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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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  • "Common Ground" Exhibition Tour in Japanese

    Dec 02, 2018

    日系移民と日系アメリカ人の歴史を紹介する常設展「コモン・グラウンド」を日本語でご案内します。 ツアーは無料（入館料のみ）、予約不要です。

  • The Words We Hold

    Dec 01, 2018

    If you missed the program, you can watch it online on JANM’s YouTube channel. FREE Stories of World War II, hailing from both sides of the Pacific, paint a picture of how Japanese and Japanese American ancestors experienced everyday life during those treacherous times. Yonsei Nicole Cherry and Kristen Hayashi, and shin-Nikkei Ayumi Nagata and Natsumi Shibata will share personal family stories pa...

  • "Common Ground" Exhibition Tour

    Dec 01, 2018

    Take a tour of JANM’s core exhibition with our knowledgeable docents. This is a great opportunity for first-time visitors, long-time museum members, and everyone in between. Included with museum admission.

  • Members Only Learning at Lunch: Itadakimasu

    Dec 01, 2018

    Bring your brown bag lunch and break bread with other members and JANM Collection staff during an exploration of delicious and historic foods and traditions. Learn more about JANM’s recent acquisition from Umeya Rice Cake Company, the famed Little Tokyo maker of senbei and arare, and explore menus and dining artifacts from America’s World War II concentration camps. Space is limited. RSVP by November 27 using...

  • Origami with Ruthie Kitagawa: Holiday Wreaths and Cards

    Dec 01, 2018

    Get ready for the holidays and learn from JANM’s resident origami expert Ruthie Kitagawa how to make a holiday-themed origami card and a wreath. Space is limited to 15 participants. Advance purchase of a ticket is required. $12 non-members, free for JANM members. Museum admission included. This workshop is made possible in part by a grant from the City of Los Angeles, Department of Cultural Affair...

  • ZÓCALO—What Does the Life of Frederick Douglass Tell Us About America?

    Nov 29, 2018

    A Smithsonian/ASU "What It Means to Be American" Event at JANM’s National Center for the Preservation of Democracy Moderated by Baratunde Thurston, cultural critic, comedian, and author of How to Be Black American icon Frederick Douglass died in 1895, but he still makes the news. Indeed, he represents an increasingly rare sort of hero—one whose story is invoked across the political spectrum. Perhaps t...

  • Museum Store Sunday—"Ishiro Honda" Book Signing

    Nov 25, 2018

    November 25 is the second annual Museum Store Sunday! We join over 700 museum stores from all fifty states, ten countries, and three continents to provide a special shopping experience. Author Steve Ryfle will be at JANM to sign copies of his book Ishiro Honda: A Life in Film, From Godzilla to Kurosawa. Join us for some kaiju-themed refreshments! Ishiro Honda was arguably the most internationally successf...

  • Little Tokyo Walking Tour

    Nov 24, 2018

    SOLD OUT Learn about past and present-day Little Tokyo on a walking tour led by an in-the-know JANM docent. From murals to monuments, explore both the popular and lesser-known gems of this bustling neighborhood. $12 members, $15 non-members. Museum admission included. Comfortable walking shoes recommended. Weather permitting. Limited to 20 participants. This tour is sold out. Our next scheduled tours a...

  • Contested Histories at NVC Hall (Seattle, WA)

    Nov 24, 2018 - Nov 25, 2018

    TRAVELING DISPLAYNVC HallSeattle, WA10 a.m.–5 p.m. Allen Hendershott Eaton’s historic 1952 book, Beauty Behind Barbed Wire: The Arts of the Japanese in Our War Relocation Camps, explored art and craft objects created by persons of Japanese descent while wrongfully incarcerated in the World War II American concentration camps. It was one of the first books to examine any aspect of the lives of the 120,000 inmates. In ...

  • JANM CELEBRATES 2013 LITTLE TOKYO NISEI WEEK WITH AUG. 10 ‘NATSUMATSURI FAMILY FESTIVAL’

    Jul 29, 2013

    Los Angeles—The Japanese American National Museum is pleased to present its 15th Annual Natsumatsuri Family Festival on Saturday, August 10, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. One of the Museum’s most popular and well-attended family events, the Festival features a slate of unique cultural crafts, activities, and performances in conjunction with Little Tokyo’s 2013 Nisei Week festivities. The event is free and open to the public...