Mingei International Museum North County Satellite - Escondido Museum

  • Address: 155 W Grand Ave, Escondido, CA 92025
  • Phone: +1 760 735 3355
  • Email:
  • Website:www.mingei.org
Average Rating
3.5
3+ reviews
from 2 sources
Yelp
4.5
2+ reviews
Frommers
1.0
1+ reviews

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Mingei International Museum North County Satellite
155 W Grand Ave
Escondido, CA 92025

Mingei International Museum North County Satellite Details

Descriptions from Across the Web

  • Mingei means "art of the people" and as such Mingei International Museum is dedicated to furthering the understanding of the art of all cultures of the world. It celebrates the beauty of everyday objects around us. Changing exhibitions focus on traditional and contemporary folk art, craft and des... more on GoCityKids.com
  • The Mingei International Museum is the crown jewel of Escondido?s collection of museums, galleries and studios, and a work of art in itself. The museum exhibits Southern California's largest collection of mingei(art of the people) revealing the beauty of use in folk art, craft and design from all... more on SanDiegoNorth.com
  • An offshoot of the wonderful Balboa Park museum devoted to "art of the people," this 21,000-square-foot Escondido branch opened in 2003 at the site of an abandoned JCPenney's department store. Rotating exhibitions offer folk art, crafts, and design from countries around the world; displays might ... more on Frommers
  • The Mingei International Museum North County, a satellite of the larger facility in San Diego's Balboa Park, occupies a former JCPenney store at the foot of Escondido's emerging arts district. All the Mingei art is classified as folk art; collections include pre-Columbian ... more on Fodor's

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4.0
Kinsee M. 's review

When Mingei first opened a satellite museum I wasn't that excited. The Balboa Park location never impressed me much, so I thought ... a user of yelp.com. Read full review on Yelp

5.0
Christine C. 's review

This gallery is impressive to even the saviest art critic. I was amazed by the quality of the art, but I was awe inspired by the georgeous and spacious ... a user of yelp.com. Read full review on Yelp

Directions

From San Diego take I-15 north to Valley Pkwy.; go 1 mile east, it turns into Grand Ave

Hours

Tues-Sat 1-4pm

Miscellaneous

  • Admission: Adults $6; Children (6-17) & Students $3. Free on the third Tuesday of every month.

Other Web Resources

  • www.mingei.org
  • http://www.sandiegonorth.com
  • http://www.sandiego.org
  • http://www.anaheimoc.org
  • http://www.visitcalifornia.com

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