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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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  • Discovering Your Family Tree

    Jun 25, 2000

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

  • Slide Presentation and Book Party—"Topaz Moon: Chiura Obata’s Art of the Internment"

    Jun 24, 2000

    Featuring: Kimi Kodani Hill Join Kimi Kodani Hill as she discusses the art and lives of her grandparents, Chiura, an artist and professor at UC Berkeley, and Haruko Obata, who created art during their incarceration in Tanforan and Topaz, Utah. The Obatas are also the parents of Gyo Obata, architect of the National Museum’s Pavilion.

  • Pop-Up Card Making Craft Class

    Jun 24, 2000

    Instructor: Ryoko Shibata Give that special someone a card that they will cherish for years to come. Participants will learn how to make three-dimensional cards that pop up when opened. Members $5, non-members $11 includes Museum admission.

  • "America’s Concentration Camps" closes at the California Historical Society

    Jun 17, 2000

    Last chance to view the National Museum’s exhibition America’s Concentration Camps at the California Historical Society, San Francisco, California.

  • Cold Tofu Improv Performance—“Beach Blanket Tofu”

    Jun 15, 2000

    Cold Tofu stirs it up and gets a little crazy to usher in Summer madness!

  • JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM TO FEATURE ARTWORK OF CHILDREN'S BOOK ILLUSTRATOR ALLEN SAY

    Jun 15, 2000

    Allen Say’s Journey: The Art and Words of a Children’s Book Author, the first retrospective exhibition of the art of award-winning children’s book author and illustrator Allen Say, will open on Friday, July 28 at the Japanese American National Museum. This comprehensive survey dedicated to the art of Allen Say will feature fifty-five original watercolor paintings and pen-and-ink drawings, including works from Say’s...

  • 2nd Saturday at the National Museum

    Jun 10, 2000

    Celebrate an experience for the whole family! Join us for a fun-filled day of arts, crafts, gallery scavenger hunts, performances, and workshops. No reservations necessary. Just in Time for Summer: Celebrate Bon Odori The summer Bon Odori season is about to begin! Join us as we celebrate this important community tradition which honors the spirit of our ancestors. Discover the meaning behind this community fes...

  • Play Reading—"The Golden Hour" by Philip Chung

    Jun 08, 2000

    A woman is saved from a near-death experience by a stranger. Her drive takes her on an obsessive journey to find the person who brought her back from the edge of death. Presented in partnership with Lodestone Theatre.

  • Craft class: "Sumi-e "Spring Flowers

    May 27, 2000

    Instructor: Ryoko Shibata Participants will learn the art of creating beautiful sumi-e (ink brush painting) spring flowers. Members $5, non-members $11 includes Museum admission.

  • Little Tokyo Walking Tour

    May 21, 2000

    Historic Tour Series Little Tokyo in Los Angeles was once a thriving residential, business, and cultural center of the largest Japanese American community in the United States until World War II. Relive history and learn about present day Little Tokyo with Museum volunteers on this historical walking tour through the Museum’s neighborhood. Comfortable clothing and shoes are recommended. Members $5, non-m...