Last week, the Mingei Museum in Balboa Park extended an invitation to the Connect San Diego advisory board to come and visit the museum, and talk about potential collaborative efforts. As luck would have it, the museum's VIVA MEXICO exhibit opened just last week, and our group was treated to a private tour of the new exhibit, as well as the incredibly beautiful Sonabi: Another way of Seeing exhibit ... all led by none other than museum director Rob Sidner.
Afterwords, we sat down for dinner and a compelling round table discussion about how the Mingei can help Linda Vista reconnect with its culture - both through Connect San Diego, and through a separate venture (also funded by the James Irvine foundation). The museum staff had much to say about what they were hoping to do, but spent a lot of time listening to the needs and wants of our advisory board, and seem truly dedicated to serving the population of Linda Vista.
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