For press inquiries, contact Chris Komai at ckomai@janm.org, or at 213.830.5648.
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Japanese American National Museum Spotlights Clothing
Los Angeles Story Blogspot, March 15, 2010 -
On Saturday, CC and I drove downtown (or "down-a-town," as she calls it) to visit the Japanese American National Museum, which was offering free admission courtesy of Target's Free Family Days.
In addition to complimentary access to museum exhibits such as "Textured Lives: Japanese Immigrant Clothing from the Plantations of Hawai'i," there were all sorts of clothing-related activities for the kiddos, including sock-puppet making, . . . .
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Oshogatsu Family Festival rings in the New Years
Los Angeles Daily News, January 4, 2010 -
Hundreds descended on the Japanese American National Museum on Sunday for the Oshogatsu Family Festival - a celebration of the New Year and the biggest holiday in Japan.
Banging drums, folding origami and cooking traditional New Year's dishes, participants shared old customs and learned some new ones at the free event built around the Japanese custom of bringing family together for the holiday.
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Engaging Diverse Audiences by Margaret Kadoyama
Western Museum Assn. WEST MUSE, November 6, 2009 -
I was fortunate enough to attend the recent WMA conference in San Diego. The conference provided at least one significant outcome for me — the discovery of a new report on engaging diverse audiences from the Japanese American National Museum, published in August 2009.
I attended a session on programming for Latino audiences. The session, Museum Mission and Audience: Tips from Collaborations with Latino Communities, was moderated by Elizabeth Morin from Youth Arts and Education for the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs.The presenters were Lisa Sasaki from the Japanese American National Museum, . . .
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Best Museum Gift Shops
Los Angeles Magazine, October 31, 2009 -
A rare museum shop that doesn’t take itself too seriously, the Japanese American National Museum Store is filled with playful items like Shiso Fine aprons, sushi-shaped candles, and wind-up dueling sumo wrestlers. . .
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Eric Nakamura's blog
Giant Robot.com, October 27, 2009 -
I shouldn't have to explain any of this, but there's a strong segment who are very clueless as to how a museum show works, and for good reason, how often does anyone get to do anything at a museum? Not often. So let me try to explain.
I saw a someone addressing JANM not being able to sell the art because it's not for profit. I know there were some of you who were miffed that you couldn't buy the original pieces right out of the case. Sorry! Here's an explanation: imagine if you went to MOCA and saw a price tag on a Picasso, a Renoir, or a Basquiat? Can a museum use their advantage of getting public funds and enjoying the tax benefits of being a non-profit and using their gigantic walls to bring up the value of art in order to sell it and even a higher price? That would be unfair.
