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Ireicho National Tour—Amache
2025年05月13日 - 2025年05月17日
Appointments are no longer being accepted for this venue. JANM is partnering with The Irei Project and USC’s Duncan Ryuken Williams to travel The Ireichō: Book of Names in conjunction with pilgrimages to all ten former War Relocation Authority concentration camps, to other Department of Justice and Wartime Civil Control Administration incarceration sites, and selected cities across the US. The tour is part of JANM on...
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LA Asian Pacific Film Festival at JANM
2025年05月01日 - 2025年05月07日
Celebrate with Visual Communications as they present the 41st edition of the VC Film Fest (Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival) from May 1–7, 2025. 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 Democracy Center at JANM is excited to be one of the LAAPFF ...
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The Japanese American National Museum Mourns the Passing of Richard Riordan
2023年04月26日
LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) mourns the passing of Richard Riordan, the former mayor of Los Angeles. He helped JANM secure the Historic Building as the site for the Museum, approved decisions to help move the dream of the Central Avenue Art Park project near JANM forward, and attended the opening of the Pavilion featuring the theme Celebrating the American Experience on January 22, 1...
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POSTPONED: Two-Day Beginners Workshop: Wonderful World of Washi
2023年04月01日 - 2023年04月02日
EVENT UPDATEThis event has been postponed to a later date. The new date will be posted online as soon as it is determined.Thank you and apologies for any inconvenience caused. Explore the wonderful world of washi! In this class, participants will cover a variety of wooden beads with delicate washi, traditional Japanese paper. Participants will then combine those handmade beads with selective commercial beads and arra...
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The Japanese American National Museum and Asian American Pacific Islander Arts Network Present a Program on the Legacy of Former Curator, Karin Higa
2022年10月28日
LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) and the Asian American Pacific Islander Arts Network (AAPIAN) present Karin Higa: Hidden in Plain Sight on Saturday, November 5, 2022 from 2 p.m.–3:30 p.m. PDT in the Tateuchi Democracy Forum. This free in-person and virtual program is the first in a two-part series that highlights the legacy of the late curator, writer, and cultural activist Karin Hig...
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JANM Digital Film Festival: Madame Fujima Kansuma
2020年06月19日
FREE Join us as we dive into films produced by the Japanese American National Museum’s Frank H. Watase Media Arts Center! We will be releasing a selection of films, some for a limited time only. Organize a (virtual) screening party with your friends or family or just get cozy and enjoy the JANM Digital Film Festival from the safety of your own home. We will also have Q&A sessions with the filmmakers and others inv...
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VIRTUAL LIVE TALK: The Japanese Hospital in Los Angeles: Reflections on a Hospital for All
2020年04月25日
FREE In the midst of this current COVID-19 pandemic, we’re learning more about the 1918 Influenza pandemic and its devastation across the globe. We’re also more aware of the impacts on communities of color and the long history of unequal access to health care. Join Kristen Hayashi, PhD, Director of Collections Management & Access and Curator at JANM, for a virtual live talk and Q&A that takes a historical l...
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JANM WINS 2020 SUPERINTENDENT AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN MUSEUM EDUCATION
2020年01月23日
The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) has been selected to receive a 2020 Superintendent's Award for Excellence in Museum Education for the School Visits Program. The three award-winning organizations will be presented with their awards by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond (or his designee) at the Opening Town Hall program of California Association of Museums's (CAM) annual conferenc...
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JANM’S ANNUAL OSHOGATSU FAMILY FESTIVAL SET FOR JANUARY 3, 2016
2015年12月14日
The Japanese American National Museum will hold its annual Oshogatsu Family Festival on Sunday, January 3, 2016, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The new year celebration will include free crafts, performances, and cultural activities for people of all ages to help ring in the Year of the Monkey. Highlights of the day will include demonstrations of the ancient art of candy sculpting, a scavenger hunt, a Curious George-t...
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KOKORO CRAFT BOUTIQUE SET FOR OCTOBER 4 AT JANM
2015年09月09日
The seventh annual Kokoro Craft Boutique, organized by volunteers at the Japanese American National Museum, will take place Sunday, October 4, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Those who make purchases of $10 or more will receive same-day free admission to the museum, as well 10% discounts at several participating Little Tokyo restaurants. Yuujou Daiko, a taiko performance group based in South San Gabriel, will perform at 1 p...