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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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  • Legacy Society Tea

    Nov 09, 2024

    We are delighted to bring our Legacy Society members together to enjoy afternoon tea and a private tour of the Contested Histories exhibition. The exhibition has traveled the country since 2018 and will return to JANM, where many of the recently restored artworks will be on view for the first time.The Tea is an invitation-only event.

  • Two Day Workshop: Shibori and Indigo Explorations

    Nov 09, 2024 - Nov 10, 2024

    Unleash your creativity with indigo and shibori! Taught by Glennis Dolce, this workshop will explore traditional Japanese fabric dyeing techniques, including stitching, clamping, binding, and pole wrapping. Various shibori techniques will be presented and practiced—arashi, nui, itajime, yanagi, tekumo, and more!This workshop is limited to fifteen participants and is open to all levels of knowledge. All tools and a ma...

  • 「ノブコ・ミヤモト：ソング・イン・ムーブメント」京都プレミア上映

    Nov 06, 2024

    ドキュメンタリー映画「ノブコ・ミヤモト：ソング・イン・ムーブメント」を、2024年11月6日（水）に同志社大学で京都プレミア上映します。ぜひ京都でJANMの最新作をご覧ください。時代を先ゆくアーティストであり、アクティビストであるノブコ・ミヤモト。彼女の半生と、アジア系アメリカを一変させたその活動を紹介するこのドキュメンタリーは、JANMのフランク・H・ワタセ・メディア・アーツ・センターとPBS SoCalが制作しました。類まれなるストーリーテラーであるノブコ・ミヤモトの数十年にわたる画期的な活動の数々とさまざまな地域や産業、家族、歴史をむすびつけてきたその人生を振り返る中で、日系アメリカ人コミュニティーがどのように変化してきたのかが浮かび上がります。PBS南カリフォルニアとの共同制作である本ドキュメンタリーは、PBS南カリフォルニアの「アートバウンド」シリーズの一つとして今秋に放送されます。このプログラムは、同志社大学アメリカ...

  • Film Screening—Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement at Doshisha University (Kyoto)

    Nov 06, 2024

    Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement will have its Kyoto premiere at Doshisha University on Wednesday, November 6, 2024. Please come to see the JANM’s latest work in Kyoto!This new sweeping documentary from JANM’s Frank H. Watase Media Arts Center and PBS SoCal that follows the life of visionary artist-activist Nobuko Miyamoto and her work that changed Asian America forever. Featuring rare archival footage, Nobuko Miy...

  • JANM Questions the Rewriting of US History in National Archives Exhibition Plans

    Nov 04, 2024

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) questions the National Archive and Record Administration’s plan, as reported in the Wall Street Journal last week, to remove references to historical events—including Dorothea Lange’s photographs of Japanese American incarceration during World War II, the federal government’s displacement of indigenous tribes, and Martin Luther King Jr. marching for civil...

  • JANM Book Club: Letters to Home with Okaeri

    Nov 02, 2024

    Celebrate with Okaeri and join them for the official launch of their new book, Letters to Home: Art and Writing by LGBTQ+ Nikkei and Allies! Featuring discussions with the editors and selected contributors, the book launch will showcase the diversity of impact and beauty across the pieces. Light refreshments will be served. About the BookLetters to Home asks contributors to reflect on the Japanese phrase, okaeri (お帰り...

  • Members Only Curator Tour: “Contested Histories”

    Nov 02, 2024

    JANM Members are invited to join exhibition curator Clement Hanami, JANM’s Vice President of Exhibitions and Art Director, for a walkthrough of JANM’s exhibition, Contested Histories: Preserving and Sharing a Community Collection. The exhibition consists of the Eaton Collection, some 400 objects made by Japanese American incarcerees that were saved from the auction block by the incredible efforts of community organiz...

  • 「ノブコ・ミヤモト：ソング・イン・ムーブメント」東京上映

    Oct 29, 2024

    ドキュメンタリー映画「ノブコ・ミヤモト：ソング・イン・ムーブメント」を、2024年10月29日（火）に青山学院大学で東京プレミア上映します。上映に先立ち、全米日系人博物館（JANM）の館長兼CEOであるアン・バロウズが、このドキュメンタリーとJANMの最新情報をご紹介します。ぜひ東京でJANMの最新作をご覧ください。時代を先ゆくアーティストであり、アクティビストであるノブコ・ミヤモト。彼女の半生と、アジア系アメリカを一変させたその活動を紹介するこのドキュメンタリーは、JANMのフランク・H・ワタセ・メディア・アーツ・センターとPBS SoCalが制作しました。類まれなるストーリーテラーであるノブコ・ミヤモトの数十年にわたる画期的な活動の数々とさまざまな地域や産業、家族、歴史をむすびつけてきたその人生を振り返る中で、日系アメリカ人コミュニティーがどのように変化してきたのかが浮かび上がります。PBS南カリフォルニアとの共同制作である...

  • Film Screening—Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement at Aoyama Gakuin University (Tokyo)

    Oct 29, 2024

    Nobuko Miyamoto: A Song in Movement will have its Tokyo premiere at Aoyama Gakuin University on Tuesday, October 29, 2024. Ann Burroughs, the president and CEO of JANM will introduce the documentary and JANM's updates before the film. Please come to see the JANM’s latest work in Tokyo!This new sweeping documentary from JANM’s Frank H. Watase Media Arts Center and PBS SoCal that follows the life of visionary artist-ac...

  • JANM Members Only: Coffee and Community

    Oct 26, 2024

    Enjoy great coffee and be in-the-know of the big changes coming to JANM.Find out more about the major renovation of JANM’s Pavilion that will start in early 2025 and JANM on the Go, a series of programs and events that will engage communities in Los Angeles’s Little Tokyo and beyond. The morning will also include insights into the design and development of our new core exhibition and self-guided or docent-led tours o...