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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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Giant Robot Biennale Returns to JANM on March 2, 2024
Dec 06, 2023
LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) and Eric Nakamura, founder of Giant Robot, will present Giant Robot Biennale 5 from March 2 – September 1, 2024. The popular group show, last seen at JANM in 2016, showcases diverse creative works that celebrate the ethos of Giant Robot, a staple of Asian American alternative pop culture. Three decades after its founding as a hand-assembled zine, Giant Ro...
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The Chinese American Museum, JANM, and LA Plaza de Culturas y Artes present Our Shared Future: Reckoning with Our Racial Past in Los Angeles in December 2023
Nov 20, 2023
LOS ANGELES, CA – The Chinese American Museum (CAM), Japanese American National Museum (JANM), and LA Plaza de Culturas y Artes (LA Plaza)—will present the Smithsonian’s Our Shared Future: Reckoning with Our Racial Past in Los Angeles initiative, a collaborative series of public programs from December 1–17, 2023. With programs that range from symposia and panel discussions to films and family activities, Our Shar...
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Henry Sugimoto’s Artistic Evolution
Ongoing
Step into the captivating world of Henry Yuzuru Sugimoto, a Japanese American artist whose journey from Wakayama, Japan, to Hanford, California, and ultimately to the bustling streets of Manhattan, influenced his diverse and evocative body of artworks. Henry Sugimoto’s Artistic Evolution is an online exhibition that invites you to explore Sugimoto’s journey and the evolution of his art over five time periods of hi...
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Boyle Heights: The Power of Place—Press
For press inquiries, email mediarelations@janm.org or call 213.625.0414.
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Colors of Confinement: Rare Kodachrome Photographs of Japanese American Incarceration in World War II - Store
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Colors of Confinement: Rare Kodachrome Photographs of Japanese American Incarceration in World War II - 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.)