Mingei International Museum
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Mingei International Museum is a San Diego museum dedicated to folk art, craft, and design from cultures around the world.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mingei International Museum canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T935703 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mingei International Museum Context triple: [Balboa Park, hasPart, Mingei International Museum]
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A.
National Museum of Ethnology
The National Museum of Ethnology is a major Japanese museum in Suita, Osaka, renowned for its extensive anthropological and cultural collections from around the world.
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B.
Shoto Museum of Art
Shoto Museum of Art is a small public art museum in Shibuya, Tokyo, known for its rotating exhibitions of modern and contemporary art in an intimate setting.
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C.
Miho Museum
The Miho Museum is a renowned art museum in Shiga Prefecture, Japan, celebrated for its harmonious integration of I. M. Pei’s modern architectural design with the surrounding natural landscape and its collection of Asian and Western antiquities.
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D.
Yokohama Museum of Art
The Yokohama Museum of Art is a major Japanese art museum known for its modern and contemporary collections, striking postmodern architecture, and prominent cultural role in the Minato Mirai district of Yokohama.
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E.
Chazen Museum of Art
The Chazen Museum of Art is a major university art museum on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus, known for its extensive collection spanning ancient to contemporary works and for serving as a key cultural institution in the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mingei International Museum Target entity description: Mingei International Museum is a San Diego museum dedicated to folk art, craft, and design from cultures around the world.
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A.
National Museum of Ethnology
The National Museum of Ethnology is a major Japanese museum in Suita, Osaka, renowned for its extensive anthropological and cultural collections from around the world.
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B.
Shoto Museum of Art
Shoto Museum of Art is a small public art museum in Shibuya, Tokyo, known for its rotating exhibitions of modern and contemporary art in an intimate setting.
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C.
Miho Museum
The Miho Museum is a renowned art museum in Shiga Prefecture, Japan, celebrated for its harmonious integration of I. M. Pei’s modern architectural design with the surrounding natural landscape and its collection of Asian and Western antiquities.
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D.
Yokohama Museum of Art
The Yokohama Museum of Art is a major Japanese art museum known for its modern and contemporary collections, striking postmodern architecture, and prominent cultural role in the Minato Mirai district of Yokohama.
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E.
Chazen Museum of Art
The Chazen Museum of Art is a major university art museum on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus, known for its extensive collection spanning ancient to contemporary works and for serving as a key cultural institution in the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art museum
ⓘ
folk art museum ⓘ nonprofit organization ⓘ |
| collectionType |
contemporary crafts
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decorative arts ⓘ folk art objects ⓘ traditional crafts ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| dedicatedTo |
craft
ⓘ
design ⓘ folk art ⓘ |
| focusesOn | art from cultures around the world ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Martha Longenecker ⓘ |
| foundingDirector | Martha Longenecker ⓘ |
| hasExhibitionType |
permanent exhibitions
ⓘ
temporary exhibitions ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
café
ⓘ
galleries ⓘ museum store ⓘ |
| hasFocusRegion |
Africa
ⓘ
Asia ⓘ Europe ⓘ Oceania ⓘ the Americas ⓘ
linked to:
Americas
|
| hasMission | to collect, conserve, and exhibit folk art, craft, and design from all cultures of the world ⓘ |
| hasNonprofitStatus | 501(c)(3) ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://mingei.org/ ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Japanese mingei movement
ⓘ
linked to:
Mingei movement
|
| isTouristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Balboa Park
ⓘ
California ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
San Diego ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| name | Mingei International Museum ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
mingei
ⓘ
linked to:
mingei movement
|
| nameMeaning | art of the people ⓘ |
| offers |
educational programs
ⓘ
lectures ⓘ public programs ⓘ workshops ⓘ |
| partOf | Balboa Park cultural institutions ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
contemporary design
ⓘ
folk traditions ⓘ handmade objects ⓘ indigenous arts ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mingei International Museum Description of subject: Mingei International Museum is a San Diego museum dedicated to folk art, craft, and design from cultures around the world.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.