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  • Artist Conversation with Mark Nagata

    Jan 06, 2019

    FREE 12:30 p.m.–1 p.m.: Artist Conversation 1 p.m.–2 p.m.: Toy and Print Signing with Mark Nagata and Gerald Okamura Presented in conjunction with Oshogatsu Family Festival To mark the release of Kaiju vs Heroes artist Mark Nagata’s latest special edition sofubi toy figure—an homage to the character played by Gerald Okamura in the movie Big Trouble in Little China—Nagata will discuss how this project ca...

  • Members Only Exhibition Tour: "Kaiju vs Heroes"

    Jan 05, 2019

    In California in the 1970s, Mark Nagata was living an all-American childhood when an aunt and uncle serving on a US military base in Japan sent him a box filled with colorful kaiju and hero toys. For Nagata, those toys and the artwork of their packaging inspired him to study art, to zealously collect vintage Japanese vinyl toys, and to become a toy designer himself. Join Mark Nagata for a gallery tour during ...

  • Two-Day Shibori Mandalas Workshop

    Feb 03, 2018 - Feb 04, 2018

    Saturday–Sunday, February 3–4 11 a.m.–4 p.m. Explore the endless possibilities of mandalas in this contemporary shibori workshop, in which you’ll use colorful dyes to create eye-catching patterns for pillows, quilts, and other projects. Please wear studio clothing and bring rubber gloves, scissors, and a seam ripper. All other materials will be provided. $72 members, $90 non-members, plus $40 m...

  • A Conversation with Midori

    Jan 30, 2011

    FREE! See violinist Midori in a question and answer session. Learn more about Midori’s history and musical journey in this rare opportunity to hear her speak. Midori, 38, was born in Osaka and began studying the violin at a very young age. At the invitation of conductor Zubin Mehta, she made her concert debut at the age of 11 as a surprise guest soloist for the New York Philharmonic's traditional New Year's Eve...

  • Target Free Family Saturday: Fall into Fall!

    Nov 13, 2010

    FREE ALL DAY! Help us celebrate fall with tons of exciting and fun crafts and activities for everyone! Please check back for more program details. 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: Make some noise by constructing a gobbling turkey using simple and surprising materials...

  • RICHARD MURAKAMI PRESENTED MIKI TANIMURA OUTSTANDING VOLUNTEER AWARD FOR 2008

    Aug 05, 2009

    The Japanese American National Museum presented its Miki Tanimura Outstanding Volunteer Award for 2008 to Richard Murakami at its annual Volunteer Recognition Luncheon in the Aratani Central Hall earlier this year. Murakami, who has been involved in several areas in support of the National Museum, including fundraising, photography and outreach, was presented the highest volunteer honor bestowed by the institution...

  • Ruth Asawa and the Tamarind Lithography Workshop

    May 05, 2007

    In 1965, Ruth Asawa's friend and teacher, Josef Albers, recommended her for a fellowship at the Tamarind Lithography Workshop. Based in Los Angeles at the time, the Workshop, funded by the Ford Foundation, was the most recognized printmaking workshop in the country. Join June Wayne, artist and co-founder of the Workshop, and Ernest de Soto, artist and one of Asawa's printers at Tamarind, as they share their fond memo...

  • Memento Mori: Memory and Monuments in American Public Spaces

    Jul 15, 2004

    Moderated by KPCC's KITTY FELDE, this lively panel discussion includes, architect Greg Lynn of Greg Lynn FORM, who led the United Architects team's entry in the World Trade Center design competition; author EDWARD T. LINENTHAL, who has written eloquently about the Oklahoma City National Memorial; and Curator KARIN HIGA, Director of the Curatorial and Exhibitions Department and Senior Curator of Art at the Japanese Am...

  • James Toya Cymbidium Showcase

    Mar 12, 2004

    The National Museum kicks off a weekend-long presentation featuring the contributions of nisei James Toya to the hybridization of cymbidiums, or orchids. Visitors can participate in workshops, view presentations, and meet cymbidium experts as they present more than 50 plants highlighting the work of Toya.

  • Hot Off The Press

    Sep 24, 2000

    Author Reading Series At the Mark Taper Auditorium, Central Library Fifth and Flower streets in Downtown Los Angeles Parking, 524 S. Flower, adjacent to Library. $5.65 flat rate after 5 p.m. Free, Reservations suggested. 213.228.7025 Two Novelists: Kyoko Mori, reading and discussing Stone Field, True Arrow Anchee Min, reading and discussing Becoming Madame Mao Kyoko Mori is the author of two novels f...