Fuller Craft is one of the most dramatic museum stories in philanthropy today. Founded in 1969 as a conventional art museum and cultural center by Myron Fuller, a Brockton engineer, it proceeded apace until the ’80s, when it began a metamorphosis, collecting craft objects — one-of-a-kind, handmade works in glass, metal, wood, fiber and clay. The crafts collections attracted larger attendance than the paintings, so the focus gradually shifted. In 2004 the board voted to redefine the Fuller as New England’s only museum focused exclusively on crafts — one of only eight in the country. Its ambition is to become a premiere destination museum, a regional institution with national presence and a world-class leading collector, exhibitor and educator in the field of contemporary crafts. The boldness of the transition has been rewarded. Membership is up 40%, visitation by 20%, media coverage by 300% (in April 2005, Fuller Craft made the cover of American Craft Magazine, and Craft Report has named its director, Gretchen Keyworth, as “one of 10 people to watch” in the world of crafts). Nationally acclaimed artisans have presented master classes in the Museum School. Now it is exploring the tactile dimensions of crafts with its invitation, “Let the art touch you.” This is your invitation to touch back.