PAST EXHIBITIONS

In its 30-year history, Mingei International Museum has presented over 140 major exhibitions. Following is a complete list of the Museum's past exhibitions.

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AMERICAN VIEWING STONES — Natural Art in an Asian Tradition with CHINESE WOODBLOCK PRINTS — In The Style of The Ten Bamboo Studio
Sep 16, 2007 - Jun 15, 2008
THE BEAUTY OF USE — Mingei International Museum at 30
Jun 24, 2007 - Apr 30, 2008
PAPER TRANSFORMED: ORIGAMI — The Art of Paper Folding
Feb 20, 2007 - Mar 02, 2008
CRAFT IN AMERICA — Expanding Traditions
Oct 20, 2007 - Jan 27, 2008
PAPER TRANSFORMED: CROWNING GLORY — Paper Bag Hats by Moses
Feb 20, 2007 - Nov 24, 2007
SILVER AND SILK — Textiles and Jewelry from Guizhou, China
Apr 04, 2007 - Oct 01, 2007
SYMBOLS OF IDENTITY — Jewelry of Five Continents
Apr 26, 2006 - Sep 17, 2007
EVA ZEISEL — Extraordinary Designer Craftsman at 100
Dec 10, 2006 - Aug 12, 2007
OF GOLD AND GRASS — Nomads of Kazakhstan
Oct 21, 2006 - Apr 22, 2007
JOHN DIRKS SCULPTOR — A Retrospective
Nov 11, 2006 - Apr 22, 2007
ARTES DE MEXICO — Folk Art of Mexico
Aug 01, 2006 - Jan 15, 2007
PRE-COLUMBIAN ART OF MEXICO — Selections from the Collection of Mingei International
Aug 29, 2006 - Jan 15, 2007
MARTHA LONGENECKER - DESIGNER CRAFTSMAN — A Retrospective Exhibition of Her Pottery
Apr 23, 2006 - Oct 29, 2006
ANTIQUE TOY BANKS — The Whimsical Art of Saving
Apr 22, 2006 - Oct 01, 2006
¡CARNAVAL!
Jun 21, 2006 - Sep 17, 2006
TIMELESS GLASS — from Byzantine to Dale Chihuly
Sep 20, 2005 - Jul 02, 2006
HORSES — Circling the World
Jan 14, 2004 - Jun 11, 2006
ELEMENTAL ART OF THE INDONESIAN ARCHIPELAGO
May 29, 2004 - Apr 30, 2006
NORWAY — Art of the Land and the People
Oct 23, 2005 - Apr 04, 2006
THE ART OF VIVIKA AND OTTO HEINO
Nov 20, 2005 - Feb 19, 2006
NINGYO — The Art of the Japanese Doll
Jun 15, 2005 - Jan 08, 2006
CERAMICS BY TATSUZO SHIMAOKA — A Living National Treasure of Japan -- Selections from the Collection of Mingei International Museum
Oct 25, 2004 - Oct 31, 2005
ARCTIC TRANSFORMATIONS — The Jewelry of Denise and Samuel Wallace
Jul 31, 2005 - Oct 16, 2005
KAZUO KADONAGA — Elemental Materials in Contemporary Art
May 21, 2005 - Oct 02, 2005
JOANN TANZER — ARCHITECTURAL ENAMELS
Aug 24, 2004 - Sep 01, 2005
THE BEADED UNIVERSE — Strands of Culture
Aug 24, 2004 - Aug 20, 2005
IN THE GRAIN — The Art of Woodworking
May 21, 2005 - Jul 10, 2005
FIRST COLLECTIONS — Dolls and Toys of the World
Nov 20, 2004 - Jun 15, 2005
NAVAJO WEAVES — The Collection of Mingei International
Jun 12, 2004 - Apr 29, 2005
ORIGAMI MASTERWORKS — Innovative Forms in the Art of Paperfolding
Sep 05, 2003 - Apr 24, 2005
HEIRLOOMS OF THE FUTURE — Art of Contemporary American Designer Craftsmen
Jun 07, 2003 - Nov 07, 2004
AMERICAN INDIAN ART — Selections from the Collection of Mingei International Museum
Jun 08, 2004 - Oct 25, 2004
NATURE, FORM AND SPIRIT — The Life and Legacy of George Nakashima
Nov 23, 2003 - Jun 30, 2004
NIKI DE SAINT PHALLE REMEMBERED
Dec 05, 2003 - Jun 01, 2004
MINGEI OF JAPAN — The Legacy of Its Founders: Sôetsu Yanagi, Shôji Hamada and Kanjiro Kawai
Jun 26, 2003 - Apr 18, 2004
PRE-COLUMBIAN ART — Marine Animal Forms
Dec 11, 2001 - Oct 28, 2003
FROM THE KILNS OF DENMARK — Contemporary Danish Pottery
Apr 26, 2003 - Aug 03, 2003
SILVER AND SILK — Textiles and Jewelry of Guizhou
Oct 20, 2002 - Jun 11, 2003
MAESTROS DE PLATA — William Spratling and the Mexican Silver Renaissance
Feb 16, 2003 - May 11, 2003
MINGEI LEGACY — Pottery by Shoji Hamada, Kanjiro Kawai, Bernard Leach and Their Successors
Feb 02, 2003 - Apr 19, 2003
FANTASY & PLAY — DENTZEL CAROUSEL ANIMALS and Dolls and Toys from the Permanent Collection
Jun 28, 2002 - Feb 19, 2003
ARTES DE MEXICO
Sep 26, 2002 - Jan 31, 2003
JACK LENOR LARSEN — The Company and the Cloth
Aug 28, 2002 - Jan 12, 2003
AFRICAN ART — The Pulse of a Continent
Feb 10, 2002 - Sep 15, 2002
ARTES DE MEXICO — Featuring Mingei International’s Permanent Collection
Jun 06, 1999 - Jun 23, 2002
THE BEADED UNIVERSE — Strands of Culture
Oct 05, 2001 - Jan 30, 2002
VENINI – GLASS & DESIGN — in a World Perspective
Aug 29, 2001 - Jan 09, 2002
KAY SEKIMACHI – AN INTIMATE EYE — Woven and Paper Objects
Aug 29, 2001 - Jan 06, 2002
SELECTED GIFTS FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION
Jun 09, 2001 - Dec 01, 2001
88 TURNINGS — A RETROSPECTIVE EXHIBITION OF BOB STOCKSDALE
Jun 17, 2001 - Nov 25, 2001
SELECTIONS FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION
Feb 27, 2001 - Sep 08, 2001
CROWNING GLORY — Contemporary Paper Bag Hats by Moses of Hawaii
Mar 09, 2001 - Jun 27, 2001
VILLAGE INDIA — Art of Compassion and Devotion – Selections from Mingei International’s Permanent Collection
Jan 06, 2001 - Jun 17, 2001
CERAMICS OF TATSUZO SHIMAOKA — A Retrospective of a Living National Treasure of Japan
Sep 02, 2000 - Jun 03, 2001
GIFTS 2000 — Additions to Mingei International’s Permanent Collection
Oct 06, 2000 - Feb 25, 2001
ART THAT SOARS — Kites and Tails by Jackie Matisse
Apr 25, 2000 - Nov 26, 2000
CARVED PAPER — The Art of the Japanese Stencil
Jun 10, 2000 - Oct 01, 2000
SELECTIONS FROM MINGEI INTERNATIONAL’S PERMANENT COLLECTION
Sep 02, 2000 - Oct 01, 2000
CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN ART — Mingei International’s Permanent Collection
Jan 11, 2000 - Aug 20, 2000
MINGEI OF JAPAN — Mingei International’s Permanent Collection
Mar 04, 2000 - Aug 13, 2000
ARROWS OF THE SPIRIT — North American Indian Adornment from Prehistory to the Present
Aug 29, 1999 - Apr 02, 2000
PAPER + FINLAND = ART
Jul 11, 1999 - Feb 13, 2000
URUSHI / LACQUER — The Living Art of Nagatoshi Onishi
Sep 18, 1999 - Jan 09, 2000
SEASONAL SELECTIONS — Mingei International’s Permanent Collection
Nov 27, 1999 - Jan 09, 2000
DOWRY — Eastern European Painted Furniture, Textiles and Related Folk Art
Nov 20, 1998 - Nov 21, 1999
MINGEI OF JAPAN — Selections from Mingei International’s Permanent Collection
Aug 01, 1996 - Sep 14, 1999
MINGEI OF JAPAN — Selections by Sôetsu Yanagi, The Nippon Mingeikan Collection
Feb 28, 1999 - Aug 01, 1999
ART THAT HEALS — The Image as Medicine in Ethiopia
Apr 23, 1999 - Jun 06, 1999
SHAMANS, GODS AND MYTHIC BEASTS — Colombian Gold and Ceramics in Antiquity
Jan 31, 1999 - Apr 11, 1999
NIKI DE SAINT PHALLE — Insider / Outsider World Inspired Art
May 24, 1998 - Jan 31, 1999
DOLLS — Mirrors of Humanity
Aug 08, 1997 - Jan 03, 1999
CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN CRAFT — Selections from Mingei International’s Permanent Collection
Aug 08, 1996 - Oct 25, 1998
CONTEMPORARY JEWELRY BY ALEX DE BAKCSY
Aug 26, 1998 - Oct 25, 1998
THE ART OF KEISUKE SERIZAWA — A National Treasure of Japan
Jan 01, 1998 - Jul 22, 1998
ARTS OF THE AMAZON
Nov 23, 1997 - Apr 23, 1998
STONES FROM HEAVEN — Ancient Chinese Jade
Jun 08, 1997 - Feb 01, 1998
A TRANSCULTURAL MOSAIC — Selections from Mingei International’s Permanent Collection Featuring the Indonesian Archipelago
Jan 01, 1997 - Jan 01, 1998
HAITI — Caribbean Spirit in Images of Brush and Chisel
May 17, 1997 - Nov 23, 1997
THE BEADED UNIVERSE — Cultural Strands of the Smallest Portable Art
Feb 01, 1997 - Nov 02, 1997
YURTA — A Central Asian Nomad’s Hearth and Home
Feb 01, 1997 - Jul 06, 1997
THE EYE AND THE HAND — Traditional Crafts of Morocco
Dec 24, 1996 - May 18, 1997
COLORS OF THE RAINBOW SERPENT — Arts of Panama from the Kelton Foundation and Selected Collections
Aug 28, 1996 - Apr 27, 1997
AMERICAN EXPRESSIONS OF LIBERTY — Art of the People, by the People, for the People
Aug 08, 1996 - Dec 29, 1996
A TRANSCULTURAL MOSAIC — Selections from Mingei International’s Permanent Collection
Sep 01, 1996 - Nov 01, 1996
BEATRICE WOOD CERAMICS — Reasonable and Unreasonable
Feb 22, 1996 - Aug 18, 1996
LOOMINATIONS — A Half Century of Weaving
Jan 19, 1996 - Mar 03, 1996
MASKS OF THE WORLD — Our Other Faces
Nov 03, 1995 - Dec 31, 1995
KINDRED SPIRITS — The Eloquence of Function in American Shaker and Japanese Arts of Daily Life
Apr 21, 1995 - Oct 08, 1995
UNCOMMON BEAUTY IN COMMON OBJECTS — The Legacy of African American Craft Art
Jan 20, 1995 - Feb 12, 1995
CALLING ALL ANGELS
Dec 18, 1994 - Jan 08, 1995
FIRST COLLECTIONS — Dolls and Folk Toys of the World
Oct 08, 1994 - Dec 31, 1994
IMAGES OF INDIA — Temple Cloths, Terra Cottas and Ornamental Arts
Feb 12, 1994 - Sep 04, 1994
HEIRLOOMS OF THE FUTURE — Masterworks of West Coast American designer/Craftsmen
Aug 22, 1993 - Jan 15, 1994
CALLING ALL ANGELS
Jan 18, 1993 - Jan 15, 1994
MINGEI OF JAPAN — The Enduring Arts of the Land and the People
Feb 05, 1993 - Aug 25, 1993
FROM THE LAND OF THE SILK DRAGON — Little Known Textiles and Silver Adornments of Guizhou Province, People's Republic of China
Sep 12, 1992 - Jan 10, 1993
CALLING ALL ANGELS
Dec 18, 1992 - Jan 10, 1993
ARROWS OF THE SPIRIT — Treasures of American Indian Art Heritage
Jan 01, 1992 - Aug 01, 1992
OUT OF THE EAST — Palestinian Embroideries and Jewelry Reflecting Moslem, Christian and Jewish Traditions
Nov 02, 1991 - Feb 04, 1992
THE OTHER FACE — Balinese Dance Masks and Related Arts of Indonesia
May 02, 1991 - Sep 29, 1991
TIBET — Art of the People from the Rooftop of the World
Mar 03, 1991 - Jun 02, 1991
PRECOLUMBIAN FLORA AND FAUNA — Continuity of Plant and Animal Themes in Mesoamerican Art
Sep 16, 1990 - Feb 17, 1991
MAYAN THREADS — Textile Art Treasures of the Ixchel Museum, Guatemala
Jan 09, 1990 - Jul 29, 1990
SPIRIT OF AMERICA — Early American and Contemporary Art of the People, by the People, and for the People
Oct 01, 1989 - Feb 01, 1990
FOLK ART OF THE SOVIET UNION — Reflections of a Rich Cultural Diversity of the Fifteen Republics
Oct 22, 1989 - Jan 06, 1990
EARL CUNNINGHAM — His Carefree American World
Aug 05, 1989 - Sep 10, 1989
LURES OF THE ICE — Fish Decoys from the Collection of William Bender
Aug 05, 1989 - Sep 10, 1989
A TRANSCULTURAL MOSAIC — Selections from the Permanent Collection of Mingei International
Feb 18, 1989 - Jul 30, 1989
INTERLACING — The Elemental Fabric
Nov 12, 1988 - Feb 26, 1989
MITHILA – IMAGES OF LIFE — Contemporary Ritual Paintings and Sculpture of Northern Bihar, India
Aug 05, 1988 - Oct 23, 1988
ALL FLAGS FLYING — American Patriotic Quilts as Expressions of Liberty
May 07, 1988 - Jul 15, 1988
FIRST COLLECTIONS — Dolls and Folk Toys of the World
Nov 21, 1987 - Apr 01, 1988
MILLARD SHEETS' PAINTINGS — And Related Selections from His International Art Collection
Jul 21, 1987 - Oct 16, 1987
THE BIRTH SYMBOL IN TRADITIONAL WOMEN'S ART — From Eurasia and the Central Pacific
Apr 11, 1987 - Jul 05, 1987
DESIGNS FOR THE BODY — New Norwegian Jewelry
Feb 27, 1987 - Apr 09, 1987
PUPPETRY OF CHINA
Dec 14, 1986 - Feb 15, 1987
TWO HUNDRED AND TEN YEARS WITHOUT END — Traditional and Contemporary Arts of the People
Jul 03, 1986 - Nov 15, 1986
FORMS OF MOTHER EARTH — Contemporary Terracottas of India
Feb 15, 1986 - Jun 15, 1986
PAPER INNOVATIONS — Handmade Paper and Handmade Objects of Cut, Folded or Molded Paper
Oct 18, 1986 - Jan 22, 1986
MINGEI OF JAPAN
Jan 31, 1985 - Sep 02, 1985
COUSINS AROUND THE WORLD — Photography of Norman Cousins
Jan 21, 1985 - Mar 09, 1985
THE HORSE SHOW
Jul 28, 1985 - Jan 05, 1985
SAMI DAIDDA — Art of Lapland
Apr 14, 1984 - Jul 02, 1984
TODOS SANTOS — Colonial Woodcarvings of the American Southwest
Jan 31, 1984 - Apr 15, 1984
THE ART OF TANTRA — A Cosmic Sign Language
Oct 22, 1983 - Mar 25, 1984
ETHIOPIA — Folk Art of a Hidden Empire
Jul 16, 1983 - Nov 25, 1983
PATTERNS OF PARADISE — The Styles and Significance of Bark Cloth Around the World
Mar 29, 1983 - Jun 26, 1983
IKAT WEAVES, BASTAR TRIBAL BRONZES AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS OF INDIA
Jan 20, 1983 - Feb 05, 1983
A FEAST OF COLOR — Dance Costumes of Corpus Christi Festival of Ecuador
Nov 19, 1982 - Jan 16, 1983
MINGEI OF JAPAN — New Perspectives on Old Traditions
Jul 10, 1982 - Oct 10, 1982
LAURA ANDRESON — A Fifty-Year in Clay
Apr 17, 1982 - Jun 27, 1982
EVE GULICK — Three Decades of Weaves and Innovations
Apr 17, 1982 - May 27, 1982
TRAINS, DOLLS AND INTERNATIONAL FOLK TOYS
Dec 12, 1981 - Feb 28, 1982
IKAT OF INDIA — Contemporary Weaves of Orissa and Andhra Pradesh
Oct 30, 1981 - Nov 22, 1981
ROMANIAN FOLK ARTS — A Centennial Traveling Exhibition from the Bucharest Village Museum
Jul 25, 1981 - Oct 11, 1981
VIVAN LOS ARTESANOS! — Mexican Folk Art from the Collection of Fred and Barbara Meiers
Nov 02, 1981 - Jul 08, 1981
INDIA — Village Tribal, Ritual arts
Feb 14, 1981 - Jun 14, 1981
THE EYE OF THE TIGER — Folk Arts of Korea
Jun 28, 1980 - Oct 05, 1980
EARLY AMERICAN QUILTS AND WEATHERVANES — The Collection of Bill Pearson
Jan 01, 1980 - Jun 01, 1980
THE DENTZEL CAROUSEL TRADITION — Five Generations of an American Folk Art
Oct 27, 1979 - Feb 10, 1980
KEISUKE SERIZAWA — A Living Treasure of Japan
Jun 23, 1979 - Oct 14, 1979
MINGEI OF JAPAN — Known and Unknown
May 01, 1979 - Jun 01, 1979
RITES OF PASSAGE — Textiles of the Indonesian Archipelago from the Collection of Mary Hunt Kahlenberg
Feb 02, 1979 - Apr 14, 1979
A CULTURAL MOSAIC — The Folk Arts of Brazil
Aug 25, 1978 - Oct 29, 1978
FOLK TOYS OF THE WORLD — The Premiere Exhibition
May 05, 1978 - Aug 05, 1978
WEARABLE FOLK ART — Adaptations of Traditional Ethnic Garments
Nov 19, 1978 - Jan 14, 1978

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