Mingei International Museum is dedicated to fostering the understanding and appreciation of art of the people (Mingei) from all eras and cultures of the world. This Art shares a direct simplicity and reflects a joy in making, by hand, useful objects of timeless beauty that satisfying to the human spirit. The Museum collects, conserves and exhibits these arts of daily life - by unknown craftsmen of ancient times, from traditional cultures of past and present and by historical and contemporary designers.