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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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  • Member Appreciation Days 2022

    Nov 25, 2022 - Nov 27, 2022

    We appreciate the support of JANM members and are thankful for your patronage through these interesting times! To show our gratitude we are offering 20% discount on qualified store purchases* from November 25th-27th. You must place your orders between November 25th-27th in order to qualify for the 20% discount. To receive the special 20% off discount online, enter the code: MADNESS when prompted for a discount co...

  • Author Discussion—"Life After Manzanar" by Naomi Hirahara and Heather C. Lindquist

    Jun 23, 2018

    If you missed the program, you can watch it online on JANM’s YouTube channel. What happened to Japanese Americans when they were released from America’s concentration camps like Manzanar after World War II ended? Life after Manzanar seeks to answer this question by shedding light on the "Resettlement"—the relatively unexamined postwar period when ordinary people of Japanese ancestry were finally...

  • Mottainai Yoga with traci

    Dec 10, 2016

    —PLEASE NOTE NEW TIME— Roughly translated, mottainai means "don’t be wasteful" in Japanese. In this yoga and meditation workshop for all levels, certified yoga instructor traci ishigo invites participants to harness their own inner energy to prevent body, mind, and spirit from going to waste. Participants can expect the one-hour class to be both restorative and invigorating, with opportunities to practice deep...

  • "Common Ground" Exhibition Tour

    Jun 04, 2016

    Tour the ongoing exhibition Common Ground: The Heart of Community with JANM’s knowledgeable docents. Free with museum admission.

  • "Common Ground" Exhibition Tour

    May 07, 2016

    Tour the ongoing exhibition Common Ground: The Heart of Community with JANM’s knowledgeable docents. Free with museum admission.

  • Los Angeles Art Association’s Open Show Screening

    Dec 11, 2008

    FREE! Each year LAAA presents the Open Show—The survey exhibition of emerging SoCal art at Gallery 825. This screening would complement the Open Show exhibition at Gallery 825 and would feature all of the time based and new media artwork selected for the 2008 Open Show. A post screening discussion will feature the exhibition juror and select artists. For more information, visit: www.laaa.org.

  • Taiko @ Noon

    Jul 20, 2005

    Enjoy your lunch as you listen to the energetic and compelling rhythms performed by our guest taiko drummers. Every other Wednesday throughout the summer a different master drummer will share the power and meaning of taiko, exploring the diversity of the art form as practiced by master artists from across the Southland.

  • Family Sunday

    Apr 14, 2002

    Home Is Where the Heart Is Join the National Museum for a Family Sunday exploring the meaning of "home". Is it your family? Is it a place—your house or apartment? Is it the country in which you were born or the country where you live? Or is it something you carry inside of you, no matter where you are? Reading and Book Signing with Allen Say Our very special guest will be Allen Say, who has himself moved 37 tim...

  • Kaiju vs Heroes - Activities

    Explore fun activities created in conjunction with the exhibition. Nagata 360: A Collecting Mind Experience Mark Nagata’s studio in the round with the 360 degree Virtual Reality (VR) video! Using a VR headset or any current smartphone (Android or Apple) with the YouTube app, watch below or on YouTube and follow the notifications on your phone screen or use the arrows to see the artist’s studio up close....

  • Tanaka Studio Collection

    (2007.61) This collection includes over 1,000 photographic negatives from Issei photographer Chikashi Tanaka (1888–1977). These photographs, taken for hundreds of clients, document the vibrant and deeply-rooted Japanese American community in Southern California during the prewar era. The original envelopes that stored each negative are also a part of this collection and provide additional information, including the n...