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Members Only Exhibition Tour: "Transpacific Borderlands"

2017年09月17日

Join exhibition curator and JANM Vice President of Operations/Art Director Clement Hanami for a gallery tour with participating international artists. Limited to 25 participants. Space is limited. RSVP by September 13 using the link below. You can also contact memberevents@janm.org or 213.830.5646.

Opening Day: “Transpacific Borderlands”

2017年09月17日

FREE ALL DAY Transpacific Borderlands examines the work and 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 and Latino art in dialogue with Los Angeles. Join us for our exciting opening d...

Upper Level Members and VIP Reception: "Transpacific Borderlands"

2017年09月16日

Members at the Sustaining Level and above and VIPs are invited to preview Transpacific Borderlands before it opens to the public. Program with light reception to follow. Invitations were mailed in August.

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...

Before They Were Heroes at the Fullerton Arboretum (Fullerton, CA)

2017年09月10日 - 2017年10月29日

TRAVELING EXHIBITION Fullerton Arboretum Fullerton, CA Susumu “Sus” Ito’s WWII photographs were taken while on a tour of duty through Europe as a member of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team’s 522nd Field Artillery Battalion. While Ito participated in such dramatic events as the rescue of the Lost Battalion, these rare and breathtaking images capture the humble daily lives of a group of young Japanese A...

Jewelry Workshop—The World of "Washi": Introductory Class

2017年09月09日

SOLD OUT Washi is a traditional Japanese handmade decorative paper that dates back to the seventh century. Unlike machine-made paper from wood pulp, washi is made from the inner bark of plants such as mulberry, bamboo, wisteria, and hemp. The intertwining of fibers results in paper that is strong, durable, washable, and acid-free. Its thin, smooth, soft surface can be printed with vivid colors and complex designs....

The Asian American Movement of the 1960s–70s: JACS-AI and Activism Today

2017年09月09日

FREE with RSVP Join us for an interactive program that will look at the long history of Japanese American activism in Little Tokyo through the lens of an innovative project: Japanese American Community Services-Asian Involvement (JACS-AI). JACS-AI was a pivotal social services agency established in 1963 with funds from the shuttered Shonien children’s home, founded in 1914 by Rokuichi Kusumoto to m...

‘DESIRE FOR MAGIC: PATRICK NAGATANI’ EXHIBITION REFLECTS 30 YEARS OF WORK

2011年11月12日

The Desire for Magic: Patrick Nagatani exhibition will open at the Japanese American National Museum on Saturday, November 19, 2011, presenting 30 years of varied work by artist Patrick Nagatani, including his collaborations, staged photographs, collages and multimedia pieces. Created by the University of New Mexico’s University Art Museum and curator Michele Penhall in 2008, Desire for Magic represents Nagatani’s wi...

NATIONAL MUSEUM PRODUCES DVDS OF CLASSIC MADE-FOR-TV FILM 'FAREWELL TO MANZANAR'

2011年11月10日

The Japanese American National Museum announced that it has obtained the licensing rights through the NBCUniversal Television Consumer Products Group to the classic made-for-TV 1976 movie, "Farewell to Manzanar," and has produced DVD copies for sale this fall for the first time ever. Based on the autobiographical book, Farewell to Manzanar by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston and James Houston, the film is a rare Hollywood...

Transpacific Borderlands Artist Profiles

Transpacific Borderlands: The Art of Japanese Diaspora in Lima, Los Angeles, Mexico City, and São Paulo examines the experiences of artists of Japanese ancestry born, raised, or living in either Latin America or predominantly Latin American neighborhoods of Southern California. In this series of short videos, artists featured in the exhibition discuss their work, their backgrounds, and their identities as Nikkei i...