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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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  • 2023 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival

    May 05, 2023 - May 07, 2023

    Free The Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (LAAPFF), presented annually by Visual Communications (VC), Southern California’s leading showcase for new Asian Pacific American and Asian international cinema, announced today the program for the 39th edition of the festival. The festival returns May 4–15 in Los Angeles and will feature an exciting lineup of in-person programming, along with virtual programming fo...

  • Combining Culinary Cultures: A Conversation with Nikkei Chefs from LA, São Paulo, and Lima

    Dec 03, 2022

    Join us for a conversation with noted Nikkei chefs—Niki Nakayama of n/naka (Los Angeles, CA, US), Telma Shiraishi of Restaurante Aizomê (São Paulo, Brazil), and Roger Arakaki of Sushi Ito (Lima, Peru). The program will be moderated by Gil Asakawa, author of the recently published book, Tabemasho! Let’s Eat!: A Tasty History of Japanese Food in America. Carole Iida-Nakayama, co-owner and sous chef of n/naka and n/...

  • NUNO and J-Scent Trunk Show

    Nov 19, 2022 - Nov 20, 2022

    We are pleased to announce our first post-pandemic, in-person trunk show featuring one of our popular vendors, NUNO! Chad and Charles will be back at JANM with some rarely-offered NUNO clothing as well as the time-honored favorite selection of scarves and shawls (you can see examples of NUNO wares in our catalog.) And joining us for the first time is J-Scent, the fabulous Japanese fragrance maker, creator of uniqu...

  • The Japanese American National Museum Hosts Virtual Program on Issei Artist Wakaji Matsumoto

    Nov 10, 2022

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) will host the free virtual program, The Story of Wakaji Matsumoto: An Artist in Two Worlds, on Saturday, December 10, 2022 in English and Japanese from 5 p.m.–6:30 p.m. PST (Sunday, December 11, 2022 from 9 a.m.–10:30 a.m. JST). Guests can indicate their language preference during registration. This virtual program dives into the new online exhibition,...

  • The Japanese American National Museum’s Discover Nikkei Project Presents Combining Culinary Cultures: A Conversation with Nikkei Chefs from Los Angeles, São Paulo, and Lima

    Nov 07, 2022

    LOS ANGELES, CA – Discover Nikkei, a web-based project of the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) that promotes connections and understanding among the global Japanese diaspora, presents the virtual program, Combining Culinary Cultures: A Conversation with Nikkei Chefs from Los Angeles, São Paulo, and Lima on Saturday, December 3, 2022 from 3 p.m.–4:30 p.m PST / 6 p.m.–7:30 p.m. PET / 8 p.m–9:30 p.m. BRT (8 a.m–...

  • Premiere Screening and Discussion—“Giant Robot: Asian Pop Culture and Beyond” (ARTBOUND)

    Oct 21, 2022

    FREE Join us for the premiere of the new episode of KCET’s award-winning arts and culture series ARTBOUND focused around the influence of Asian American pop culture magazine Giant Robot. A panel discussion with Eric Nakamura, Martin Wong, Renee Tajima-Peña, Dylan Robertson, and James Jean, moderated by Clement Hanami, will follow the screening. Tickets to this program are sold out.

  • Smithsonian Museum Day

    Sep 17, 2022

    We’re pleased to announce the return of Museum Day on September 17! Museum Day is an annual celebration of boundless curiosity hosted by Smithsonian magazine. JANM is offering FREE admission all day as part of the annual Museum Day event.

  • JANM 30th Anniversary Digital Film Festival—Barbara Kawakami: A Textured Life

    Jul 29, 2022

    FREE The 2010 JANM exhibition, Textured Lives: Japanese Immigrant Clothing from the Plantations of Hawai`i, was born from a gift by Barbara Kawakami to JANM’s permanent collection of beautiful plantation-era clothing. Kawakami started her formal studies of these textiles and clothing at the age of 53. Now at 100, she is still a noted author, historian, and storyteller who has dedicated much of her life to ...

  • 38th Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival

    May 10, 2022 - May 13, 2022

    The Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (LAAPFF), presented annually by Visual Communications (VC), Southern California’s leading showcase for new Asian Pacific American and Asian international cinema, announced today the program for the 38th edition of the festival. The festival returns May 5–13 in Los Angeles and will feature an exciting lineup of in-person programming, along with virtual programming for our au...

  • Contested Histories at Noguchi Museum (Long Island City, NY)

    Apr 08, 2022 - Apr 10, 2022

    TRAVELING DISPLAYThe Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden MuseumLong Island City, NYFor more information and for advance tickets, visit noguchi.org. Allen Hendershott Eaton’s historic 1952 book, Beauty Behind Barbed Wire: The Arts of the Japanese in Our War Relocation Camps, explored art and craft objects created by persons of Japanese descent while wrongfully incarcerated in the World War II American concentration c...