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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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  • C3: Conference for Creative Content

    May 04, 2019

    The C3: Conference for Creative Content brings together the foremost media professionals in film, television, cable, digital, and transmedia to create a dialogue on the ever-changing media industry, share best practices, network, and to celebrate and build a collective vision. Presented by Visual Communications, the first non-profit organization in the country dedicated to portrayals of Asian Pacific American...

  • Target Free Family Saturdays: Imagination Storytime

    Jun 14, 2014

    FREE ALL DAY! Transport yourself into magical and faraway worlds through storybook readings and exciting performances! Come dressed as your favorite storybook character and receive a prize! (see below for rules) ALL-DAY ACTIVITIES: If you could build an imaginary place to live, what would it look like? Get creative with our construction materials and create your own dream home! Make and...

  • CANCELLED: Edible Adventures in Little Tokyo: Izakaya Crawl!

    Sep 12, 2013

    Join us for a neighborhood 'happy hour' tour of several Japanese pubs called izakaya, where they serve Japanese style tapas. This tour is limited to adults only. Drinks are not included. $45 Members; $55 non-members, includes admission. Comfortable walking shoes recommended. RSVP early, 15 students max.

  • Summer Classic Anime Film Series (Part 3)

    Aug 04, 2011

    Pay-What-You-Can! For four exciting nights, the Tateuchi Democracy Forum will screen vintage anime titles from the 1920s and 1930s, the Golden Age of Japanese silent film. Please note: This screening is part of an on-going four part series. However, each program stands on its own and does not require you have seen the previous film(s). The anime classics we will be screening: Corporal Norakuro (1934) Dekobo t...

  • Glendale Public Library Card Holders FREE Day!

    Nov 03, 2007

    Present your Glendale Public Library card and receive free admission to the National Museum! One Book/One Glendale: A Citywide Reading Event Designed to unify Glendale's diverse community, One Book/One Glendale hopes to foster community through the universal themes of family, injustice, and freedom explored in Julie Otsuka's historical novel, When the Emperor Was Divine. In conjunction with this citywide readin...

  • Fresh Words & Actions: "Innocent When You Dream", by Ken Narasaki

    May 13, 2004

    Eighty-year-old nisei Dan Yamada has suffered a catastrophic stroke and his grown children do their best to convince the hospital staff to help them pull the plug. Meanwhile, back in the 1940s, a young Yamada meets a girl whom he comforts, but can never understand. Both time periods move forward as the play progresses until Yamada finally finds forgiveness and perhaps regain a measure of innocence when past and pre...

  • Craft Class with Ryoko Shibata: Doll costume design

    Aug 24, 2002

    Come to join us to dress up your dolls. Learn how to make unique doll costumes out of traditional Japanese color napkin paper.

  • Poston III Camp Reunion

    Apr 07, 1997 - Apr 09, 1997

    A visit to the Poston Monument on April 8 will be part of the activities. For more information, contact Babe Karasawa.

  • Big Drum: Taiko in the United States - Media

    Videos BIG DRUM: Taiko in the United States features America’s taiko pioneers and documents, through interviews and rare film and video footage, the ongoing transformation of this dynamic performing art. Produced by Akira Boch, Sojin Kim, Masaki Miyagawa, Ann Kaneko 25 minutes Watch more videos produced for the exhibition. WATCH NOW Photo Gallery Historical and contemporary photographs that ...

  • 2024 Benefit & Auction—Bid for Education

    Support the Bid for Education Join us in supporting JANM’s Bid for Education, initiated by Senator Daniel K. Inouye in 2000. This vital program enables over 12,000 students and teachers to experience JANM’s educational offerings annually. Your contributions fund transportation, museum admissions, and facilitated experiences for Title I schools, and underwrite resources for K–12 educator workshops and resource mate...