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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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  • Transit Equity Day

    Feb 04, 2024

    Celebrate Transit Equity Day on February 4, 2024 with Metro and SoCal Museums to embark on a cultural journey through LA County’s vibrant museums and receive perks with your TAP card! Transit Equity Day highlights the right of all people to affordable public transportation and honors the birthday of Rosa Parks, who took a stand to create a more equitable transportation system for everyone, by offering free rides ...

  • JANM’s “Our Promise” Comprehensive Campaign Virtual Briefing

    Sep 22, 2023

    The Japanese American National Museum is amplifying its powerful voice. Our campus and programs showcase how Japanese Americans’ lives, experiences, and culture intersect and resonate with the experiences of marginalized communities in the United States. Our story is an American story. Our founders promised that the Museum would stand as a beacon of civil rights to ensure that what happened to Japanese Americans i...

  • Delicious Little Tokyo 2023: Shib Sibs Book Signing

    Jun 24, 2023

    FREE Maia and Alex Shibutani—U.S. Olympians and published authors—will be signing copies of their books Amazing: Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Who Inspire Us All and Kudo Kids series. Books will be available to purchase on the day of the event or you can order in advance from the JANM Store. Delicious Little Tokyo celebrates the legacy businesses of Little Tokyo! Learn more about all the activ...

  • The Japanese American National Museum Presents Before They Take Us Away on April 15, 2023

    Apr 03, 2023

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) will present a live screening of Before They Take Us Away on Saturday, April 15, 2023 from 2 p.m.–4 p.m. Tickets are included in the price of admission to JANM ($16 for adults and $9 for seniors, students, and youth) and can be purchased at janm.org/events. Before They Take Us Away captures the previously untold stories of Japanese Americans who volunt...

  • Defining Courage

    Mar 18, 2023

    Tickets to this event are now sold out. ONE NIGHT ONLY—Saturday, March 18, 2023 at 7 p.m. (HST) at The Hawaii Theatre, 1130 Bethel St, Honolulu, HI. Celebrate the legacy of True American Heroes in Defining Courage, an unforgettable live event. Considered the greatest fighting unit in US military history, the Nisei Soldiers of World War II were a segregated combat team of Americans of Japanese Ancestry. Sadly,...

  • The Japanese American National Museum Welcomes Decision by the Los Angeles Times to Drop “Internment”

    Mar 17, 2023

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) welcomes the decision by the Los Angeles Times to stop using the euphemism “internment” to describe the unjust incarceration of over 125,000 Japanese Americans and their families during World War II. On the 75th anniversary of Executive Order 9066, the newspaper’s editorial board published an apology for being an advocate of Japanese American incarcer...

  • Girl Scout Day

    Mar 12, 2023

    Wear your Girl Scout or Brownie uniforms, sashes, or other regalia to JANM on Girl Scout Day for free admission to see the new exhibition, Don’t Fence Me In: Coming of Age in America’s Concentration Camps. This exhibition explores the experiences of Japanese American youth confronting the injustice of being incarcerated during World War II and the activities—including scouting—that showed their resilience and helped ...

  • The Japanese American National Museum Decries Proposed Texas Law Barring Citizens from China and Three Other Countries from Buying Property in the State

    Mar 09, 2023

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) decries Senate Bill 147, proposed legislation that targets citizens of China, North Korea, Iran, and Russia from buying property in the state. The bill’s author, Republican state Senator Lois Kolkurst, asserted that the bill would not apply to US citizens and lawful permanent residents, but given the rise in anti-Asian hate, the proposed legislation echoe...

  • The Japanese American National Museum Congratulates the Museum’s Governor, Richard Watanabe, on Being Named a AAAS Fellow

    Feb 14, 2023

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) congratulates Richard Watanabe on being named an American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) fellow. Watanabe is a professor of population and public health sciences at the USC Keck School of Medicine and is the associate dean for health and population science programs. AAAS fellows are elected by their academic peers, and it is one of t...

  • The Japanese American National Museum Decries Florida’s Decision to Block a New Advanced Placement Course on African American Studies

    Jan 25, 2023

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) decries Florida’s decision to block a new and multidisciplinary Advanced Placement (AP) course on African American studies from being offered in the state’s high schools. The decision was made by Governor Ron DeSantis’s administration. The Florida Department of Education wrote a letter to the College Board stating that the new course is historically inacc...