Exhibitions
Traveling
Nov 15, 2024 - Aug 17, 2025
Traveling Display
May 29, 2024 - Mar 31, 2025
Past Exhibition
Oct 19, 2024 - Jan 05, 2025
Online Exhibitions
Online Exhibitions
Online Exhibition
Ongoing
Step into the captivating world of Henry Yuzuru Sugimoto, a Japanese American artist whose journey from Wakayama, Japan, to Hanford, California, and ultimately to the bustling streets of Manhattan,…
Online Exhibition
Ongoing
Tanaka Photo Studio: Family, Tradition, Business, and Community Before World War II is an online exhibition that highlights the work of Issei photographer Chikashi Tanaka (1888–1977). Tanaka Photo…
Online Exhibition
Ongoing
The December 7, 1941 attack on the U.S. Navy base at Pearl Harbor, Hawai‘i by the nation of Japan plunged the United States into World War II and irrevocably changed the course of American history…
National Exhibition Tour
Pictures of Belonging: Miki Hayakawa, Hisako Hibi, and Miné Okubo
With more than eighty paintings and drawings by Miki Hayakawa, Hisako Hibi, and Miné Okubo, this exhibition spans eight decades and reveals both the range and depth of these artists’ oeuvres and connections that have not been explored previously. It is traveling to various sites across the country before being on view at JANM in 2025.
Exhibitions In Development
Cruising J-Town: Nikkei Car Culture in Southern California
July 31 – November 12, 2025
This exhibition, currently under development, will chronicle Nikkei car culture from the early 1900s to the present. We need the community’s help to gather stories and photos.
In the Future We Call Now: Dreams of Democracy, Realities of Racism (2026)
JANM’s new core exhibition will feature never-before exhibited artifacts and photographs from JANM’s collection, all paired with updated research and fresh interpretation of Japanese American history in an immersive and dynamic exploration of Japanese American history that connects the past, the present, the future, and the personal.
Eating Together: Food in Japanese America (2026)
This exhibition will explore food culture in the Japanese American community and the role of Asian American food producers—from farmers to chefs to critics—as leading innovators and tastemakers in Los Angeles and beyond. We need the community’s help to gather information and stories.