Visit the Mint Museums in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Mint Museum of Art features noted collections of American art, pre-Columbian art, ceramics and decorative arts, historic costumes, African art, to name a few. The Mint Museum of Craft + Design features a permanent collection of ceramics, fiber, glass, metal and wood that documents contemporary studio craft, tracing the movement’s historical roots in the 19th century and its relationship to traditional decorative arts and industrial design.