▁cre ative ▁evolution ▁of ▁studio ▁craft ▁from ▁the ▁util itar ian ▁objects ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁to ▁the ▁art ▁of ▁today ". ▁ ▁It ▁also ▁encourag es ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁art , ▁spawn s ▁collabor ations ▁and ▁dialog ue , ▁and ▁serves ▁as ▁a ▁forum ▁for ▁artists , ▁craft ▁theory , ▁a est het ics ▁and ▁technology . ▁ ▁The ▁M int ▁Museum ▁of ▁C raft ▁+ ▁Design ▁has ▁been ▁proc laimed ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁for em ost ▁craft ▁museum s ▁in ▁the ▁nation . ▁ ▁It ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁following ▁an ▁$ 8 . 2 ▁million ▁don ation ▁to ▁the ▁M int ▁Museum ▁of ▁Art ▁for ▁purchase ▁of ▁a ▁separate ▁space ▁to ▁house ▁the ▁museum ' s ▁craft ▁and ▁design ▁collection ▁in ▁Charlotte ' s ▁U pt own . ▁ ▁Its ▁permanent ▁collection ▁has ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁" complex ▁and ▁ec lect ic ", ▁featuring ▁" every thing ▁from ▁fine ▁j ew el ry ▁to ▁fi ber ▁arts , ▁from ▁w ack y , ▁sat ir ical , ▁narr ative ▁cer am ic ▁sculpt ure ... to ▁product ▁design ." ▁ ▁The ▁museum ▁closed ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁to ▁begin ▁a ▁move ▁from ▁its ▁building ▁on ▁North ▁Try on ▁Street ▁to ▁its ▁new ▁home ▁in ▁the ▁M int ▁Museum ▁U pt own ▁at ▁Lev ine ▁Center ▁for ▁the ▁Arts . ▁It ▁re open ed ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁M int ▁Museum ▁U pt own ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 0