EXHIBITIONS

Experience Mingei International's changing exhibitions, demonstrating the expression of creative potential in all people through time and by cultures from six continents.

In its 30-year history, Mingei International has presented 140 major exhibitions, ranging from Indonesian textiles to Early American weathervanes. The Museum has shown arts of daily life from countries such as Korea, Ethiopia, Finland, China, Japan, Norway, Russia, Guatemala, Panama, Tibet, Morocco, Mexico, Ecuador, Haiti, Denmark and India as well as Native American, American Southwest and African-American craft and folk art.

Mingei International has also presented the finest contemporary craft and design, featuring works by renowned artists such as Dale Chihuly, Niki de Saint Phalle, Shoji Hamada, Beatrice Wood, Sam Maloof and Eva Zeisel. Works by Chihuly and de Saint Phalle are on permanent display in both Museums. At Balboa Park, view the acclaimed 20th-century dollhouse, A Palace for Wednesday, as well as two English dollhouses from the 18th and 19th centuries.