When the Museum of Craft and Design closed its doors in 2010 in search of a new location, it turned to pop-up exhibitions as a way to stay visible and continue serving the community.  Two and half years and several pop-ups later, the museum once again has a permanent space.  Detailed in this case study  are the two primary challenges that MCD experienced during their pop-up period, and the ways in which the museum plans to address those challenges to produce a more tempered iteration of a pop-up program as it settles into its permanent home.