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"Giant Robot Biennale 4" Opening Party

2015年10月10日

FREE The public is invited to celebrate the opening of Giant Robot Biennale 4 with a party! • First 500 guests will receive a limited edition Giant Robot pin. Limit one pin per person; guests must be present to receive a pin. • Special souvenir buttons will be available for customizing with a design started by a Giant Robot artist and completed by you. • Take a GRB4 commemorative photo on a sp...

"Giant Robot Biennale 4" Upper Level Members and VIP Reception

2015年10月10日

JANM members at the Director’s Circle, President’s Circle, and Chairman’s Circle levels are invited to join curator Eric Nakamura and exhibiting artists for an exclusive preview and reception. Special souvenir buttons will be available for customizing with a design started by a Giant Robot artist and completed by you. Take a GRB4 commemorative photo on a festive set designed by Nerdbot Photo Booth. Deejay mus...

Giant Robot Biennale 4

2015年10月11日 - 2016年01月24日

Giant Robot, a staple of Asian American alternative pop culture, was launched in 1994 as a hand-assembled zine and quickly grew into a worldwide empire. At its height, Giant Robot included a glossy magazine, a retail website, several brick-and-mortar stores, and even a themed restaurant. More than two decades after its founding, Giant Robot continues to be regarded as a highly influential brand encompassing many aspe...

Author Discussion—"The Inker’s Shadow" by Allen Say

2015年10月10日

FREE Allen Say is the award-winning author and illustrator of many acclaimed children’s books, including Drawing from Memory, an autobiographical volume that explored his love of comic books through a collection of his own photographs and drawings. Say now offers a companion to that book in The Inker’s Shadow, a graphic novel that tells the story of his own coming-of-age. As a teenager in Southern Califor...

JANM Free Family Days: What's Cookin'?

2015年10月10日

FREE ALL DAY Join us for a day of food and fun with a green/sustainability theme. ALL DAY ACTIVITIES: Decorate a re-useable lunch bag to take to school each day. Put your own unique designs on a re-useable water bottle. At Ruthie’s Origami Corner, learn how to make paper onigiri (Japanese rice ball treats). SCHEDULED ACTIVITIES: 12 p.m.–3 p.m.: Balloon Monsoon will make ...

7th Annual Kokoro Craft Boutique

2015年10月04日

FREE Organized by JANM’s volunteers, the seventh edition of this annual boutique will feature dozens of vendors selling unique jewelry, kimono fabric fashions, handbags, ceramics, origami art, Giant Robot products, and more! Taiko performance by Yuujou Daiko at 1 p.m. Proceeds benefit JANM’s education programs. Make a boutique purchase of $10 or more and receive free same-day museum admission plus 10% di...

UNION BANK OF CA. CEO MASAAKI TANAKA NAMED TO MUSEUM BOARD OF GOVERNORS

2008年08月28日

The Board of Trustees of the Japanese American National Museum today announced the appointment of Mr. Masaaki Tanaka, President and Chief Executive Officer of UnionBanCal Corp. and its primary subsidiary, Union Bank of California, N.A., to the institution’s Board of Governors, effective immediately. The Trustees held their quarterly meetings at the National Museum in Little Tokyo on August 1 and 2, 2008. Members o...

OHARA SCHOOL OF IKEBANA TO GIVE DEMONSTRATION AUG. 24

2008年08月20日

The Ohara School of Ikebana Los Angeles Chapter, one of the three schools participating in the Japanese American National Museum’s art exhibition, Living Flowers: Ikebana and Contemporary Art, will give a demonstration of their work and techniques on Sunday, Aug. 24, beginning at 2 p.m. at the National Museum in Little Tokyo. Living Flowers notes the interactions between the practice of ikebana and contemporary ar...

GEORGE TAKEI WINS OVER $100,000 FOR NATIONAL MUSEUM

2008年08月13日

Actor George Takei, Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Trustees for the Japanese American National Museum, recently appeared on national television on the ABC-TV program, "Wanna Bet?", and wound up winning over $100,000 for his favorite nonprofit organization: the Japanese American National Museum. The premise of the show revolves around individuals or groups of people who claim they can accomplish a certain task o...

NATIONAL MUSEUM SETS 2008 'SUMMER FESTIVAL' FOR AUGUST 16

2008年08月12日

The Japanese American National Museum announced the schedule for its free 2008 "Summer Festival on the Courtyard: A New Spin: Past Meets Present" for Saturday, August 16, from 1 to 7 p.m., featuring live performances by TaikoProject, NSU Modern, Kanani Kalama Hula Studio, and Magic Andrew plus a book reading and signing by author Naomi Hirahara of her latest book, 1001 Cranes. The National Museum has held free fes...