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  • "Above the Fold" Artist Lecture: Origami as a Language of Contemporary Design

    Aug 20, 2016

    Exhibiting artist Paul Jackson will discuss the growing influence of origami in contemporary design practice, from fashion to architecture. Using examples from around the world and from his many years of teaching design, Jackson will demonstrate how, in recent years, origami principles have been applied to materials other than paper, such as fabric, leather, plastic, and wood. He will offer reasons for this interes...

  • "Becoming American? The Art and Identity Crisis of Yasuo Kuniyoshi" by Shipu Wang

    Sep 24, 2011

    "A few short days has changed my status in this country, although I myself have not changed at all." On December 8, 1941, artist Yasuo Kuniyoshi (1889-1953) awoke to find himself branded an "enemy alien" by the U.S. government in the aftermath of Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor. The historical crisis forced Kuniyoshi, an émigré Japanese with a distinguished career in American art, to rethink his pictorial strategie...

  • Discover Nikkei Presents: From Newsprint to New Media. The Evolving Role of Nikkei Newspapers

    Apr 02, 2011

    Nikkei community newspapers served an important role for a century as the glue that held together groups of immigrants with news and information about their communities as well as the latest from Japan. Later, their place in the community evolved as they served English-speaking Nisei and Sansei. But in recent years, the media industry has been in an upheaval, and many Nikkei community newspapers have shut down. Jo...

  • Summer Film Festival: "Harsh Canvas: The Art and Life of Henry Sugimoto"

    Jun 18, 2009 - Jun 28, 2009

    To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Frank H. Watase Media Arts Center, the National Museum will continuously screen Harsh Canvas: The Art and Life of Henry Sugimoto. From Japan to California, on to Paris, then to concentration camps in Arkansas that transformed his art forever and finally to New York, Henry Sugimoto (1900-1990) pursued what he called, “the path of an artist.” Sugimoto’s recently translat...

  • Bringing the Circle Together: A Native American Film Series -- Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance

    Jun 19, 2008

    Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance Alanis Obomsawin (Abenaki) exposes the armed confrontation between Mohawks and Canadian government during the 1990 standoff in Kanehsatake near the village of Oka in Quebec. Her portrait of the resistance focuses on the human dimension of the conflict, exploring their conviction and communal spirit that enabled them to stand firm. Music by Jamie Coon (Creek/Seminole) to open the ...

  • Opening of the exhibition "Landscaping America: Beyond the Japanese Garden"

    Jun 17, 2007

    Gardens were among the first forms of Japanese culture to gain popularity in the United States. Since their introduction to the American public at the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, Japanese-style gardens have proliferated across the country. Landscaping America reveals the personal stories, historical journeys, communities, and creativity that underlie the surface of the "Japanese garden." This multi...

  • 7th Annual Courtyard Kids Family Festival—Ribbits & Rhythms: Kaeru's House of Hop

    Aug 13, 2005

    The National Museum celebrates the long-awaited return of our favorite kaeru at the Ribbits & Rhythms: Kaeru's House of Hop. All Courtyard Kids and their family and friends are invited to a day of whimsical workshops, dynamic storytelling, and lively music and dance. This year's festival's concert begins with a ceremony welcoming new Courtyard Kids at 4:00 p.m., followed by a concert showcasing youth performing ar...

  • Japanese American National Museum’s History of Collaborations, Breakthroughs, Compiled Into New Book, “Common Ground”

    May 15, 2005

    The Japanese American National Museum, which was incorporated as an institution 20 years ago, has compiled a group of essays on its history, major projects and collaborations into a book, Common Ground: The Japanese American National Museum and the Culture of Collaborations. In 1985, the National Museum had no permanent site nor endowment and only one employee. Thanks to a partnership between a group of Little Tok...

  • Members Only: Free admission to Autry Museum of Western Heritage

    Aug 12, 2000

    Free admission to the Autry Museum of Western Heritage to celebrate the opening of On Gold Mountain: A Chinese American Experience. A painting from the Japanese American National Museum’s collection by issei artist Hideo Date will be on display in the exhibition. Show your Japanese American National Museum membership card for free admission and members ticket price on public programs. The Autry Museum is located i...

  • Folding Paper: The Infinite Possibilities of Origami - Events

    Programs are free for museum members and included with admission for visitors, unless otherwise noted. To see a complete listing of JANM’s upcoming programs, check out our Events Calendar.