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  • Giant Robot Workshop: Plant Buddies with Sean Chao

    Jun 15, 2024

    Join Giant Robot Biennale 5 exhibition artist, Sean Chao, as he guides you through making a small “plant buddy” out of clay, reflecting on his own miniature sculpture practice. Born in Taipei and based in Los Angeles, Chao is known for his detailed miniature sculptures of polymer clay, bass wood, balsa wood, paper, and wire. This workshop is sold out. Please click the link above to sign up for the waitlist a...

  • Upper Level Members Wine Tasting and History with Mikami Vineyards

    May 18, 2024

    Join us for a unique wine tasting with Mikami Vineyards. Sample three award-winning wines and learn about winemaking, grape growing, and the Mikami family’s journey from Japan to America. Since 1896, the Mikami family has developed a passion for grape growing. Now in their second century and third generation of farming, Mikami Vineyards produces single vineyard, handcrafted wines from the premier blocks of the fam...

  • Act To Change Hosts 6th Annual National Asian American and Pacific Islander Day Against Bullying and Hate at JANM on May 18, 2024

    May 09, 2024

    PSA WHAT: May 18 is the birthday of Vincent Chin, who was murdered in a hate crime in 1982. To honor his legacy and to commemorate Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Act To Change will host a conversation with author Paula Yoo and writer Philip Chung about Yoo’s latest book, Rising from the Ashes: Los Angeles 1992, and her 2021 book, From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry. This even...

  • ASOBI at JANM: Collaborative Art Making with Giorgiko

    Apr 11, 2024

    Join Giant Robot Biennale 5 artists Darren and Trisha Inouye, the duo known as Giorgiko, for a workshop that explores individual creativity and the surprising nature of collaboration. Participants will start prompt-based drawings and pass them around to each other, engaging in the fun experiment of enhancing someone else’s artwork with one’s unique touch, and concluding with reflection and a group discussion. Enjo...

  • JANM Raised Over $1.1 Million and Announced New Comprehensive Campaign Goal at the 2024 Benefit

    Apr 08, 2024

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) hosted its annual Benefit and Online Auction on Saturday, April 6, 2024. Set at the historic Vibiana in downtown Los Angeles with the theme Illuminating Paths, the Museum celebrated the vital paths of community leaders who wove courageous stories with poignant lessons to inspire and educate the next generation and raised over $1.1 million. The Benefit ...

  • Two Day Workshop: Practical Cloth Making (Shibori On!)

    Mar 09, 2024 - Mar 10, 2024

    Discover the creativity and fun in making your own cloth for a wide variety of projects. Taught by Glennis Dolce, this workshop will explore how to use the sensibilities and practicality of boro techniques and sashiko stitching to make whole cloth from scraps. The finished cloth can be used for pillows, wall pieces, clothing, bags, and more. This workshop is limited to fifteen participants and is open to all level...

  • JANM Now Accepting Applications for Summer 2024 NEH Workshops for Educators

    Feb 15, 2024

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) is accepting applications for Little Tokyo: How History Shapes a Community Across Generations, a Landmarks of American History and Culture educator workshop funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). The workshop will be held twice on June 24–28, 2024 and July 15–19, 2024 and includes a stipend of $1,300. Applications are being accepted un...

  • JANM Book Club: Lawyer, Jailer, Ally, Foe with Eric L. Muller

    Oct 07, 2023

    Eric L. Muller, Dan K. Moore Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of North Carolina School of Law, joined for a discussion of his newest book, Lawyer, Jailer, Ally, Foe, that explores the complicity of the lawyers who helped run the WRA’s concentration camps. Lawyer, Jailer, Ally, Foe brings to life the stories of three white lawyers with contradictory instructions—provide legal counsel to the...

  • Tatau: Marks of Polynesia - Store

    JANM members receive a 10% discount! Join or renew now

  • Tatau: Marks of Polynesia - Press

    For press inquiries, email mediarelations@janm.org or call 213.625.0414. Press Photo Gallery (Password Access Only—contact mediarelations@janm.org for access.)