 PAST EXHIBITIONSIn its 30-year history, Mingei International Museum has presented over 140 major exhibitions. Following is a complete list of the Museum's past exhibitions. Purchase Museum exhibition publications as well as DVDs through The Collectors' Gallery. ARTFUL ARMADILLOS Apr 05, 2008 - Aug 03, 2008 AMERICAN VIEWING STONES — Natural Art in an Asian Tradition with CHINESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS — In The Style of The Ten Bamboo Studio Sep 16, 2007 - Jun 15, 2008 THE BEAUTY OF USE — Mingei International Museum at 30 Jun 24, 2007 - Apr 30, 2008 PAPER TRANSFORMED: ORIGAMI — The Art of Paper Folding Feb 20, 2007 - Mar 02, 2008 CRAFT IN AMERICA — Expanding Traditions Oct 20, 2007 - Jan 27, 2008 PAPER TRANSFORMED: CROWNING GLORY — Paper Bag Hats by Moses Feb 20, 2007 - Nov 24, 2007 SILVER AND SILK — Textiles and Jewelry from Guizhou, China Apr 04, 2007 - Oct 01, 2007 SYMBOLS OF IDENTITY — Jewelry of Five Continents Apr 26, 2006 - Sep 17, 2007 EVA ZEISEL — Extraordinary Designer Craftsman at 100 Dec 10, 2006 - Aug 12, 2007 OF GOLD AND GRASS — Nomads of Kazakhstan Oct 21, 2006 - Apr 22, 2007 JOHN DIRKS SCULPTOR — A Retrospective Nov 11, 2006 - Apr 22, 2007 ARTES DE MEXICO — Folk Art of Mexico Aug 01, 2006 - Jan 15, 2007 PRE-COLUMBIAN ART OF MEXICO — Selections from the Collection of Mingei International Aug 29, 2006 - Jan 15, 2007 MARTHA LONGENECKER - DESIGNER CRAFTSMAN — A Retrospective Exhibition of Her Pottery Apr 23, 2006 - Oct 29, 2006 ANTIQUE TOY BANKS — The Whimsical Art of Saving Apr 22, 2006 - Oct 01, 2006 ¡CARNAVAL! Jun 21, 2006 - Sep 17, 2006 TIMELESS GLASS — from Byzantine to Dale Chihuly Sep 20, 2005 - Jul 02, 2006 HORSES — Circling the World Jan 14, 2004 - Jun 11, 2006 ELEMENTAL ART OF THE INDONESIAN ARCHIPELAGO May 29, 2004 - Apr 30, 2006 NORWAY — Art of the Land and the People Oct 23, 2005 - Apr 04, 2006 THE ART OF VIVIKA AND OTTO HEINO Nov 20, 2005 - Feb 19, 2006 NINGYO — The Art of the Japanese Doll Jun 15, 2005 - Jan 08, 2006 CERAMICS BY TATSUZO SHIMAOKA — A Living National Treasure of Japan -- Selections from the Collection of Mingei International Museum Oct 25, 2004 - Oct 31, 2005 ARCTIC TRANSFORMATIONS — The Jewelry of Denise and Samuel Wallace Jul 31, 2005 - Oct 16, 2005 KAZUO KADONAGA — Elemental Materials in Contemporary Art May 21, 2005 - Oct 02, 2005 JOANN TANZER — Architectural Enamels Aug 24, 2004 - Sep 01, 2005 THE BEADED UNIVERSE — Strands of Culture Aug 24, 2004 - Aug 20, 2005 IN THE GRAIN — The Art of Woodworking May 21, 2005 - Jul 10, 2005 FIRST COLLECTIONS — Dolls and Toys of the World Nov 20, 2004 - Jun 15, 2005 NAVAJO WEAVES — The Collection of Mingei International Jun 12, 2004 - Apr 29, 2005 ORIGAMI MASTERWORKS — Innovative Forms in the Art of Paperfolding Sep 05, 2003 - Apr 24, 2005 HEIRLOOMS OF THE FUTURE — Art of Contemporary American Designer Craftsmen Jun 07, 2003 - Nov 07, 2004 AMERICAN INDIAN ART — Selections from the Collection of Mingei International Museum Jun 08, 2004 - Oct 25, 2004 NATURE, FORM AND SPIRIT — The Life and Legacy of George Nakashima Nov 23, 2003 - Jun 30, 2004 NIKI DE SAINT PHALLE REMEMBERED Dec 05, 2003 - Jun 01, 2004 MINGEI OF JAPAN — The Legacy of Its Founders: Sôetsu Yanagi, Shôji Hamada and Kanjiro Kawai Jun 26, 2003 - Apr 18, 2004 PRE-COLUMBIAN ART — Marine Animal Forms Dec 11, 2001 - Oct 28, 2003 FROM THE KILNS OF DENMARK — Contemporary Danish Pottery Apr 26, 2003 - Aug 03, 2003 SILVER AND SILK — Textiles and Jewelry of Guizhou Oct 20, 2002 - Jun 11, 2003 MAESTROS DE PLATA — William Spratling and the Mexican Silver Renaissance Feb 16, 2003 - May 11, 2003 MINGEI LEGACY — Pottery by Shoji Hamada, Kanjiro Kawai, Bernard Leach and Their Successors Feb 02, 2003 - Apr 19, 2003 FANTASY & PLAY — Dentzel Carousel Animals and Dolls and Toys from the Permanent Collection Jun 28, 2002 - Feb 19, 2003 ARTES DE MEXICO Sep 26, 2002 - Jan 31, 2003 JACK LENOR LARSEN — The Company and the Cloth Aug 28, 2002 - Jan 12, 2003 AFRICAN ART — The Pulse of a Continent Feb 10, 2002 - Sep 15, 2002 ARTES DE MEXICO — Featuring Mingei International’s Permanent Collection Jun 06, 1999 - Jun 23, 2002 THE BEADED UNIVERSE — Strands of Culture Oct 05, 2001 - Jan 30, 2002 VENINI – GLASS & DESIGN — in a World Perspective Aug 29, 2001 - Jan 09, 2002 KAY SEKIMACHI – AN INTIMATE EYE — Woven and Paper Objects Aug 29, 2001 - Jan 06, 2002 SELECTED GIFTS FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION Jun 09, 2001 - Dec 01, 2001 88 TURNINGS — A Retrospective Exhibition of Bob Stocksdale Jun 17, 2001 - Nov 25, 2001 SELECTIONS FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION Feb 27, 2001 - Sep 08, 2001 CROWNING GLORY — Contemporary Paper Bag Hats by Moses of Hawaii Mar 09, 2001 - Jun 27, 2001 VILLAGE INDIA — Art of Compassion and Devotion – Selections from Mingei International’s Permanent Collection Jan 06, 2001 - Jun 17, 2001 CERAMICS OF TATSUZO SHIMAOKA — A Retrospective of a Living National Treasure of Japan Sep 02, 2000 - Jun 03, 2001 GIFTS 2000 — Additions to Mingei International’s Permanent Collection Oct 06, 2000 - Feb 25, 2001 ART THAT SOARS — Kites and Tails by Jackie Matisse Apr 25, 2000 - Nov 26, 2000 CARVED PAPER — The Art of the Japanese Stencil Jun 10, 2000 - Oct 01, 2000 SELECTIONS FROM MINGEI INTERNATIONAL’S PERMANENT COLLECTION Sep 02, 2000 - Oct 01, 2000 CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN ART — Mingei International’s Permanent Collection Jan 11, 2000 - Aug 20, 2000 MINGEI OF JAPAN — Mingei International’s Permanent Collection Mar 04, 2000 - Aug 13, 2000 ARROWS OF THE SPIRIT — North American Indian Adornment from Prehistory to the Present Aug 29, 1999 - Apr 02, 2000 PAPER + FINLAND = ART Jul 11, 1999 - Feb 13, 2000 URUSHI / LACQUER — The Living Art of Nagatoshi Onishi Sep 18, 1999 - Jan 09, 2000 SEASONAL SELECTIONS — Mingei International’s Permanent Collection Nov 27, 1999 - Jan 09, 2000 DOWRY — Eastern European Painted Furniture, Textiles and Related Folk Art Nov 20, 1998 - Nov 21, 1999 MINGEI OF JAPAN — Selections from Mingei International’s Permanent Collection Aug 01, 1996 - Sep 14, 1999 MINGEI OF JAPAN — Selections by Sôetsu Yanagi, The Nippon Mingeikan Collection Feb 28, 1999 - Aug 01, 1999 ART THAT HEALS — The Image as Medicine in Ethiopia Apr 23, 1999 - Jun 06, 1999 SHAMANS, GODS AND MYTHIC BEASTS — Colombian Gold and Ceramics in Antiquity Jan 31, 1999 - Apr 11, 1999 NIKI DE SAINT PHALLE — Insider / Outsider World Inspired Art May 24, 1998 - Jan 31, 1999 DOLLS — Mirrors of Humanity Aug 08, 1997 - Jan 03, 1999 CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN CRAFT — Selections from Mingei International’s Permanent Collection Aug 08, 1996 - Oct 25, 1998 CONTEMPORARY JEWELRY BY ALEX DE BAKCSY Aug 26, 1998 - Oct 25, 1998 THE ART OF KEISUKE SERIZAWA — A National Treasure of Japan Jan 01, 1998 - Jul 22, 1998 ARTS OF THE AMAZON Nov 23, 1997 - Apr 23, 1998 STONES FROM HEAVEN — Ancient Chinese Jade Jun 08, 1997 - Feb 01, 1998 A TRANSCULTURAL MOSAIC — Selections from Mingei International’s Permanent Collection Featuring the Indonesian Archipelago Jan 01, 1997 - Jan 01, 1998 HAITI — Caribbean Spirit in Images of Brush and Chisel May 17, 1997 - Nov 23, 1997 THE BEADED UNIVERSE — Cultural Strands of the Smallest Portable Art Feb 01, 1997 - Nov 02, 1997 YURTA — A Central Asian Nomad’s Hearth and Home Feb 01, 1997 - Jul 06, 1997 THE EYE AND THE HAND — Traditional Crafts of Morocco Dec 24, 1996 - May 18, 1997 COLORS OF THE RAINBOW SERPENT — Arts of Panama from the Kelton Foundation and Selected Collections Aug 28, 1996 - Apr 27, 1997 AMERICAN EXPRESSIONS OF LIBERTY — Art of the People, by the People, for the People Aug 08, 1996 - Dec 29, 1996 A TRANSCULTURAL MOSAIC — Selections from Mingei International’s Permanent Collection Sep 01, 1996 - Nov 01, 1996 BEATRICE WOOD CERAMICS — Reasonable and Unreasonable Feb 22, 1996 - Aug 18, 1996 LOOMINATIONS — A Half Century of Weaving Jan 19, 1996 - Mar 03, 1996 MASKS OF THE WORLD — Our Other Faces Nov 03, 1995 - Dec 31, 1995 KINDRED SPIRITS — The Eloquence of Function in American Shaker and Japanese Arts of Daily Life Apr 21, 1995 - Oct 08, 1995 UNCOMMON BEAUTY IN COMMON OBJECTS — The Legacy of African American Craft Art Jan 20, 1995 - Feb 12, 1995 CALLING ALL ANGELS Dec 18, 1994 - Jan 08, 1995 FIRST COLLECTIONS — Dolls and Folk Toys of the World Oct 08, 1994 - Dec 31, 1994 IMAGES OF INDIA — Temple Cloths, Terra Cottas and Ornamental Arts Feb 12, 1994 - Sep 04, 1994 HEIRLOOMS OF THE FUTURE — Masterworks of West Coast American designer/Craftsmen Aug 22, 1993 - Jan 15, 1994 CALLING ALL ANGELS Jan 18, 1993 - Jan 15, 1994 MINGEI OF JAPAN — The Enduring Arts of the Land and the People Feb 05, 1993 - Aug 25, 1993 FROM THE LAND OF THE SILK DRAGON — Little Known Textiles and Silver Adornments of Guizhou Province, People's Republic of China Sep 12, 1992 - Jan 10, 1993 CALLING ALL ANGELS Dec 18, 1992 - Jan 10, 1993 ARROWS OF THE SPIRIT — Treasures of American Indian Art Heritage Jan 01, 1992 - Aug 01, 1992 OUT OF THE EAST — Palestinian Embroideries and Jewelry Reflecting Moslem, Christian and Jewish Traditions Nov 02, 1991 - Feb 04, 1992 THE OTHER FACE — Balinese Dance Masks and Related Arts of Indonesia May 02, 1991 - Sep 29, 1991 TIBET — Art of the People from the Rooftop of the World Mar 03, 1991 - Jun 02, 1991 PRECOLUMBIAN FLORA AND FAUNA — Continuity of Plant and Animal Themes in Mesoamerican Art Sep 16, 1990 - Feb 17, 1991 MAYAN THREADS — Textile Art Treasures of the Ixchel Museum, Guatemala Jan 09, 1990 - Jul 29, 1990 SPIRIT OF AMERICA — Early American and Contemporary Art of the People, by the People, and for the People Oct 01, 1989 - Feb 01, 1990 FOLK ART OF THE SOVIET UNION — Reflections of a Rich Cultural Diversity of the Fifteen Republics Oct 22, 1989 - Jan 06, 1990 EARL CUNNINGHAM — His Carefree American World Aug 05, 1989 - Sep 10, 1989 LURES OF THE ICE — Fish Decoys from the Collection of William Bender Aug 05, 1989 - Sep 10, 1989 A TRANSCULTURAL MOSAIC — Selections from the Permanent Collection of Mingei International Feb 18, 1989 - Jul 30, 1989 INTERLACING — The Elemental Fabric Nov 12, 1988 - Feb 26, 1989 MITHILA – IMAGES OF LIFE — Contemporary Ritual Paintings and Sculpture of Northern Bihar, India Aug 05, 1988 - Oct 23, 1988 ALL FLAGS FLYING — American Patriotic Quilts as Expressions of Liberty May 07, 1988 - Jul 15, 1988 FIRST COLLECTIONS — Dolls and Folk Toys of the World Nov 21, 1987 - Apr 01, 1988 MILLARD SHEETS' PAINTINGS — And Related Selections from His International Art Collection Jul 21, 1987 - Oct 16, 1987 THE BIRTH SYMBOL IN TRADITIONAL WOMEN'S ART — From Eurasia and the Central Pacific Apr 11, 1987 - Jul 05, 1987 DESIGNS FOR THE BODY — New Norwegian Jewelry Feb 27, 1987 - Apr 09, 1987 PUPPETRY OF CHINA Dec 14, 1986 - Feb 15, 1987 TWO HUNDRED AND TEN YEARS WITHOUT END — Traditional and Contemporary Arts of the People Jul 03, 1986 - Nov 15, 1986 FORMS OF MOTHER EARTH — Contemporary Terracottas of India Feb 15, 1986 - Jun 15, 1986 PAPER INNOVATIONS — Handmade Paper and Handmade Objects of Cut, Folded or Molded Paper Oct 18, 1986 - Jan 22, 1986 MINGEI OF JAPAN Jan 31, 1985 - Sep 02, 1985 COUSINS AROUND THE WORLD — Photography of Norman Cousins Jan 21, 1985 - Mar 09, 1985 THE HORSE SHOW Jul 28, 1985 - Jan 05, 1985 SAMI DAIDDA — Art of Lapland Apr 14, 1984 - Jul 02, 1984 TODOS SANTOS — Colonial Woodcarvings of the American Southwest Jan 31, 1984 - Apr 15, 1984 THE ART OF TANTRA — A Cosmic Sign Language Oct 22, 1983 - Mar 25, 1984 ETHIOPIA — Folk Art of a Hidden Empire Jul 16, 1983 - Nov 25, 1983 PATTERNS OF PARADISE — The Styles and Significance of Bark Cloth Around the World Mar 29, 1983 - Jun 26, 1983 IKAT WEAVES, BASTAR TRIBAL BRONZES AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS OF INDIA Jan 20, 1983 - Feb 05, 1983 A FEAST OF COLOR — Dance Costumes of Corpus Christi Festival of Ecuador Nov 19, 1982 - Jan 16, 1983 MINGEI OF JAPAN — New Perspectives on Old Traditions Jul 10, 1982 - Oct 10, 1982 LAURA ANDRESON — A Fifty-Year in Clay Apr 17, 1982 - Jun 27, 1982 EVE GULICK — Three Decades of Weaves and Innovations Apr 17, 1982 - May 27, 1982 TRAINS, DOLLS AND INTERNATIONAL FOLK TOYS Dec 12, 1981 - Feb 28, 1982 IKAT OF INDIA — Contemporary Weaves of Orissa and Andhra Pradesh Oct 30, 1981 - Nov 22, 1981 ROMANIAN FOLK ARTS — A Centennial Traveling Exhibition from the Bucharest Village Museum Jul 25, 1981 - Oct 11, 1981 VIVAN LOS ARTESANOS! — Mexican Folk Art from the Collection of Fred and Barbara Meiers Nov 02, 1981 - Jul 08, 1981 INDIA — Village Tribal, Ritual arts Feb 14, 1981 - Jun 14, 1981 THE EYE OF THE TIGER — Folk Arts of Korea Jun 28, 1980 - Oct 05, 1980 EARLY AMERICAN QUILTS AND WEATHERVANES — The Collection of Bill Pearson Jan 01, 1980 - Jun 01, 1980 THE DENTZEL CAROUSEL TRADITION — Five Generations of an American Folk Art Oct 27, 1979 - Feb 10, 1980 KEISUKE SERIZAWA — A Living Treasure of Japan Jun 23, 1979 - Oct 14, 1979 MINGEI OF JAPAN — Known and Unknown May 01, 1979 - Jun 01, 1979 RITES OF PASSAGE — Textiles of the Indonesian Archipelago from the Collection of Mary Hunt Kahlenberg Feb 02, 1979 - Apr 14, 1979 A CULTURAL MOSAIC — The Folk Arts of Brazil Aug 25, 1978 - Oct 29, 1978 FOLK TOYS OF THE WORLD — The Premiere Exhibition May 05, 1978 - Aug 05, 1978 WEARABLE FOLK ART — Adaptations of Traditional Ethnic Garments Nov 19, 1978 - Jan 14, 1978 |
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