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JANM’s Pavilion is closed for renovation and will reopen in late 2026. While the museum and store are closed, join us for programs and events on our Little Tokyo campus, throughout Southern California, and beyond. 

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  • Stages of Our Stories: 60 Years of Asian American Theater at East West Players

    Dec 06, 2025

    Mark six decades of artistic excellence and community impact with East West Players (EWP) and JANM at this commemorative event. The program will highlight pivotal moments from EWP’s history through excerpts from six landmark plays—one from each decade since the company’s founding in 1965. The evening promises to be a moving tribute to the EWP artists that have shaped the Asian American theater landscape.

  • JANM Congratulates Ann Burroughs on Receiving the Bar Association of the District of Columbia’s Pioneer Award

    Dec 06, 2025

    Editors please note: JANM’s Pavilion is closed for renovation; programs will continue on the JANM campus and at other locations at janm.org/OnTheGo. LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) congratulates President and CEO, Ann Burroughs, on receiving the Annice M. Wagner Pioneer Award from the Bar Association of the District of Columbia (BADC). The Annice M. Wagner Pioneer Award is one of the hi...

  • SCREENING: “Craft of Speed”—A Documentary About Mooneyes

    Dec 02, 2025

    Dive into the thirty-year story of MOONEYES with this documentary about two Japanese and Japanese American hot rodders who saved the iconic American speed parts company, built the brand MOONEYES, and popularized hot rod culture in Asia. Following the screening is a conversation with Craft of Speed producer, writer, and director Ming Lai, MOONEYES USA President Chico Kodama, and curator of Cruising J-Town, Oliver Wang...

  • December and Early January Programs Include “Cruising J-Town” Finale and Oshogatsu Family Festival

    Nov 25, 2025

    Editors please note: JANM’s Pavilion is closed for renovation; programs will continue on the JANM campus and at other locations at janm.org/OnTheGo.PSALOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) celebrates the finale of Cruising J-Town in Pasadena and hosts a film screening about the speed shop Mooneyes at the Democracy Center. East West Players’ 60th anniversary commemorative event, Discover Nikke...

  • JANM Mourns the Passing of Yosh Nakamura

    Nov 25, 2025

    Editors please note: JANM’s Pavilion is closed for renovation; programs will continue on the JANM campus and at other locations at janm.org/OnTheGo. LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) mourns the passing of Yosh Nakamura. A steadfast supporter of JANM, he was a veteran of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team (442nd RCT), an accomplished artist, and treasured educator. Born in Rosemead, Califor...

  • The Democracy Center Invites the Community to Share Their “Wish for America” Ahead of Nation’s 250th Birthday

    Nov 05, 2025

    Editors please note: JANM’s Pavilion is closed for renovation; programs will continue on the JANM campus and at other locations at janm.org/OnTheGo. LOS ANGELES, CA – The Daniel K. Inouye National Center for the Preservation of Democracy (Democracy Center) at the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) invites the community to view wishes for America in the Historic Building display window next to the Democracy Cent...

  • JANM on the Go will Bring Special Exhibitions, Public Programs throughout Greater LA and Beyond in 2025 and 2026

    Aug 21, 2024

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) announces JANM on the Go, the Museum’s lively schedule of special exhibitions, public programs, family festivals, education programs, and more on the JANM campus, throughout Little Tokyo, the greater Los Angeles area, Southern California, and across the US and Japan. “JANM is a cornerstone of the Little Tokyo community and a powerhouse on the national and...

  • JANM Announces Fall 2023 Book Club Authors

    Aug 31, 2023

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) announces the lineup of authors for the fall 2023 JANM Book Club, a public program series that highlights new publications by Japanese Americans or related to Japanese American history and culture. The featured authors are Naomi Hirahara, Eric L. Muller, Gwen Muranaka, and Dr. ShiPu Wang. Tickets for each program are $16 ($9 for seniors and students, free...

  • Pictures of Belonging: Miki Hayakawa, Hisako Hibi, and Miné Okubo

    Pictures of Belonging: Miki Hayakawa, Hisako Hibi, and Miné Okubo Rediscover the work of three trailblazing women—Miki Hayakawa, Hisako Hibi, and Miné Okubo—in Pictures of Belonging: Miki Hayakawa, Hisako Hibi, and Miné Okubo. This exhibition reveals a broader picture of the American experience through artworks and life stories of three Japanese American women from the pre–World War II generation, seen together fo...

  • Pictures of Belonging: Miki Hayakawa, Hisako Hibi, and Miné Okubo—Venues

    Pictures of Belonging is an exhibition produced by the Japanese American National Museum. It is traveling to various sites across the country before being on view at JANM in 2026. See below for information about venues and dates. TRAVELING EXHIBITION SITES Current/Upcoming Venues Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine ArtsOctober 10, 2025 – January 4, 2026Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts118-128 North Broad StreetPhila...