Craftsmanship Museum

Coordinates: 33°07′57″N 117°14′18″W / 33.1326°N 117.2382°W / 33.1326; -117.2382

Craftsmanship Museum
Established 2006 (2006)
Location 3190 Lionshead Avenue
Carlsbad, California
Type Technology museum
Collections Hand crafted models and machines
Owner Joe Martin Foundation for Exceptional Craftsmanship
Website craftsmanshipmuseum.com

The Joe Martin Foundation Craftsmanship Museum also known as the Craftmanship Museum and Miniature Engineering Museum is an American museum located in Carlsbad, California that collects and displays unique carefully crafted objects of metal and wood.

Collection

The collection includes approximately 500 working miniature engines as well as models of aircraft, automobiles, and other objects. Especially notable are a 1/6 scale model of a 1932 Duesenberg and several aluminum cutaway World War II fighter models. A Norden bombsight is displayed in the museum's collection.[1]

Machine shop

The museum houses a precision machine shop staffed by volunteer master toolmakers. The museum's toolmakers work collaboratively with craftsmen throughout the world building miniature projects. They clean, restore, repair and maintain the objects donated or loaned to the museum.

References

  1. Strouse, Amanda (28 August 2011). "Check It Out: The Joe Martin Foundation Craftsmanship Museum". UT San Diego. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
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