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At Mingei International Museum

Banker's Hill, San Diego

🧶"the art of the people" is what mingei means
😄"easy for an ignoramus like me to appreciate"
✨Look up: Chihuly chandelier in the pavilion

Meet "the art of the people" on a one-hour docent-led spin through Mingei's treasures: Japanese pottery, intricate textiles, and 30,000 everyday objects made extraordinary, with the stories behind them.

Docent-led tour
Folk art focus
Global craft objects
Beginner-friendly

Friday, October 30, 1:00 PM

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  • Docent-led tour
  • Folk art focus
  • Global craft objects
  • Beginner-friendly
  • Mingei International Museum
  • Banker's Hill
  • San Diego

Coming up at Mingei International Museum

  • Farm to Craft

    Farm to Craft

    Wed Oct 28

    Everyday materials, elevated

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    To Catch a Fish

    Thu Oct 29, 10am

    Marine craft and symbolism

  • Día de los Muertos Ofrenda: Honoring Athletes

    Día de los Muertos Ofrenda: Honoring Athletes

    Thu Oct 29, 10am

    Community altar honoring athletes

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    Painted Prayers: The Japanese Folk Art Tradition of Ema

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    To Catch a Fish

    Wed, Oct 28 · 10:00 AM

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    Marine craft and symbolism

  • India Thompson: Looks Like Home

    India Thompson: Looks Like Home

    Wed, Oct 28 · 10:00 AM

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    Woven domestic daydreams

  • Día de los Muertos Ofrenda: Honoring Athletes

    Día de los Muertos Ofrenda: Honoring Athletes

    Wed, Oct 28 · 10:00 AM

    Banker's Hill

    Community altar honoring athletes

  • Will You Stay Here for a Moment? by Denja Harris

    Will You Stay Here for a Moment? by Denja Harris

    Wed, Oct 28 · 10:00 AM

    Point Loma

    Textile art exhibition

  • Quilt Visions 2026 Biennial

    Quilt Visions 2026 Biennial

    Wed, Oct 28 · 10:00 AM

    Point Loma

    International quilt art exhibition

  • Five After Five

    Five After Five

    Fri, Oct 30 · 5:00 PM

    Banker's Hill

    Friday night folk art

  • Día de los Muertos at SDMA

    Día de los Muertos at SDMA

    Sun, Nov 1 · 11:00 AM

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    Community ofrenda & celebration

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    Artifact at Night

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    Banker's Hill

    Multi-course museum dinner

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    Cow by Bear

    1.8 km away

    Little Italy

    Chef-driven raw beef

  • Witches of the Westgate Tea

    Witches of the Westgate Tea

    2 km away

    Gaslamp Quarter

    Witchy afternoon tea