Educator Resources

Mingei International Museum offers students and teachers the rare opportunity to interact with the folk art, craft and design from all eras and cultures of the world. The Museum's diverse collections include more than 19,600 objects from 141 countries spanning 23 centuries. Stunning exhibitions enlighten students about the joy in making, by hand, useful objects of timeless beauty, and they provide lessons in topics as wide ranging as language arts, geography, mathematics, history, science and anthropology. Museum visits frequently inspire student projects such as pottery, basketry, wood carving, mask-making and paper-folding.

Are you an educator, student or simply want to know more? Download a Museum Curriculum Guide before or after your visit. These comprehensive guides include detailed exhibition information, key vocabulary, timelines, classroom projects, extension ideas, web resources and connections to the California Content Standards.