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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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  • KCRW Summer Nights with MOCA x JANM

    Sep 29, 2022

    FREE KCRW is joining up with The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA and the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo for a party on the courtyard! The event will feature live sets from KCRW DJs, food trucks, a beer garden and free after hours access to both museums. Come dance with us! SCHEDULE: 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM KCRW DJ SiLVA 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM KCRW DJ Wyldeflower 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM KCRW DJ Anthony Va...

  • Irei: National Monument for the WWII Japanese American Incarceration Launch

    Sep 25, 2022

    PLEASE NOTE: This event is NOT sold out. To accommodate all visitors, this event requires timed tickets. Please select your time slot for your visit by clicking “other times” and selecting desired time. You may also email Public Programs for your reservation at publicprograms@janm.org FREE Museum admission must be purchased separately. Please check-in with Visitor Services at the front desk before t...

  • POSTPONED: Author Discussion—Shapes, Lines, & Light with Katie Yamasaki

    Sep 24, 2022

    EVENT UPDATE This event has been postponed to a later date. Please see the updated listing for the new event date and ticket information. Join author Katie Yamasaki as she reads from and discusses her newest picture book that celebrates the life of her grandfather, the acclaimed Japanese American architect Minoru Yamasaki. She will also lead a short interactive art activity connected to the story. This even...

  • KCRW Summer Nights with MOCA x JANM

    Sep 22, 2022

    FREE KCRW is joining up with The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA and the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo for a party on the courtyard! The event will feature live sets from KCRW DJs, food trucks, a beer garden and free after hours access to both museums. Come dance with us! SCHEDULE: 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM | KCRW DJ Scott Dallavo 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM | KCRW DJ Valida

  • Wakaji Matsumoto

    Ongoing

    Wakaji Matsumoto—An Artist in Two Worlds: Los Angeles and Hiroshima, 1917–1944 highlights an artist’s rare photographs of the Japanese American community in Los Angeles prior to World War II and of urban life in Hiroshima prior to the 1945 atomic bombing of the city. This online exhibition also features essays by Karen Matsumoto, Wakaji’s granddaughter, and Dennis Reed, the curator of the exhibition, a timeli...

  • The Japanese American National Museum Launches Online Exhibition on Issei Artist Wakaji Matsumoto

    Sep 19, 2022

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) launched the online exhibition, Wakaji Matsumoto—An Artist in Two Worlds: Los Angeles and Hiroshima, 1917–1944, at janm.org/wakaji-matsumoto. This exhibition highlights rarely seen early photographs of Los Angeles prior to World War II and of Hiroshima before the US dropped the atomic bomb through the single lens of photographer Wakaji Matsumoto. “We a...

  • Smithsonian Museum Day

    Sep 17, 2022

    We’re pleased to announce the return of Museum Day on September 17! Museum Day is an annual celebration of boundless curiosity hosted by Smithsonian magazine. JANM is offering FREE admission all day as part of the annual Museum Day event.

  • LGBTQ+ Allyship Symposium

    Sep 17, 2022

    $20 for General $20 for Students, Seniors (60+), and nonprofit workers Okaeri’s 2022 Allyship Symposium, set for September 17th, 2022, is a one-day virtual symposium covering the topic of LGBTQ+ allyship in six areas: family (Japanese speaking), family (English speaking), work, school, faith (Christian), and faith (Buddhist). Each category will host a panel that covers key allyship questions including: Why is i...

  • The Japanese American National Museum Invites the Public to Sign Sacred Book of Names

    Sep 16, 2022

    LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) invites the public to view and sign the Ireichō, a sacred book that records—for the first time ever—the names of over 125,000 persons of Japanese ancestry who were unjustly imprisoned in US Army, Department of Justice, and War Relocation Authority camps during World War II, on Sunday, September 25, 2022, from 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Visitors will be invited to ...

  • Wakaji Matsumoto

    The Wakaji Matsumoto—An Artist in Two Worlds: Los Angeles and Hiroshima,1917–1944 online exhibition highlights the rare photographs of an Issei farmer turned photographer who captured the Japanese American community in Los Angeles and urban life in Hiroshima prior to the 1945 atomic bombing of the city. The Watase Media Arts Center produced these short videos narrated by exhibition curator Dennis Reed about Wakaji Ma...