Guided Tour

Elevate Your Space – Library Design Tour with Mingei International Museum

As the presenter of San Diego Design Week, Mingei strengthens its mission by opening its doors (figuratively and literally) to our region’s design community, cultivating a space where one can both inspire and be inspired. Mingei International Museum provides an opportunity for its audiences to engage with craft, folk art and design through its collection and wide-ranging programming. Through its commitment to the community and a revitalized facility, Mingei sparks relevant and stimulating conversations that inspire visitors to imagine and express their own creativity.

Kristi Ehrig-Burgess, Head of the Library and Archives joined Mingei in 2005. As the lead library and archives specialist, she is responsible for the development and implementation of all strategies, policies, and procedures governing the access and use of the Museum’s library space and its collections.

Martha Ehringer, Museum Historian/Archivist has served the Museum in various capacities for 26 years. Her experience includes serving as the Museum’s PR Director. Currently, she is documenting the Museum’s history and consolidating the archives to ensure that the Museum’s legacy will be preserved for future generations.

Casey Prado, Assistant Librarian, has been with the Museum for a little over a year and recently completed her Master of Management in Library and Information Science (MMLIS). She has taken on the ambitious project to convert the entire library over to a new cataloging system.