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Asobi at JANM: Clay Knot and Object Workshop with Carrie Lau of OBJECT-MATTER

2024年06月27日

Join Carrie Lau of OBJECT-MATTER and learn how to craft a clay object for home decor. As Carrie gained experience and developed her skills, she was intrigued by the artistic possibilities of clay objects including wall art, sculptures, and playful objects. This exploration allowed her to push boundaries with clay, challenging traditional conventions and developing her own unique style. Enjoy specially crafted cock...

World Premiere of Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement at the VC Film Fest

2024年05月04日

JANM is proud to present the world premiere of Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement, at the VC Film Fest in Los Angeles on May 4, 2024. Experience this new sweeping documentary from JANM’s Frank H. Watase Media Arts Center and PBS SoCal that follows the life of visionary artist-activist Nobuko Miyamoto and her work that changed Asian America forever. Featuring rare archival footage, Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Mo...

JANM Announces the Recent Accolades of Its Frank H. Watase Media Arts Center

2024年04月26日

LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) is pleased to announce the recent award and accomplishments of its Frank H. Watase Media Arts Center (MAC). MAC’s short documentary film, Benkyodo: The Last Manju Shop in J-Town, won the Audience Award for Best Documentary Short at the Seattle Asian American Film Festival and was nominated for Best Documentary Short at the Disorient Asian American Film Fe...

JANM Celebrates the Establishment of the Amache National Historic Site

2024年02月16日

LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) celebrates the establishment of the Amache National Historic Site in Granada, Colorado. The site is the nation’s newest unit of the National Park Service (NPS). “Amache is one of the ten American concentration camps in which over 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry were incarcerated for the duration of World War ll. Their lives were changed forever. We...

The Japanese American National Museum Offers Free Weekday Admission for LAUSD Students During Staff and Teacher Strike

2023年03月21日

LOS ANGELES, CA – Beginning today, Tuesday, March 21, 2023, the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) will offer free weekday admission to all Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) students and their chaperones for the duration of the LAUSD staff and teacher strike. During the week, JANM is open Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 11 a.m.–5 p.m., and Thursdays from 12 p.m.–8 p.m. The Museum is closed on M...

Transpacific Borderlands

2017年09月17日 - 2018年02月25日

Español | 日本語 | Português Transpacific Borderlands: The Art of Japanese Diaspora in Lima, Los Angeles, Mexico City, and São Paulo will examine the experiences of artists of Japanese ancestry born, raised, or living in either Latin America or predominantly Latin American neighborhoods of Southern California. The exhibition is part of Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA, a Getty-led initiative exploring Latin American...

JANM PRESENTS OPPORTUNITIES TO GO BENEATH THE SURFACE OF "PERSEVERANCE"

2014年05月28日

The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) has scheduled two gallery talks, a film-related lecture, and an artist Q-and-A in conjunction with its current exhibition, Perseverance: Japanese Tattoo Tradition in a Modern World. A groundbreaking show exploring the often under-appreciated history of Japanese tattoo art and its influence on contemporary Western and Japanese tattoo culture, Perseverance welcomed hundred...

Fighting For Democracy at Levine Museum of the New South (Charlotte, NC)

2013年01月19日 - 2013年07月14日

TRAVELING EXHIBITION Levine Museum of the New South Charlotte, North Carolina About the Exhibition Through the diverse perspectives of seven ordinary citizens whose lives and communities were forever changed by World War II, this exhibition asks visitors to think critically about freedom, history, and, ultimately, the ongoing struggle to live democratically in a diverse America. Fighting For Democra...

GOKUROSAMA EXHIBITION FEATURING PORTRAITS OF SECOND GENERATION JAPANESE AMERICANS SCHEDULED FOR FEBRUARY 14 OPENING

2009年01月29日

The Japanese American National Museum will open the traveling exhibition, Gokurōsama: Contemporary Photographs of the Nisei in Hawai‘i, a collection of recent images of Japanese Americans who were born before World War II, on Saturday, February 14, 2009, in its Pavilion in Little Tokyo, and running through May 24, 2009. This exhibition is on loan from the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i. Beginning in 2002...

Kaiju vs. Heroes

Two short films produced for the Kaiju vs Heroes: Mark Nagata’s Journey through the World of Japanese Toys exhibition. In the Clutches of Kaiju A portrait of the artist/toy collector Mark Nagata. Directed by Akira Boch and Evan Kodani 2018 7 minutes Nagata 360: A Collecting Mind We invite you to a virtual reality view of artist Mark Nagata’s studio. Get a glimpse into the habitual details of a...