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Jan. 29, 2010
Entertainment & Arts
On public display for the first time, “Black Dolls” is a snapshot of African American life from an era past.
Feb. 7, 2015
Travel & Experiences
If you haven’t seen “Surf Craft” at the Mingei International Museum in San Diego, go now.
Jan. 7, 2015
Obituaries
Martha Longenecker gave up painting after becoming enthralled with mingei folk art. The Mingei International Museum in San Diego she founded has more than 17,000 objects.
Nov. 7, 2013
“Black Dolls,” a new exhibition at the Mingei International Museum, presents 125 handmade African American dolls made between 1850 and 1940, on view publicly for the first time.
Feb. 5, 2015
Enter the world of Martha Longenecker and discover the simple beauty of handmade objects: a richly burnished early American wooden platter (circa 1700), the functional craftsmanship of Lapland sleds, a darkly lacquered Korean chest built of paper, or a modern quilt made from color Xerox images on cloth.
Aug. 29, 1986
If ever the Mingei International Museum of World Folk Art seemed cannily--and not just conveniently--located in a shopping center, it does now.
Nov. 11, 1992
California
Officials at the Mingei International Museum of World Folk Art were tight-lipped Friday about the theft of three pre-Columbian objects from the museum’s current show of mesoamerican art.
Oct. 27, 1990
An exhibition at the Mingei International Museum in San Diego focuses on fragile art works that have endured throughout history.
Sept. 20, 2001
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Mingei International Museum of World Folk Art, situated in the unlikely setting of the University Towne Center mall.
May 6, 1988