Tour our ongoing exhibition Common Ground: Heart of a Community with experienced docents.

In conjunction with the exhibition Common Ground: The Heart of Community

Relive history and learn about present-day Little Tokyo with National Museum docents.

$9 Members; $14 non-members, includes Museum admission. Comfortable walking shoes and clothes recommended. Weather permitting.

Tour our ongoing exhibition Common Ground: Heart of a Community with experienced docents.

Instructor Chester Hashizume leads a comprehensive workshop covering genealogy basics such as getting started, identifying your ancestral Japanese home town, obtaining and utilizing family documents, and determining the meaning behind surnames and family crests--all the tools you need to discover your roots. This intensive session includes a one-hour break. $45 for National Museum members and $55 for non-members, includes materials and Museum admission.

PLEASE NOTE: THIS CLASS HAS BEEN CANCELED.

Professor Paul Ong will teach participants how to document aspects of neighborhood change by using historic and contemporary photos they take themselves. $9 members; $14 for non-members. Please note that this workshop requires access to a digital camera.

Relive history and learn about present-day Little Tokyo with National Museum docents.

$9 Members; $14 non-members, includes Museum admission. Comfortable walking shoes and clothes recommended. Weather permitting.

Make hinamatsuri (Girl’s Day) greeting card for your friends and family. $9 members; $14 non-members, includes admission and supplies.

RSVP is required. Maximum 12 people.

Tour our ongoing exhibition Common Ground: Heart of a Community with experienced docents.

This comprehensive two-day overview by our knowledgeable docents covers Japanese American history from the 19th century to current day. FREE for members, $14 non-members.

Relive history and learn about present-day Little Tokyo with National Museum docents.

$9 Members; $14 non-members, includes Museum admission. Comfortable walking shoes and clothes recommended. Weather permitting.

This comprehensive two-day overview by our knowledgeable docents covers Japanese American history from the 19th century to current day. FREE for members, $14 non-members.

This half day workshop will introduce you to three basic traditional shibori techniques-makiage (stitched and bound), itajime (fold and clamp), and arashi (pole wrapped) shibori on silk. Traditional and contemporary samples from my collection will be on hand for observation as well as many favorite books on the subject from my library.

Using a non-toxic cold water dye for silk that needs no chemicals or heat to set the dye, we will concentrate on applying these techniques in inventive ways that will inspire you to further study of this creative form of surface design. All these techniques can be applied to fabrics other than silk (cotton, linen, etc.) in addition to dyes of all kinds. Discharge work will be discussed but not attempted due to the limitations of the workspace.

This class is for beginners and beyond, the inventive nature of shibori allowing for practitioners of all levels to learn, create, and be inspired.

This is a hands on class- please wear studio attire.

Materials student should bring to class include: small scissors, seam ripper, thimble (if desired), and a notebook for jotting down any information you deem important. Minimal handouts will be provided.

$35 members; $40 non-members, an additional $25 materials fee (cash only) will be collected at the beginning of class, admission is included. RSVP early, 25 students max.

For more information about Shibori Girl or to see some of her work, go to www.shiborigirlstudios.com.

This program was made possible by the generous support of the UCLA Paul I. & Hisako Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies

Tour our ongoing exhibition Common Ground: Heart of a Community with experienced docents.

Relive history and learn about present-day Little Tokyo with National Museum docents.

$9 Members; $14 non-members, includes Museum admission. Comfortable walking shoes and clothes recommended. Weather permitting.

Make Boy’s Day and Mother’s Day greeting cards for your friends and family. $9 members; $14 non-members, includes admission and supplies.

RSVP is required. Maximum 12 people.

Tour our ongoing exhibition Common Ground: Heart of a Community with experienced docents.

Learn how to make a beautiful fancy fur yarn lei using an ordinary drinking straw in this hands-on workshop with Elizabeth K Asawa. Limited to 15 participants, ages 12 and up. Advance reservations required. $9 members; $14 non-members, includes admission and supplies.

This program was made possible by the generous support of the UCLA Paul I. & Hisako Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies

Relive history and learn about present-day Little Tokyo with National Museum docents.

$9 Members; $14 non-members, includes Museum admission. Comfortable walking shoes and clothes recommended. Weather permitting.

Rio Grande Certified Precious Metal Clay (PMC) Instructor, Lee Takasugi, will teach you how to mold, shape, stamp, texture, sand and polish soft PMC copper and bronze clay into unique and beautiful pieces of wearable jewelry. PMC is a clay invented by Japanese scientists from the Mitsubishi Corp., that when fired to a certain temperature, transforms from its soft, pliable form into 99.9% pure sterling silver, 23.5 kt. Gold, copper and bronze. PMC has expanded the ease of jewelry-making, thus eliminating the more traditional and pain-staking methods of pounding, drilling and sawing hard metals.

It is like pottery for the jeweler! There is no limit to your imagination. Walk away from the very first class with a finished pair of earrings and a pendant. Enroll in more classes and learn how to use this wonderful art form to make other pieces like rings, bracelets, tie pins, broaches, bolo ties.

$55 members; $65 non-members, includes admission and supplies. RSVP early, 15 students max.

Relive history and learn about present-day Little Tokyo with National Museum docents.

$9 Members; $14 non-members, includes Museum admission. Comfortable walking shoes and clothes recommended. Weather permitting.

Make kusudama (paper balls) inspired crafts for your friends and family. $9 members; $14 non-members, includes admission and supplies.

Tour our ongoing exhibition Common Ground: Heart of a Community with experienced docents.

Relive history and learn about present-day Little Tokyo with National Museum docents.

$9 Members; $14 non-members, includes Museum admission. Comfortable walking shoes and clothes recommended. Weather permitting.

A one-day sushi workshop so you can enjoy sushi at home including how to make sushi rice and basic rolls, plus a special tasting of your own creations! $40 members; $50 non-members, includes admission and supplies.

For more information about the Sushi Chef Institute, go to: www.sushischool.net

Create greeting cards using recycled security envelopes. $9 for National Museum members; $14 for non-members, includes Museum admission and supplies.

Tour our ongoing exhibition Common Ground: Heart of a Community with experienced docents.

This half day workshop will introduce you to three basic traditional shibori techniques-makiage (stitched and bound), itajime (fold and clamp), and arashi (pole wrapped) shibori on silk. Traditional and contemporary samples from my collection will be on hand for observation as well as many favorite books on the subject from my library.

Using a non-toxic cold water dye for silk that needs no chemicals or heat to set the dye, we will concentrate on applying these techniques in inventive ways that will inspire you to further study of this creative form of surface design. All these techniques can be applied to fabrics other than silk (cotton, linen, etc.) in addition to dyes of all kinds. Discharge work will be discussed but not attempted due to the limitations of the workspace.

This class is for beginners and beyond, the inventive nature of shibori allowing for practitioners of all levels to learn, create, and be inspired.

This is a hands on class- please wear studio attire.

Materials student should bring to class include: small scissors, seam ripper, thimble (if desired), and a notebook for jotting down any information you deem important. Minimal handouts will be provided.

$35 members; $40 non-members, an additional $25 materials fee (cash only) will be collected at the beginning of class, admission is included. RSVP early, 25 students max.

For more information about Shibori Girl or to see some of her work, go to www.shiborigirlstudios.com.

Relive history and learn about present-day Little Tokyo with National Museum docents.

$9 Members; $14 non-members, includes Museum admission. Comfortable walking shoes and clothes recommended. Weather permitting.

Tour our ongoing exhibition Common Ground: Heart of a Community with experienced docents.

Instructor Chester Hashizume leads a comprehensive workshop covering genealogy basics such as getting started, identifying your ancestral Japanese home town, obtaining and utilizing family documents, and determining the meaning behind surnames and family crests--all the tools you need to discover your roots. This intensive session includes a one-hour break.

$45 for members and $55 for non-members, includes materials and Museum admission.

Relive history and learn about present-day Little Tokyo with National Museum docents.

$9 Members; $14 non-members, includes Museum admission. Comfortable walking shoes and clothes recommended. Weather permitting.

Make autumn and Thanksgiving inspired cards for your friends and family. $9 members; $14 non-members, includes admission and supplies.

Tour our ongoing exhibition Common Ground: Heart of a Community with experienced docents.

This comprehensive two-day overview by our knowledgeable docents covers Japanese American history from the 19th century to current day. FREE for members, $14 non-members.

Bring along your sense of wonder and discover what further possibilities await you when we gather together again and build on shibori techniques presented in previous shibori workshops here at the National Museum. This intensive workshop will have you working on intricately stitched shibori designs and larger itajime pieces. A small indigo vat will be on hand for those who feel a little “blue”.

All ages- kids and adults alike from previous workshops are welcome. This is a hands on class- please wear studio attire.

$35 members; $40 non-members, an additional $25 materials fee (cash only) will be collected at the beginning of class, admission is included. RSVP early, 25 students max.

For more information about Shibori Girl or to see some of her work, go to www.shiborigirlstudios.com.

This comprehensive two-day overview by our knowledgeable docents covers Japanese American history from the 19th century to current day. FREE for members, $14 non-members.

Please note: You can take Part 2, even if you have not taken Part 1.

Precious Metal Clay is the newest jewelry-making material from Japan that has brought an ease and fun to metal work. Come learn cutting-edge jewelry-making techniques in two new PMC Classes, "Introduction to Precious Metal Clay Sterling Silver" and "Precious Metal Clay Sterling Silver Rings," offered from returning Rio Grande certified PMC teacher and artist, Lee Takasugi.

Introduction to Precious Metal Clay Sterling Silver is the next class in the PMC jewelry-making series, offered by Rio Grande certified PMC teacher, Lee Takasugi. Come learn the very unique art-form of rolling, hydrating, molding, shaping, texturing, cutting, stamping, firing and finishing this very soft clay that goes into the kiln and becomes 99.9% pure silver! If you can roll a piece of clay into a ball, you can manage this class and walk away with a finished pair of sterling silver earrings and a pendant. Don't settle for mass-produced jewelry! Make something special for a friend, loved one, grand-daughter.... learn how to form a name or initial onto a pendant, add a stone into your design, layer your earrings with silver flowers, butterflies, lotus leaves.

$95 members; $105 non-members, includes admission and supplies. RSVP early, 15 students max.

For more examples of what you'll be making, please visit: www.loveleejewelry.com/. No experience needed. All materials provided.

Relive history and learn about present-day Little Tokyo with National Museum docents.

$9 Members; $14 non-members, includes Museum admission. Comfortable walking shoes and clothes recommended. Weather permitting.

Tour our ongoing exhibition Common Ground: Heart of a Community with experienced docents.

Precious Metal Clay is the newest jewelry-making material from Japan that has brought an ease and fun to metal work. Come learn cutting-edge jewelry-making techniques in two new PMC Classes, "Introduction to Precious Metal Clay Sterling Silver" and "Precious Metal Clay Sterling Silver Rings," offered from returning Rio Grande certified PMC teacher and artist, Lee Takasugi.

Precious Metal Clay Sterling Silver Rings, a favorite amongst PMC'ers, takes your PMC skills to the next level. With returning PMC teacher, Lee Takasugi, we will review our skills of rolling, molding, shaping, texturing, cutting, designing and stamping, and add on some intermediate skills of sizing, shaping bands, making your own slip, and hand-forming your very own bezels to encase your favorite stones in. If you've been searching for a ring that's in the shape of a leaf or has layers of stones on it, or has the word, "Peace" or a kanji symbol on it, this is the class for you! You will walk away with at least two finished sterling silver rings.

$95 members; $105 non-members, includes admission and supplies. RSVP early, 15 students max.

For more examples of what you'll be making, please visit: www.loveleejewelry.com/. Some experience with PMC preferred-- but not required. All materials provided.

Relive history and learn about present-day Little Tokyo with National Museum docents.

$9 Members; $14 non-members, includes Museum admission. Comfortable walking shoes and clothes recommended. Weather permitting.

Make holiday inspired cards for your friends and family. $9 members; $14 non-members, includes admission and supplies.

Tour our ongoing exhibition Common Ground: Heart of a Community with experienced docents.

Relive history and learn about present-day Little Tokyo with National Museum docents.

$9 Members; $14 non-members, includes Museum admission. Comfortable walking shoes and clothes recommended. Weather permitting.