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  • Member Appreciation Days

    Nov 27, 2015 - Nov 29, 2015

    Friday, November 27–Sunday, November 29 JANM members always enjoy a 10% store discount and free admission to JANM. On this special weekend, take advantage of a 20% discount at the JANM Store and janmstore.com, plus free admission and a 20% store discount at 20 participating Southern California institutions. New participants this season include the Time Travel Mart, the Santa Barbara Historical Museum, th...

  • Disoriented Comedy at the Comedy Comedy Festival

    Aug 29, 2015

    The first-ever (mostly) female Asian American standup comedy tour presents an evening of live standup and special guest performers. Visit comedycomedyfest.com for more details and to purchase tickets. A limited number of discounted tickets are available for JANM members. Contact memberevents@janm.org or 213.830.5646 for discount codes.

  • Target Free Family Saturdays: Aloha from Hawaii with KoAloha Ukulele

    Feb 08, 2014

    FREE ALL DAY! Come and make music with KoAloha Ukulele as they lead performances, workshops crafts, and all things ukulele! Schedule: •11am & 1:30pm: Make a special key chain with KoAloha Ukulele staff members. •11:15am/12:15pm/1:15pm/2:15pm: Learn basic and intermediate skills of how to play the ukulele with Brian Benevente of KoAloha Ukulele and other KoAloha artist partners. (Please bring own ukulele. Li...

  • Ayagoromo - Mindful Transitions

    Aug 13, 2011

    Ayagoromo - Mindful Transitions will present traditional Japanese folk songs assimilated within modern world music sensibilities. Yoko and Derek will be joined by guest artists to perform a selection of Japanese folk songs “framed” with a modern twist of Impressionistic Jazz, Classical and R&B for which Derek is known. The concert will debut new works reflecting the goal of preserving the essence of tradi...

  • Target Free Family Saturday: Toy Shoppe!

    Oct 10, 2009

    FREE ALL DAY! Enjoy a day of toys, toys, and more toys at the National Museum! Generously sponsored by Target, these special Saturdays are filled with fun activities giving families unique ways to learn, play, and grow together. All Day Craft Activities: Be creative and build your own character using air-dry clay! Fabricate your own furry friend! Ruthie's Origami Corner: Boo! Make an origami gho...

  • Fighting for Democracy Pre-Visit Workshop

    Jan 13, 2007

    Sign-up for a FREE Pre-Visit Workshop Thursday, January 13, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM (lunch provided) WHAT IS FIGHTING FOR DEMOCRACY? For hundreds of years people have sought a home and future in the United States of America. They came, and still come, in pursuit of freedom and democracy. Yet, the dream of democracy is not without its struggle. Against the backdrop of World War II, a segregated America, and the Ci...

  • Fighting for Democracy Pre-Visit Workshop

    Dec 07, 2006

    Sign-up for a FREE Pre-Visit Workshop Thursday, December 7, 4:30-7:30 PM (Dinner provided) WHAT IS FIGHTING FOR DEMOCRACY? For hundreds of years people have sought a home and future in the United States of America. They came, and still come, in pursuit of freedom and democracy. Yet, the dream of democracy is not without its struggle. Against the backdrop of World War II, a segregated America, and the Civil R...

  • Fighting for Democracy Pre-Visit Workshop

    Nov 16, 2006

    Sign-up for a FREE Pre-Visit Workshop Thursday, November 16, 4:30-7:30 PM (Dinner provided) WHAT IS FIGHTING FOR DEMOCRACY? For hundreds of years people have sought a home and future in the United States of America. They came, and still come, in pursuit of freedom and democracy. Yet, the dream of democracy is not without its struggle. Against the backdrop of World War II, a segregated America, and the Civil ...

  • A View from Afar: Angelenos Bear Witness to September 11th

    Jul 07, 2004

    Every Wednesday throughout the run of September 11: Bearing Witness to History, the National Museum will host gallery talks featuring a diverse group of community leaders, artists, activists, and educators. Using a specific object from the exhibition as their starting point, each will reflect upon the larger social, political, and cultural implications of 9/11. The series begins with a performance by one of the le...

  • Issei Pioneers

    Apr 01, 1992 - Jun 19, 1994

    Issei Pioneers focuses on the early immigration and settlement years of the Issei, the first generation of Japanese immigrants in the United States. This exhibition occupies the hall once used as a sanctuary and a theater by the Nishi Hongwanji Buddhist Temple. In this evocative setting, the exhibition floats like a landscape of the mind. Islands meticulously crafted of materials the Issei themselves might have ch...