Private viewing, available to current members and an accompanying guest throughout the day.

Please show your membership card at the front desk when you arrive at the museum.

Opening of the exhibitions Japan After Perry: Views of Yokohama and Meiji Japan and Lasting Beauty: Miss Jamison and the Student Muralists

Learn how to create woodblock prints through demonstrations and an activity where participants will design and create their own simple prints using a variety of materials. Also, discover what it takes to develop a mural by lending a hand to paint our very own portable community mural.

Learn how to create woodblock prints through demonstrations and an activity where participants design and create their own simple prints using a variety of materials. Also, discover what it takes to develop a mural by lending a hand to paint our very own portable mural.

High School students in Little Rock, Arkansas created a temporary community mural in conjunction with the exhibition Lasting Beauty, which premiered in their hometown. That mural will be on display at the National Museum, and several of the students who participated will talk about the research and creation process. Also on display for this weekend only are murals completed by third grade elementary school students in Los Angeles. Reception to follow.

The heart of the National Museum -- our collection -- contains a wealth of correspondence between family, friends, and associates. Join professional actors, community members, and staff as they read selected letters written by inmates of America's concentration camps and Nisei soldiers.

The afternoon provides a unique glimpse into the lives of Japanese Americans during World War II. Advance reservations highly suggested.

Closing of the exhibition Lasting Beauty: Miss Jamison and the Student Muralists