Mingei has transformed its Balboa Park building, redefining its relationship to the Park, the San Diego region and the world.
TransformationFeatured Press Release
- Mingei Reopens with Creative Fanfare: Mayor Todd Gloria Salutes Fully Realized Transformation and Welcomes a Cultural Anchor Back to Balboa Park
- Mingei Partners with San Diego Favorite Urban Kitchen Group for Innovative On-Site Dining Experience
- Renovated and Reimagined Mingei International Museum Reopens with Folk Art, Craft and Design Infused into Every Element
- Mingei International Museum Grand Reopening Set for September 3, 2021
Media Contact
For inquiries about the Museum's transformation project contact:
Ashley Christie
(937) 344-3291
achristie@mingei.org
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More Media Releases
2021
April 2021 | Mingei International Museum Grand Reopening Set for September 3, 2021
March 2021 | Mingei International Museum Embraces Mission Through Significant Transformation
January 2021 | Mingei International Museum Receives Getty Foundation Grant to Develop a Bold, New Exhibition: BLUE GOLD: The Art and Science of Indigo
2020
October 2020 | Mingei International Museum receives a prestigious two-year Institute of Museum and Library Services CARES Act Grant
2019
December 2019 | Capital Campaign Announcement: Final Phase of Major Transformation at Mingei International Museum
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Mingei In The News
2021
September 2 | The New York Times
A Museum of Everyday Art Extends a Welcome Mat
August 29 | San Diego Union-Tribune
The new Mingei: ‘a thing of genuine beauty and of marvelous utility’
August 24 | The Art Newspaper
Museum championing ‘art of the people’ reopens in San Diego after $55m renovation
August 12 | San Diego Magazine
INCOMING: Artifact at Mingei
July 29 | American Alliance of Museums
Crafting the Museum Experience: How Mingei International Museum Centered Mission and Visitor Experience in a Major Renovation
March 10 | San Diego Union-Tribune
The $55M transformation of Balboa Park’s Mingei Museum is nearing completion
2020
January 22 | Ranch & Coast Magazine
Mingei International Museum’s Transformation Begins its Final Phase
2019
December 4 | TIMES of San Diego
Mingei Unveils ‘Public Living Room’ Design, Begins Fundraising for 2021 Reopening
December 4 | San Diego Union-Tribune
Balboa Park’s Mingei Museum now set to reopen in early 2021 following $52M makeover
March 14 | Airtable.com
How the Mingei Museum moved 26,000 pieces of art (without a hitch)