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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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  • May 2024 Member Appreciation Days

    May 10, 2024 - May 12, 2024

    Come shop at the JANM Store during Member Appreciation Days and receive a 20% discount on qualified store purchases as an appreciation of thanks for all of your support and patronage! Not a current JANM Member? Join Now Order Online! JANM will honor the 20% discount for online orders placed by current JANM Members at janmstore.com from May 10–12, 2024. To receive the special discount, enter the code MADNE...

  • Giant Robot Biennale 5—Opening Celebration

    Mar 01, 2024

    Join the artists of Giant Robot for first access to Giant Robot Biennale 5 with free admission, engaging art, music, activities, and more that celebrate a staple of Asian American alternative pop culture and an influential brand encompassing pop art, skateboard, comic book, graphic arts, and vinyl toy culture! SCHEDULE 6 p.m.–9 p.m.: Explore the exhibitions, cash bar, and Kogi BBQ and MANEATINGPLANT food tru...

  • “Benkyodo: The Last Manju Shop in J-Town” and “Atomic Café”

    Sep 10, 2023

    Join us for the Los Angeles Premiere of Benkyodo: The Last Manju Shop in J-Town and a screening of ATOMIC CAFÉ: The Noisiest Corner in J-Town. Akira Boch and Tadashi Nakamura, the former and current directors of JANM’s Frank H. Watase Media Arts Center, directed these two short documentaries that explore themes of gentrification, displacement, and community power with humor and heart. Director Tadashi Nakamura wil...

  • Teacher Workshop: Santa Anita during World War II

    Jul 20, 2023

    Teacher Workshop: Santa Anita Race Track and Temporary Detention Centers during World War II Join us for this special teacher workshop focused on the temporary detention centers many Japanese Americans were first sent to upon being forcibly removed from their home in 1942. These so-called “Assembly Centers” served as temporary prisons while America’s more permanent concentration camps were constructed. This wo...

  • Member Appreciation Days—May 2023

    May 12, 2023 - May 14, 2023

    We appreciate the support of JANM members and are thankful for your patronage! This year, eight museums and institutions, including JANM, are offering reciprocal 20% discount and free museum admission from May 12 through May 14!* Participating museums and institutions: Autry Museum of the American West, California Science Center, Fowler Museum at UCLA, Japanese American National Museum, The Library Store at Centra...

  • JANM Book Club: Secret Harvests with David Mas Masumoto and Patricia Wakida

    Mar 18, 2023

    Tickets to this program include admission to JANM for Saturday, March 18, 2023. Pricing reflects general museum admission pricing. Learn more about visiting JANM at janm.org/visit. Join author David Mas Masumoto and artist Patricia Wakida for the launch of their new book Secret Harvests: A Hidden Story of Separation, Silence, Shame, and the Resilience of a Family Farm. They will be joined in reading, reflectio...

  • hapa.me – 15 years of the hapa project—JANM Store

    Purchase items related to the hapa.me exhibition from the JANM Store.

  • Toshiko Takaezu: The Art of Clay - JANM Store

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

  • Gambatte! Legacy of an Enduring Spirit - JANM Store

    Merchandise from the JANM Store related to the “Gambatte! Legacy of an Enduring Spirit” exhibition.

  • Folding Paper: The Infinite Possibilities of Origami - 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.)