Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Mingei International Museum
- Abstract:
- Mingei International Museum opened in 1978 as Mingei International Museum of World Folk Art in San Diego, California. The museum is dedicated to furthering the understanding of art of the people (mingei) from all eras and cultures of the world. The museum collects and exhibits folk art, craft and design used in daily life created by known and unknown craftsmen, from traditional cultures of the past and present, and by historical and contemporary designers. The Museum's first location (1978-1996) was a 6,000 square-foot space in University Towne Centre, a shopping mall near La Jolla. In August 1996, the Museum relocated to a 41,000-square-foot facility in historic Balboa Park. In 2003, a second satellite museum opened in Escondido, CA, which was closed in June of 2010. On September 4, 2018, the Balboa Park facility closed for a major transformation, with plans to reopen in 2021.
- Extent:
- 200 Linear Feet
- Language:
- English .
Background
- Scope and content:
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The museum's permanent collection comprises more than 26,000 objects from over 160 countries, dating from ancient times to the present day. The museum's archive consists of papers, publications, photographs, press clippings and media releases, slides, audiotapes, videotapes, films, memorabilia and objects.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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No interpretive restriction is placed on material. Separate permissions are to be obtained for publishing material. Property rights to the physical object belong to Mingei International Museum. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where Mingei International Museum does not hold the copyright. Confidential records related to security or operations and records containing personal information, legal communications or information about donors are permanently closed. Mingei International Museum reserves the right to restrict access to any records held by the Institutional Archives.
- Location of this collection:
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Balboa Park, Plaza de Panama1439 El PradoSan Diego, CA 92101, US
- Contact:
- (619)-239-0003