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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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  • “Cruising J-Town” VIP Opening Reception

    Jul 30, 2025

    Celebrate the opening of JANM’s new exhibition, Cruising J-Town: Behind the Wheel of the Nikkei Community with a special opening reception.Cruising J-Town tells the stories of influential figures and everyday car lovers alike who have played vital roles in countless car scenes—from hot rods and lowriders to the import craze and drift racing.Get a first look at the five classic cars that anchor the exhibition: George ...

  • Ireicho National Tour—Heart Mountain

    Jul 24, 2025 - Jul 26, 2025

    JANM is partnering with The Irei Project and USC’s Duncan Ryuken Williams to travel The Ireichō: Book of Names in conjunction with pilgrimages to all ten former War Relocation Authority concentration camps, to other Department of Justice and Wartime Civil Control Administration incarceration sites, and selected cities across the US. The tour is part of JANM on the Go, a series of programs and exhibitions presented ac...

  • 2025 Natsumatsuri Family Festival is on Saturday, August 16

    Jul 22, 2025

    PSAWHAT: Celebrate summer with us at JANM’s Democracy Center and the Norman Y. Mineta Democracy Plaza featuring free cultural performances, crafts, and activities for families and kids of all ages!The festival is sponsored by the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, Nissan Foundation, and the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture. The media sponsor is The Rafu Shimpo, and the promotional ...

  • JANM is Concerned about Reports of ICE’s Presence on Terminal Island

    Jul 17, 2025

    Editors please note: JANM’s Pavilion is closed for renovation; programs will continue on the JANM campus and at other locations at janm.org/OnTheGo. LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) is deeply concerned about reports regarding the presence of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at or around the federal prison on Terminal Island, where Japanese Americans were forcibly removed ...

  • JANM Stands in Solidarity with the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture in Chicago

    Jul 16, 2025

    Editors please note: JANM’s Pavilion is closed for renovation; programs will continue on the JANM campus and at other locations at janm.org/OnTheGo. LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) stands in solidarity with the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture (NMPRAC) in Chicago. The NMPRAC was targeted by Department of Homeland Security agents to intimidate museum staff and visitors ah...

  • Members Summer Fête at Tanaka Farms

    Jul 12, 2025

    Sold out! Celebrate summer and your support of JANM during the Members Summer Fête at Tanaka Farms! Tanaka Farms is a family-owned, community-based business producing high-quality organic fruits and vegetables on its beautiful thirty-acre farm in Orange County. Learn about organic farming with Glenn Tanaka, take a wagon ride and farm tour, and enjoy a sensational buffet dinner complete with raffles, photobooth, fresh...

  • Remembering the Japanese Canadian Incarceration

    Jul 12, 2025

    This Program is In-Person and VirtualThe Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre (NNMCC), Past Wrongs, Future Choices, JANM on the Go, and Discover Nikkei are proud to present this afternoon of programming on Japanese Canadian history and remembrance. Join us in Burnaby, British Columbia, for a book talk, reception, and panel discussion. The panel discussion will be live-streamed via Zoom. Register to receive Z...

  • Ireicho National Tour—Minidoka

    Jul 11, 2025 - Jul 13, 2025

    JANM is partnering with The Irei Project and USC’s Duncan Ryuken Williams to travel The Ireichō: Book of Names in conjunction with pilgrimages to all ten former War Relocation Authority concentration camps, to other Department of Justice and Wartime Civil Control Administration incarceration sites, and selected cities across the US. The tour is part of JANM on the Go, a series of programs and exhibitions presented ac...

  • RESCHEDULED—Book Launch: “It Rhymes with Takei” with George Takei

    Jul 10, 2025

    This event has been rescheduled to Thursday, July 10 at 7 p.m. Celebrate the release of It Rhymes with Takei, the new graphic memoir from George Takei! George has shown the world many faces: actor, author, outspoken activist, helmsman of the starship Enterprise, living witness to the Japanese American incarceration, and king of social media. But until October 27, 2005, there was always one piece missing—one face he d...

  • JANM Breaks Ground on Pavilion Construction

    Jul 11, 2025

    Editors please note: JANM’s Pavilion is closed for renovation; programs will continue on the JANM campus and at other locations at janm.org/OnTheGo. LOS ANGELES, CA – Today JANM launched an exciting new chapter with its groundbreaking ceremony that marks the start of construction for the Museum’s renovation and new core exhibition, In the Future We Call Now: Realities of Racism, Dreams of Democracy. The special event...