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  • Art Talk with Cheryl Walker

    May 12, 2001

    Cheryl Walker, artist and art instructor at Santa Monica Emeritus College and UCLA Extension art courses, will discuss selected works of Henry Sugimoto followed by a hands-on workshop.

  • Craft Class with Ryoko Shibata: Tsumami Zaiku

    May 12, 2001

    Tsumami zaiku are traditional Japanese hair ornaments made of silk. In this class, Shibata Sensei will teach participants how to make their own tsumami zaiku. Member $5, non-members $11, includes National Museum admission and supplies.

  • Gallery Talk with National Museum Curatorial Staff

    May 12, 2001

    Enjoy insightful commentary on the JUSFC exhibition and light refreshments. Stay for the panel discussion on Japan-US relations immediately following.

  • Beliz Brother, Mei-ling Hom, and Kim Yasuda

    May 11, 2001 - Sep 02, 2001

    This exhibition features new work by three recent recipients of the prestigious artists exchange fellowship program jointly administered by the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission (JUSFC) and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). Since 1979, over 100 American artists have received fellowships to live and work in Japan. The sculptural and installation art on view by Brother, Hom, and Yasuda explores the subtle an...

  • "Beliz Brother, Mei-ling Hom, and Kim Yasuda: Celebrating U.S. - Japan Creative Artists Exchange Fellowship Program" Exhibition Opening Reception

    May 10, 2001

    Celebrate the opening of this exciting exhibition. Enjoy inspiring works of art and special live performances by Kinnara Taiko, costumer and performance artist Sha Sha Higby and Christopher Yohmei Blasdel performing on the shakuhachi (Japanese wooden flute). By invitation only.

  • Discovering Your Family Tree Workshop

    Apr 29, 2001

    Instructor: Chester Hashizume Discover your long-lost relatives and create your own family tree. This workshop will also show you how to enter your family tree in the Museum's National Family Registry. Member $5, non-members $11, includes National Museum admission and supplies.

  • Craft Class with Ryoko Shibata: Pop-Up Card Making

    Apr 28, 2001

    Give that special someone a card they will remember. Participants will learn how to make three-dimensional cards that pop-up when opened. Members $5, non-members $11, includes National Museum admission.

  • Cold Tofu Improv: "Tofu & Taxes"

    Apr 26, 2001

    Broke? In hock to the IRS? Itemize your laughter with Cold Tofu's comedy improv show.

  • Opening of "From Bento to Mixed Plate" at the National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka, Japan

    Apr 19, 2001

    Opening of the exhibition From Bento to Mixed Plate: Americans of Japanese Ancestry in Multicultural Hawai'i at the National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka, Japan

  • From Bento to Mixed Plate at National Museum of Ethnology (Osaka, Japan)

    Apr 19, 2001 - Aug 28, 2001

    TRAVELING EXHIBITION National Museum of Ethnology Osaka, Japan Following its successful international debut in Okinawa, From Bento to Mixed Plate will continue its travel throughout Japan with its opening at the National Museum of Ethnology in Osaka. This exhibition has been re-designed for the Japanese speaking visitor to share the historical and personal stories of Hawai‘i’s AJA (Americans of Japanese ancest...