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Community Advocates, Inc. presents "Critical Issues Seminars: Beyond the Boundaries"

2006年10月05日

Community Connections at the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy The first of a three-part seminar explores the racial learning gap with Professor Abigail Thernstrom, author, and vice chair, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights; Professor Richard Rothstein, former New York Times education columnist; and Shawn Arevalo McCullough?, superintendent, Maricopa County Schools (Arizona). KPCC 89.3 Airtalk host, L...

Museum Free-For-All

2006年10月01日

October is National Arts Month! Celebrate the arts by visiting 20 LA-area museums for FREE (hours vary per museum). click here for a complete listing of participating museums.

Smithsonian Museum Free-For-All

2006年09月30日

On September 30, 2006, for one day only, the Japanese American National Museum, along with other museums across the country will join the Smithsonian Institution in its long-standing tradition of offering free admission to visitors. For the first time, Museum Day is open to the general public as well as Smithsonian magazine's subscribers. To download and print your free Museum Day card, visit www.smithsonian.com/mu...

Craft Class with Ryosen Shibata: Sumi-e plants

2006年09月23日

Create elaborate plants and flowers with the art and style of sumi-e. $8 for National Museum members and $13 for non-members, includes supplies and Museum admission. Reservations are required.

About Face: Artists Discuss Portraiture, Portrait-Making, and Identity - POSTPONED

2006年09月17日

* * * * POSTPONED! Due to circumstances beyond our control, this program has been postponed. The new date will be posted online as soon as it is determined. Thank you and apologies for any inconvenience caused. * * * * How are contemporary artists using portraiture and portrait-making processes to examine, reflect, and/or challenge constructions of identity? Join us as an eclectic group of artists gat...

Target Free Family Saturdays: More Than Crayons

2006年09月09日

This summer the National Museum debuts four wonderful days created especially for families. Generously sponsored by Target, these special Saturdays are filled with fun activities giving families unique ways to learn, play, and grow together. More than Crayons Watercolor--Photography--Pencil--Sculpture--Collage--Paint, and more... Utilize all types of art mediums to create your own masterpiece and tell a story....

"LA Menu Munchies" by Collage Ensemble Inc.

2006年09月07日

LA Menu Munchies is a digital magazine that portrays Los Angeles' urban fabric through the needle and thread of food. Join its creators, Collage Ensemble Inc.--Alan Nakagawa, Mona Kasra, and Alex Alferov--in the world premiere of their DVD, where cooking-show meets cultural explosion. The DVD will be available for sale through the Museum Store. Please call 888.769.5559 or order through the Museum Store Online i...

1st & Central Summer Concerts: Dengue Fever

2006年09月07日

FREE 6:30 PM - Opening Act 7:00 PM - Featured Artists Critics around the country have hailed this six-member band that fuses Cambodian pop with psychedelic rock as one to watch. Fronted by the amazing vocalist, Chhom Nimol, Dengue Fever closes this year's concert series with sounds that are both familiar yet at absolutely unique ... The result is a concoction all their own. Free. Reservations are not needed....

Craft Class with Ryosen Shibata: Mizuhiki belt

2006年08月26日

Design elaborate knots using paper cords--making the perfect accessory for decorating a special card or gift. $8 for National Museum members and $13 for non-members, includes supplies and Museum admission. Reservations are required.

Whispered Silences: Japanese American Detention Camps, Fifty Years Later Photographs Document Remains Of Wartime Experience

1997年05月03日

Whispered Silences: Japanese American Detention Camps, Fifty Years Later, opens Saturday, May 3, 1997 at the Japanese American National Museum. Part of the Shithsonian Institution Travelling Exhibition Service (SITES), the Museum is one stop in the exhibit’s North American tour. Fourty-four contemporary platinum-palladium prints were taken by photographer Joan Myers and evoke the wartime experiences of Japanese ...