Opening of the exhibition Crafting History: Arts and Crafts from America's Concentration Camps

Special Event

Join us to welcome the New Year with family and friends
Mochitsuki (Rice Cake Pounding) Performance and Demonstration
Kodama Taiko will combine this age-old tradition of pounding mochi (sweet rice) with the sounds of taiko. Bring your friends and family to enjoy this uniquely energetic performance and taste the freshly pounded mochi.

Koma Workshop
In conjunction with the exhibition, Crafting History: Arts and Crafts from America's Concentration Camps, artist Mineko Grimmer will teach kids how to make a koma (a Japanese top).

Ozoni Tasting
Participants will have a chance to taste ozoni, a Japanese New Year's traditional food dish, provided by Suehiro, a neighborhood restaurant.

New Year Greetings
Make traditional Japanese New Year's postcards with craft master Ryoko Shibata.

Class fees are $5 for National Museum members and $11 for non-members, includes Museum admission and supplies.

Class fees are $5 for National Museum members and $11 for non-members, includes Museum admission and supplies.

Join us for a special exhibition tour of Crafting History: Arts and Crafts from America's Concentration Camps with curator Kristine Kim. Following the tour, artist Flora Ito will teach participants how to make bird pins out of alternative materials. Appropriate for children ages 10 and up. Fees are $5 for National Museum members and $11 for non-members, includes Museum admission and supplies.

Class fees are $5 for National Museum members and $11 for non-members, includes Museum admission and supplies.

Class fees are $5 for National Museum members and $11 for non-members, includes Museum admission and supplies.

Celebrating its 35th anniversary, the practitioners of the Ohara School of Ikebana reach beyond the traditional styles of the art form of flower arranging with innovative and creative results. More than 80 arrangements by teachers and students of the school will be on display.

At the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center, Doizaki Gallery
244 South San Pedro Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Gallery Hours: 11:00 am–4:00 pm

Join the National Museum for a special ikebana (Japanese flower arrangement) demonstration by the Ohara School of Ikebana, Los Angeles Chapter, and a special exhibition tour of Crafting History: Arts and Crafts from America's Concentration Camps led by curator Kristine Kim.

Please see description above.

Class fees are $5 for National Museum members and $11 for non-members, includes Museum admission and supplies.

Class fees are $5 for National Museum members and $11 for non-members, includes Museum admission and supplies.

Closing of the exhibition Crafting History