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JANM Sets the Record Straight About Comparisons Between the Treatment Received by January 6 Rioters and World War II Japanese American Incarcerees
2024年10月18日
LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) decries the former President’s comparison of the treatment received by Japanese American incarcerees during World War II to those involved in the January 6 assault on the US Capitol. The comparison was meant to support the former President’s claim that they were unfairly treated by the federal justice system.“We must set the record straight: This is an eg...
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Giant Robot × JANM Konbini 2
2024年08月31日
Join JANM and the artists of Giant Robot once again for an art market at the Museum! Playing on the idea of the konbini or Japanese convenience store, which stocks everything from snacks to household supplies, this Art Konbini will feature art prints, zines, pins, and more! 2 p.m.: Join James Jean and Eric Nakamura in conversation around art and community. Included in event admission. Seating is first come, first ser...
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Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement Wins Best Documentary at CAAMFest
2024年05月16日
LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) announces that Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement, the new documentary by the Museum’s Frank H. Watase Media Arts Center (MAC), won Best Documentary at CAAMFest, the world’s largest showcase for new Asian American and Asian film, food, and music programs. “We couldn’t be more thrilled for JANM’s Watase Media Arts Center team. Our congratulations to Ta...
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VC Film Fest at JANM
2024年05月01日 - 2024年05月08日
Celebrate with Visual Communications as they present the 40th edition of the VC Film Fest (Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival) from May 1 – 10, 2024. The festival is the premier showcase for the best and brightest of Asian Pacific cinema and has presented over 5,000 films, videos, and digital mediaworks by Asian and Pacific Islander artists since 1983. The 40th edition will feature a robust lineup of in-pers...
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JANM Congratulates the Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation on Being a New Smithsonian Affiliate
2024年04月09日
LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) congratulates the Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation (HMWF) on being a new Smithsonian Affiliate. Established in 1996, the HMWF preserves the original site of the Heart Mountain concentration camp in northwestern Wyoming and tells the stories of over 14,000 people who were unjustly incarcerated there during World War II through its world-class museum, the ...
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ASOBI at JANM: Mini Lotus Cross-Stitches with Barbara Sueko McGuire
2024年03月21日
Experience the art of play at Asobi at JANM, our new series once a month where local artists showcase their unique work through interactive demonstrations and every guest goes home with a new art piece and sense of accomplishment. For our inaugural event, join Barbara Sueko McGuire of String Theory to create mini lotus cross-stitches. Follow Barbara’s pattern and use your own creativity to make your own handmade,...
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JANM Announces New After-hours Artmaking Series Beginning March 21
2024年03月01日
LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) announces Asobi! at JANM, a new series from 7 p.m.–9 p.m. on selected Thursdays where local artists showcase their unique work through interactive demonstrations and every guest goes home with a new art piece and sense of accomplishment. Admission is $10 (Members: free). Visitors can learn how to make art, mingle with old and new friends, and try somet...
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JANM to Present J. T. Sata: Immigrant Modernist on March 15, 2024
2024年02月01日
LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) will present J. T. Sata: Immigrant Modernist from March 15–September 1, 2024. Curated by Dennis Reed, the exhibition comprises sixty photographs by Sata, along with family artifacts from his time in America’s concentration camps and reproductions of his paintings and drawings. Sata was a charter member of the Japanese Camera Pictorialists of California, a...
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The Adventures of Sikh Captain America
2014年02月08日
FREE! In June 2013, cartoonist Vishavjit Singh dressed up as Sikh Captain America and was photographed around New York City. He will share the reactions—both positive and negative—that he received on his adventure, followed by a cartoon workshop.
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An Afternoon of Christmas Songs
1997年12月07日
Performance Join the Japanese choral group Floral Harmony as they present Christmas songs that will evoke your holiday sprit. This is the third year that this South Pasadena based group will perform at the Museum. Floral Harmony will also sing popular Japanese songs for the program. Bring the entire family. Free with Museum admission. Reservations required. Limited seating available.