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Mingei International Museum
1439 El Prado, San Diego, CA, United States
This exhibition features highlights from Mingei’s bead collection and explores the materials from which beads are made. Ranging from plant and animal materials to fabricated metal and glass, these single beads and beaded objects were made by different cultures from around the world and were largely acquired by Mingei International Museum from The Bead Museum ...
Mingei International Museum
1439 El Prado, San Diego, CA, United States
These vibrant and intricately decorated objects are pysanky – a timeless art form of highly decorative eggs deeply rooted in Ukrainian heritage. Pysanky comes from the Ukrainian word pysaty, meaning “to write.” The eggs, which contain designs embedded with deep cultural significance, are often gifted as wishes for good fortune and protection. They also serve as a symbol of the Ukrainian ...
Mingei International Museum
1439 El Prado, San Diego, CA, United States
Interdisciplinary artist Shirin Towfiq explores the stories and memories shared by her family while navigating the in-betweenness and uncertainty she feels as a second-generation Iranian refugee. Her work is inspired by Persian folk art, lore, and traditions which she reimagines through embroidery, patchwork, and digital prints on gauze. Folk art and craft are deeply rooted ...
Mingei International Museum
1439 El Prado, San Diego, CA, United States
Cups to Connections: Global Gestures of Hospitality embraces the art of hospitality and how the act of sharing a drink has the extraordinary power to bring people together, fostering a deep sense of community and belonging. Highlighting a wide range of global traditions, the objects in Cups to Connections tell the stories of heritage and craft from across ...
Mingei International Museum
1439 El Prado, San Diego, CA, United States
Blue Gold highlights the roles of botany, chemistry, medicine, ecology, and economics in indigo cultivation. Part of the Getty’s 2024 Pacific Standard Time initiative, Blue Gold is focused on the intertwined histories of art and science, past and present, addressing some of the most complex challenges of our century. Featuring stunning objects of creative expression, coupled with ...