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  • Members Only Exhibition Tour: "Above the Fold"

    Aug 06, 2016

    Join Above the Fold: New Expressions in Origami curator Meher McArthur for an in-depth gallery tour. Limited to 25 members. RSVP to memberevents@janm.org or 213.830.5646. Photo: Yuko Nishimura, Shine, 2008. Photo courtesy of the artist.

  • Origami with Ruthie Kitagawa: Children's Day Cards

    Apr 25, 2015

    Make a special card to celebrate Children’s Day or Boy’s Day. $8 members, $10 non-members. Supplies and admission to Common Ground: The Heart of Community included. Limited to 10 participants.

  • Target Free Family Saturday: Merry Melodies!

    Nov 14, 2009

    FREE ALL DAY! Delight in a day of family fun at the National Museum. November’s theme is music. 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 jolly jingles by creating your own colorful and fun tambourine. Shake Shake! Time to be creative and design your own mara...

  • 1st & Central Summer Concerts: Dengue Fever

    Sep 07, 2006

    FREE 6:30 PM - Opening Act 7:00 PM - Featured Artists Critics around the country have hailed this six-member band that fuses Cambodian pop with psychedelic rock as one to watch. Fronted by the amazing vocalist, Chhom Nimol, Dengue Fever closes this year's concert series with sounds that are both familiar yet at absolutely unique ... The result is a concoction all their own. Free. Reservations are not needed....

  • 8th Annual Courtyard Kids Festival: Every Day is Children's Day

    Aug 12, 2006

    Join Courtyard Kaeru in celebrating the spirit of youth. Holidays honoring children are held around the globe throughout the year. In Japan, Children's Day is May 5th, but the National Museum is celebrating it in the summer along with other communities. Dance, sing, create, and play with us as we, together, experience festive cultural customs of our neighbors around the world. Lively music, arts and crafts, and st...

  • 4th Annual Day Without Art at the Museum

    Dec 01, 1997

    Poetry and performance Join the Museum and Asian Pacific AIDS Intervention Team in honor of World AIDS Day and the 9th International “Day Without Art” for an evening of poetry and performance. This event explores issues which are transforming our Asian and Pacific Islander communities today, ranging from sex and sexuality to hope and healing. For mature audiences. Free with suggested donation to Asian Pacific...

  • Two Strong Women and the Sumo Wrestler

    Nov 02, 1997

    Based on a Japanese fable, this storytelling troupe will engage the audience in the adventure and lessons learned by the characters. We Tell Stories will share three stories with us and encourage audience participation through gestures, movement and drama. Joins for a kid’s point of view as we experience Sumo U.S.A. through hands-on activities. Free with Museum admission. This program is made possible in part by a...

  • "With Obligation to All" by George Ariyoshi

    Jul 12, 1997

    The Museum is pleased to present a very special book signing with former Governor of Hawai'i, George Ariyoshi. Mr. Ariyoshi had the distinction of being the first Japanese American lieutenant governor and governor in the nation and in his long political career, he has never lost an election. Join Mr. Ariyoshi as he talks about his biography, With Obligation to All and signs his books. Reservations required. Free wi...

  • AT&T East West Players New Voices Writers Gallery: "Leilani's Hibiscus" by John Shirota

    Jul 10, 1997

    Thursday Evenings at the Museum Play Reading Well-known Japanese American author and playwright Jon Shirota (Lucky Come Hawaii and Pineapple White) will read from Leilani’s Hibiscus, the sequel to his John F. Kennedy award-winning stage adaptation of Lucky Come Hawaii. Join us for an evening of comedy that plays upon the idea that home is where the heart is. This program is funded in part by AT&T. Reserv...

  • Dear Miss Breed: Letters from Camp

    Apr 05, 1997

    Dear Miss Breed: Letters from Camp Panel discussion and closing reception. This panel discussion features some of the individuals—Elizabeth Yamada, Margaret Ishino, and Louise Ogawa—who, as children, wrote to Miss Breed during the war. Immediately following the discussion, there will be a walk-through of the exhibition with curator Glen Kitayama and a closing reception that gives program participants the opportuni...