College (now Columbus State...

In honor of Women's History Month, we are highlighting the work of our current Tributaries artist, Tanya Crane. As a biracial artist,...

Interview for Crafting a Legacy – James Wallace Interviewed by: Grace Stewart 11/27/2018 {Text and transcription by: Grace Stewart}...

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...

This month’s collections post is a little different. Instead of highlighting one artist in our Permanent Collection, I wanted to bring...

In 2003 Lisa began a series of sculptures that explores several issues through the lens of one material: gold. The Gold Standard consists...

Jan Brooks was born in Quanah, Texas in 1950. She first fell in love with metalworking during a jewelry camp where she learned from...

“The ultimate is understanding the language of symbolism, (the universal language in diagram form). This is the symbolism by which we...