Flanders DC
Governmental / Para-governmental organisation
Flanders District of Creativity, known as Flanders DC, is an independent non-profit organisation supporting the creat...
Brussels, Belgium
Museum of Arts and Crafts
Museum
The Museum of Arts and Crafts (MUO) in Zagreb was established in 1880 to bring together a collection of models for ma...
Zagreb, Croatia
The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Schools of Architecture, Design and Conservation
School
The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Schools of Architecture, Design and Conservation (Det Kongelige Danske Kunstak...
Copenhagen, Denmark
Haus der Farbe
School
The Haus der Farbe in Zurich was created with the aim of renewing pride in craftsmanship and strengthening the relati...
Zurich, Switzerland
National Museum of Ireland - Decorative Arts & History
Museum
The state-run National Museum of Ireland (Ard-Mhúsaem na hÉireann) was founded in 1877 as the Museum of Science and A...
Dublin, Ireland
Ecole Boulle
School
Ecole Boulle was founded in 1886 in the French capital as a furniture making school and has since become a leading in...
Paris, France
Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs
School
With two centuries of history, a unique educational model, and an international outlook that encompasses more than 14...
Paris, France
Union Française de la Bijouterie, Joaillerie, Orfèvrerie, des Pierres & des Perles
Association
With a history going back centuries, the Union Française de la Bijouterie, Joaillerie, Orfèvrerie, des Pierres & des ...
Paris, France
Aldo Galli Academy of Fine Arts
School
The Aldo Galli Academy of Fine Arts (Accademia di Belle Arti Aldo Galli) joined the network of higher education schoo...
Como, Italy
Scuola dell'Arte della Medaglia
School
The only higher education establishment of its kind in the world, the Scuola dell'Arte della Medaglia, is a specialis...
Rome, Italy
Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw
School
The Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw (Akademia Sztuk Pięknych w Warszawie) opened in 1904 with a curriculum dedicated t...
Warsaw, Poland
Musée Ariana - Musée Suisse de la Céramique et du Verre
Museum
Musée Ariana was built at the end of the 19th century by Genevan art collector Gustave Revilliod specifically to hous...
Geneva, Switzerland
swissceramics
Association
Since 1959 swissceramics (the Swiss Ceramics Association) has been working to champion ceramics in Switzerland and su...
Biel/Bienne, Switzerland
Artex - Centre for the Artistic and Traditional Craftsmanship in Tuscany
Association
The Centre for Artistic and Traditional Craftsmanship in Tuscany (Centro per l'Artigianato Artistico e Tradizionale d...
Florence, Italy
Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust
Governmental / Para-governmental organisation
The Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST) was established in 1990 as a charity of the Royal Warrant Holders Associ...
London, UK
Craft Scotland
Association
Craft Scotland is the national development agency for craft. It puts makers at the heart of all it does, championing ...
Edinburgh, UK
Association De Mains de Maîtres Luxembourg
Association
The Association De Mains de Maîtres Luxembourg is a non-profit organisation aiming to support and promote craftsmansh...
Luxembourg-Kirchberg, Luxembourg
The Old Crafts Workshop
Association
On the premises of the Fine Crafts Association of Vilnius (Viliaus Dailiųjų Amatų Asociacija), Lithuania, the Old Cra...
Vilnius, Lithuania
Phivos Stavrides Foundation - Larnaca Archives
Foundation
Founded in 2015, the Phivos Stavrides Foundation - Larnaca Archives is a research centre for the history and culture ...
Larnaca, Cyprus
The National Trust for Italy
Foundation
The National Trust for Italy (Fondo Ambiente Italiano, or FAI) is a non-profit foundation that operates thanks to the...
Milan, Italy
MAD
Association
The MAD is a private not-for-profit organisation in France that develops links between industry and culture, design a...
Paris, France
Handwerkskammer Berlin
Association
The Handwerkskammer Berlin is a professional association that serves craftsmen and women in Berlin, Germany. Its more...
Berlin, Germany
MAK - Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna
Museum
The MAK – Museum of Applied Arts/Contemporary Art was founded as the Imperial Royal Austrian Museum of Art and Indust...
Vienna, Austria
Etar
Museum
Opened in 1964, Etar is a Regional Ethnographic Open Air Museum in Gabrovo, Bulgaria that preserves and represents th...
Gabrovo, Bulgaria
Croatian Chamber of Trades and Crafts
Governmental / Para-governmental organisation
Rooted in a long tradition of craftsmanship guilds, the Croatian Chamber of Trades and Crafts (Hrvatska obrtnička kom...
Zagreb, Croatia
Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague
Museum
The Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague, known as U(P)M, collects and preserves national and international examples o...
Prague, Czech Republic
Academy of Arts, Architecture & Design in Prague
School
The Academy of Arts, Architecture & Design in Prague (UMPRUM) was founded in 1885. Throughout its existence it has ra...
Prague, Czech Republic
Danish Crafts & Design Association
Governmental / Para-governmental organisation
Danish Crafts & Design Association (DKoD) promotes professional artisans and designers through exhibitions, fairs, ev...
Copenhagen, Denmark
Estonian Folk Art and Craft Union
Governmental / Para-governmental organisation
The Estonian Folk Art and Craft Union (Eesti Rahvakunsti ja Käsitöö Liit) is a non-profit organisation that connects ...
Tallin, Estonia
Ateliers d'Art de France
Association
Created in 1868, Ateliers d'Art de France today represents more than 6,000 artisans, artists and craft companies acro...
Paris, France
Chambre de Métiers et de l'Artisanat Paris
Governmental / Para-governmental organisation
The Chambre de Métiers et de l'Artisanat de Paris (CMAP) is a public administrative organisation in the French capita...
Paris, France
Institut pour les Savoir-Faire Français
Governmental / Para-governmental organisation
Institut pour les Savoir-Faire Français (The French Savoir-Faire Institute) is a public-interest association under th...
Paris, France
Association Ouvrière des Compagnons du Devoir et du Tour de France
Association
Les Compagnons du Devoir supports young people in developing their professional skills to a high standard across 30 d...
Paris, France
Association of Hungarian Folk Artists
Association
The Association of Hungarian Folk Artists (Népművészeti Egyesületek Szövetsége, or AHFA/NESZ) is a non-governmental o...
Budapest, Hungary
B&M Theocharakis Foundation for the Fine Arts and Music
Foundation
The B&M Theocharakis Foundation for the Fine Arts and Music aims to encourage the public to enter into a wide-ranging...
Athens, Greece
Design & Crafts Council Ireland
Association
The Design & Crafts Council Ireland (DCCI) is the main champion of the design and craft industry in Ireland, fosterin...
Kilkenny, Ireland
European Craft Alliance
Association
The European Crafts Alliance (ECA) is an independent non-profit network organisation of 39 members from 24 European c...
Brussels, Belgium
BeCraft
Association
BeCraft, formerly the World Crafts Council Belgique Francophone (WCC-BF), supports professional Belgian craftspeople ...
Mons, Belgium
Iuav University of Venice
School
Established in 1926 as one of Italy's first architecture schools, Iuav University of Venice (Università Iuav di Venez...
Venice, Italy
Triennale di Milano
Museum
The Triennale di Milano is an international institution, design museum and theatre that organises conferences, exhibi...
Milan, Italy
Bettencourt Schueller Foundation
Foundation
Created in 1987 by Liliane Bettencourt, her husband André Bettencourt and their daughter Françoise Bettencourt Meyers...
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Art Academy of Latvia
School
Founded in 1919, the Art Academy of Latvia (Latvijas Mākslas akadēmija, or LMA) is recognised for its modern approach...
Riga, Latvia
Lithuanian Art Museum
Museum
Originally founded in 1933, the Lithuanian Art Museum of Applied Arts (Lietuvos dailės muziejus) is one of the countr...
Vilnius, Lithuania
Museum of Decorative Arts and Design
Museum
Since 1989, the Museum of Decorative Arts and Design (Dekoratīvās mākslas un dizaina muzejs, or MDAD) has housed coll...
Riga, Latvia
Vilnius Academy of Arts
School
The Vilnius Academy of Arts (Vilniaus dailės akademija) was established in 1793 and is the oldest and largest univers...
Vilnius, Lithuania
Crafts Council Nederland
Association
Crafts Council Nederland (CCNL) is a multi-varied platform for contemporary craft where art, fashion, design and heri...
Arnhem, Netherlands
Europa Nostra
Governmental / Para-governmental organisation
Founded in 1963 in Paris, Europa Nostra aims to celebrate, safeguard and promote Europe's cultural and natural herita...
The Hague, Netherlands
Norwegian Crafts
Association
Founded by the Norwegian Association of Arts and Crafts in 2012, Norwegian Crafts is a non-profit organisation that a...
Olso, Norway
Fundação Ricardo do Espirito Santo Silva
Foundation
Created in 1953, the Fundação Ricardo do Espirito Santo Silva (FRESS) protects and promotes Portuguese decorative art...
Lisbon, Portugal
Fundatia Pro Patrimonio
Foundation
Fundatia Pro Patrimonio, the Romanian national heritage trust, is a non-profit organisation that aims to save, preser...
Bucharest, Romania
ÚL'UV - The Centre for Folk Art Production
Governmental / Para-governmental organisation
ÚL'UV, The Centre for Folk Art Production, is a national institution of the Slovakian Ministry of Culture that functi...
Bratislava, Slovakia
Institute of Design – Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava
School
Part of the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Faculty of Architecture, the Institute of Design offers un...
Bratislava, Slovakia
Fundesarte
Governmental / Para-governmental organisation
Created in 1981, Fundesarte is the leading institution for the promotion and development of Spanish craftsmanship bus...
Madrid, Spain
Konsthantverkscentrum
Association
Founded in 1990 Konsthantverkscentrum (the Swedish Craft Centre) is the only occupational organisation for profession...
Stockholm, Sweden
Fondation Martin Bodmer
Museum
The Fondation Martin Bodmer is a private Swiss organisation that houses a permanent collection of rare books and manu...
Cologny, Switzerland
Vitromusée Romont / Vitrocentre Romont
Museum
The Vitromusée Romont and the Vitrocentre Romont are two foundations dedicated to the glass arts. The museum and the ...
Romont, Switzerland
City & Guilds of London Art School
School
City & Guilds of London Art School traces its origins back to 1854 when it started as a social enterprise. Today, it ...
London, UK
Crafts Council UK
Association
The Crafts Council champions high-quality contemporary craft practice nationally and internationally through exhibiti...
London, UK
The New Craftsmen
Association
Established in 2012, The New Craftsmen works with a selection of Britain's finest craft makers to showcase the skills...
London, UK
Fondazione Giorgio Cini
Foundation
The Fondazione Giorgio Cini is a non-profit cultural institution and humanistic and educational resource located on t...
Venice, Italy
Fondazione Cologni dei Mestieri d'Arte
Foundation
The Fondazione Cologni dei Mestieri d'Arte is a private non-profit organisation founded by Franco Cologni in Milan in...
Milan, Italy
Swiss Arts Crafts Association
Association
Founded in 2016, the Swiss Arts Crafts Association (Association Suisse des Métiers d'Art, or ASMA) is the Swiss body ...
Lausanne, Switzerland
Heritage Crafts Association
Association
The Heritage Crafts Association is the advocacy body for traditional heritage crafts in the UK. Working in partnershi...
Sevenoaks, UK
MAD International Summer School of Design
School
MAD International Summer School of Design was created as an immersive intensive course where artisans, design student...
Riga, Latvia
Creative Academy
School
Founded in 2003, the Creative Academy is Richemont International's postgraduate corporate school specialised in jewel...
Milan, Italy
Observatory for Arts and Crafts
Association
Established in 2001, the Observatory for Arts and Crafts (Associazione Osservatorio dei Mestieri d'Arte, or OMA) in F...
Florence, Italy
Mozarteum University Salzburg
School
Initially founded in 1841 in memory of Wolfgang Amadé Mozart to give momentum to the musical life in Salzburg and ens...
Salzburg, Austria
RAM Central Stara Planina
Association
RAM Central Stara Planina is an association of 14 municipalities situated on the northern slopes of the Balkan mounta...
Gabrovo, Bulgaria
Escola Massana
School
Escola Massana is a school of art and design founded in 1929 in Barcelona. It offers instruction around the three con...
Barcelona, Spain
ECAL
School
Lausanne's ECAL is a highly respected university of art and design offering bachelor's and master's programmes in art...
Renens, Switzerland
HEAD - Genève
School
HEAD Genève was formed in 2006 from the merger of the Ecole Supérieure des Beaux-Arts and the Haute Ecole d'Arts Appl...
Geneva, Switzerland
Central Saint Martins
School
Part of the University of the Arts London, Central Saint Martins was formed in 1989 by the merging of the Central Sch...
London, UK
Meisterstrasse Handmade
Association
MEISTERSTRASSE HANDMADE is a directory of craftsmanship aiming to introduce the general public to the products and pa...
Vienna, Austria
Ecole Duperré
School
Founded in 1856, École Duperré is a public higher education institution in Paris offering degree-level training in fa...
Paris, France
Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts Appliqués et des Métiers d’Art
School
Located on the left bank of Paris, the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts Appliqués et des Métiers d’Art (Ensaama) h...
Paris, France
Museu de Arte Popular / Museu Nacional de Etnologia
Governmental / Para-governmental organisation
The National Museum of Ethnology (Museu Nacional de Etnologia, MNE) holds the most significant ethnographic heritage ...
Lisbon, Portugal
Passa Ao Futuro
Association
Created in 2016, Passa Ao Futuro is a non-profit association aiming to preserve, promote and activate the intangible ...
Lisbon, Portugal
Benaki Museum
Museum
The Benaki Museum, established and endowed in 1930 by Antonis Benakis, has at its heart a neoclassical-style building...
Athens, Greece
Budapest Museum of Applied Arts
Museum
The Museum of Applied Arts in Budapest was founded in 1872 by the Hungarian Parliament. Its founding director general...
Budapest, Hungary
German Confederation of Skilled Crafts and Small Businesses
Governmental / Para-governmental organisation
German Confederation of Skilled Crafts (Zentralverband des Deutschen Handwerks, ZDH) is responsible for the whole of ...
Berlin, Germany
IED Madrid
School
The Madrid campus of the Istituto Europeo di Design was established in 1994. It is part of an international network o...
Madrid, Spain
CEARTE
Governmental / Para-governmental organisation
Established in 1986, the Centro de Formação Profissional para o Artesanato e Património (CEARTE), is a vocational tra...
Coimbra, Portugal
Arts & Crafts Association Bornholm
Association
The Arts & Crafts Association Bornholm (ACAB) was established in 2002 to represent Bornholm’s most skilled profession...
Svaneke, Denmark
Art-i-Zanat
Association
Art-i-Zanat is a non-profit Serbian association. Originally founded as East Koncept in 2012 by Alexandra Lahougue-Gru...
Beograd (Zemun), Serbia
Crafts and Design (Handverk og hönnun)
Governmental / Para-governmental organisation
Crafts and Design (Handverk og hönnun) was established in January 2007. The organisation is run with the support of t...
, Iceland
Handicraft Chamber of Ukraine (HCU)
Association
Handicraft Chamber of Ukraine (HCU) is a non-governmental, non-profit organisation established in 2009 in Kiev. Found...
Kiev, Ukraine
Nów. New Craft Poland
Association
Nów. New Craft Poland is an organization of modern craftspeople, specialised in an array of crafts. The only criteria...
Warsaw, Poland
Georgian Heritage Crafts Association
Association
Georgian Heritage Crafts Association is a membership organisation with the founding aim to both protect Georgian heri...
Tbilisi, Georgia
GRASSI Museum of Applied Arts
Museum
The Grassi Museum of Applied Arts first opened in 1874 and is now one of the most recognised of its type in Europe. I...
Leipzig, Germany
Praga Museum of Warsaw
Museum
The Warsaw Praga Museum - Muzeum Warszawskiej Pragi, a branch of the Warsaw Museum, is an institution that protects a...
Warsaw, Poland
Association Genevoise des Métiers d'Art - Label Genève
Association
LABEL GENÈVE brings together Geneva’s best craftspeople to promote their professions and the excellence of their crea...
Bernex, Switzerland
Design Museum of Barcelona
Museum
Design Museum of Barcelona (Museu del Disseny de Barcelona) is dedicated to the applied arts and design. It was creat...
Barcelona, Spain
mudac
Museum
Established in 2000, the mudac (Museum of Contemporary Design and Applied Arts) organises five to eight thematic exhi...
Lausanne, Switzerland
Design Academy Saalek
Foundation
Design Academy Saaleck (Design Akademie Saaleck, dieDAS) is a foundation dedicated to promoting design and craftsmans...
Naumburg, Germany
Bundesverband Kunsthandwerk (German Arts and Crafts Association)
Association
The German Crafts Association (Bundesverband Kunsthandwerk BK) is the umbrella organization for professional craftspe...
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
The Craft Project
Association
The Craft Project is a French association born out of the podcast which goes by the same name, which has been promoti...
Bourville, France
Artesania Catalunya - CCAM
Organisation
The Consortium of Commerce, Crafts and Fashion of Catalonia (CCAM) works primarily with a view to modernising and ada...
Barcelona, Spain
Craft2eu
Agency
Craft2eu is an agency and online-shop for European arts and crafts, based in Leipzig, Germany. The agency-shop presen...
Leipzig, Germany
INTBAU
Organisation
Founded by HRH The Prince of Wales in 2001, INTBAU is a global network that promotes traditional building, architectu...
London, UK
Contemporanea de Artes y Oficios
Association
Contemporanea de Artes y Oficios (CAO) is an association that promotes both traditional and contemporary Spanish craf...
Madrid, Spain
School of Form
School
School of Form established in 2011 with the aim of training the next generation of designers, is part of the SWPS Uni...
Warsaw, Poland
National Chambers of Crafts Albania
Governmental / Para-governmental organisation
The National Chamber of Crafts (Dhomës Kombëtare të Zejtarisë, DKZ) in Albania promotes, represents and protects the ...
Tirana, Albania
The German Craft Council (Meisterrat)
Association
The German Craft Council (Meisterrat) aims to stimulate debate between design, craftsmanship, industry and the public...
Berlin, Germany
Arts Council Azerbaijan
Organisation
Arts Council Azerbaijan is an independent international art platform established in 2006. The organization promotes ...
Baku, Azerbaijan
LGK Foundation
Foundation
The LGK Foundation was established in 2020 by Chief (Mrs) Edith Olusola Animashawun, in memory of her late husband, C...
Lagos, Nigeria
The Art and Culture Development Foundation
Foundation
The Art and Culture Development Foundation was founded in 2017 to promote the culture of Uzbekistan internationally. ...
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Art & Exception
Organisation
Art & Exception is an independent initiative which seeks to modernise the know-how of master craftspeople to ensure s...
Paris, France
The Norwegian Folk Art and Craft Association
The Norwegian Folk Art and Craft Association is a non-governmental organisation based in Oslo with 19 regional and ov...
Oslo, Norway
Benyamini Contemporary Ceramics Center
Organisation
The Benyamini Contemporary Ceramics Center in Tel Aviv is a not-for-profit cultural institution which fosters profess...
Tel Aviv, Israel
Domaine de Boisbuchet
School
Domaine de Boisbuchet is an international research centre for design and architecture. Founded in 1986 by Alexander v...
Lessac, France
Robert Mazlo Endowment Fund for Art and Contemporary Jewellery
Created in 2018, the Robert Mazlo Endowment Fund for Art and Contemporary Jewellery is a non-profit organisation bas...
Paris, France
National Fund for the Promotion of Crafts (FONART)
FONART is a public trust fund of the Mexican government in charge of providing support to the artisanal sector. The...
Ciudad de México, Mexico
Artesanías de Colombia
Organisation
Since 1964, Artesanías de Colombia has promoted and supported Colombian craftspeople. Their mission is to strengthen ...
Bogotá, Colombia
Closely Crafted
Organisation
Closely Crafted champions the revival and preservation of American craftsmanship in the fashion industry. The non-pr...
New York, United States
Ensamble Artesano
Organisation
Ensamble Artesano (EA) is a non-profit initiative founded in 2020, dedicated to revitalising Mexico's artisan sector....
Ciudad de México, Mexico
Scuola Internazionale di Grafica
School
The Scuola Internazionale di Grafica di Venezia is an international institution located in Venice. Founded in 1969, t...
Venice, Italy
Artesanía Uruguay
Dinapyme - National Directorate of Crafts, Small and Medium Enterprises is a national directory of craftspeople and c...
Montevideo, Uruguay
Craft Contemporary
Organisation
Founded as a museum in 1973, Craft Contemporary seeks to harness the potential of craft to educate, captivate, provok...
Los Angeles, United States
Craft in America
Organisation
Founded in 2004, Craft in America is a Los Angeles-based non-profit arts organisation. Its mission is to promote orig...
Los Angeles, United States
IED Brazil
School
The Istituto Europeo di Design (IED) was founded in 1966 by Francesco Morelli in Italy. A leading global design insti...
São Paulo, Brazil
Fonds Yavarhoussen
Organisation
Established in 2019, the Fonds Yavarhoussen aims to support Madagascar's vibrant contemporary art scene. Since 2021, ...
Antananarivo, Madagascar
The Cyprus Handicraft Service
Governmental / Para-governmental organisation
The Cyprus Handicraft Service (CHS) is the Republic of Cyprus governmental body under the Deputy Ministry of Culture,...
Nicosia, Cyprus
Northwest Designer Craftartists
Organisation
Northwest Designer Craftartists (NWDC) was founded in 1954 to promote design and craftsmanship excellence and to stim...
Langley, United States
The American Museum of Ceramic Art
Museum
Located in Los Angeles, The American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA) champions the art, history, creation, and technolo...
Pomona, United States
Arthena
Association
Arthena is an association dedicated to raising the profile of craftspeople and crafts in French-speaking Switzerland....
Jussy, Switzerland
Malta Crafts Foundation
Governmental / Para-governmental organisation
Established in 2021, the Malta Crafts Foundation is a public organisation dedicated to the preservation of Maltese cr...
Attard, Malta
The Craft Atlas
Association
The Craft Atlas is an open-access database dedicated to textile crafts and the artisans who master them. The online p...
Zurich, Switzerland
Wallonie Design
Organisation
Wallonie Design is a non-profit organisation founded in 2005 with the aim of increasing the use of design in the acti...
Liège, Belgium
Artesol
Governmental / Para-governmental organisation
Artesol is a Brazilian organisation that protects traditional handicrafts by encouraging the socio-cultural and econo...
São Paulo, Brazil
1720
Association
1720 was founded by Kerstin Rice after she discovered that the more than 400-year-old chairmaking tradition of the Or...
Seehausen (Altmark), Germany
Santo Domingo School of Arts and Crafts
School
Founded in 1996, the Santo Domingo School of Arts and Crafts trains artisans in traditional crafts and equips individ...
Bogotá, Colombia
Museum of Craft and Design
Museum
The Museum of Craft and Design (MCD) is the only museum in San Francisco devoted to craft and design. Founded in 2004...
San Francisco, United States
Conseil des métiers d'art du Québec
Organisation
Founded in 1989, the Conseil des Métiers d’Art du Québec (CMAQ) is the province’s authoritative voice for fine craft,...
Montréal, Canada
Canadian Crafts Federation
Organisation
The Canadian Crafts Federation serves as the national voice for professional contemporary craft across Canada, suppor...
Ottawa, Canada
Chamber of Crafts for Munich and Upper Bavaria
Governmental / Para-governmental organisation
The Chamber of Crafts for Munich and Upper Bavaria is a public corporation with over 80,000 members under its auspice...
München, Germany
American Craft Council
Organisation
The American Craft Council (ACC) is a nationwide, membership-based non-profit working to foster livelihoods and ways ...
Minneapolis, United States
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
Organisation
Located in Houston’s Museum District, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft (HCCC) is a non-profit arts centre with a...
Houston, Texas, United States
World Crafts Council - Australia
Association
World Crafts Council - Australia hosts regular events to discuss key issues in the craft field in the region and prov...
, Australia