Exhibitions

Make Your Own Kind of Music

THE ART OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

This exhibition draws the eye to the art of music making, sharing the beautiful form and design details of musical instruments, bells, gongs, rattles, whistles and noisemakers from cultures across the world.

Menagerie

ARTFUL ANIMALS FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION

Animals from the collection of Mingei International Museum drawn from cultures across the globe.

Allied Craftsmen Today

Founded in San Diego in 1947, the Allied Craftsmen have been a significant community of mutual support and inspiration, many of whose earliest members are featured in the Museum’s current exhibition SAN DIEGO’S CRAFT REVOLUTION – From Post War Modern to California Design.

Please Be Seated

From woven mats to high-tech contemporary designs, this exhibition will reveal the never-ending quest to seat people comfortably, appropriately, and fashionably. Drawn from the Museum’s permanent collection and from other institutional and private collections, the exhibition will present wide-ranging examples of seating from many periods and cultures.

Struck By Modernism

C. Carl Jennings, California Artist-Blacksmith

This exhibition will feature large forged works including gates, headboards, chandeliers, and free-standing sculpture of by C. Carl Jennings.

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