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Highlights Tour

At Mingei International Museum

Banker's Hill, San Diego

🎣Ask about the halibut hook installation
🧺Don't miss the India Thompson basketry
🏛️Check out the upstairs library for art research

Spend an hour with a docent discovering the soul in everyday objects, from Japanese pottery to halibut hooks suspended like ocean dreams. The stories behind these 30,000 global treasures prove functional things can be breathtaking.

Docent-led exploration
Global craft collection
Interactive storytelling
Art of everyday life

Friday, November 6, 1:00 PM

What are you into?

  • Docent-led exploration
  • Global craft collection
  • Interactive storytelling
  • Art of everyday life
  • Mingei International Museum
  • Banker's Hill
  • San Diego

Coming up at Mingei International Museum

  • Farm to Craft

    Farm to Craft

    Tue Nov 3

    Everyday materials, elevated

  • My Bed

    My Bed

    Tue Nov 3

    Stitched storybook dreamscapes

  • Día de los Muertos Ofrenda: Honoring Athletes

    Día de los Muertos Ofrenda: Honoring Athletes

    Tue Nov 3, 10am

    Community altar honoring athletes

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Upcoming nearby

  • Fiesta de Reyes' Dia de Los Muertos - La Experiencia

    Fiesta de Reyes' Dia de Los Muertos - La Experiencia

    Tue, Nov 3 · 10:00 AM

    Old Town

    Day of the Dead plaza

  • Painted Prayers: The Japanese Folk Art Tradition of Ema

    Painted Prayers: The Japanese Folk Art Tradition of Ema

    Tue, Nov 3 · 10:00 AM

    Banker's Hill

    Japanese votive plaque exhibition

  • India Thompson: Looks Like Home

    India Thompson: Looks Like Home

    Tue, Nov 3 · 10:00 AM

    Banker's Hill

    Woven domestic daydreams

  • Día de los Muertos Ofrenda: Honoring Athletes

    Día de los Muertos Ofrenda: Honoring Athletes

    Tue, Nov 3 · 10:00 AM

    Banker's Hill

    Community altar honoring athletes

  • 'Let's Feast!'

    'Let's Feast!'

    Tue, Nov 3 · 11:00 AM

    Banker's Hill

    Ceramic holiday exhibition

  • Exhibition: HOPE, A visual arts exhibition

    Exhibition: HOPE, A visual arts exhibition

    Tue, Nov 3 · 11:00 AM

    Hillcrest

    Visual arts exhibition

  • Origins

    Origins

    Wed, Nov 4 · 10:00 AM

    Point Loma

    Textile art exhibit

  • Wild Wonders, an Art Exhibitoin

    Wild Wonders, an Art Exhibitoin

    Wed, Nov 4 · 11:00 AM

    Point Loma

    Juried watercolor showcase

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Eat & drink nearby

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  • Artifact at Night

    Artifact at Night

    0 m away

    Banker's Hill

    Multi-course museum dinner

  • Sear and Stem Kitchen and Bar

    Sear and Stem Kitchen and Bar

    1.7 km away

    Cortez Hill

    Fresh bowls & juices

  • Cow by Bear

    Cow by Bear

    1.8 km away

    Little Italy

    Chef-driven raw beef