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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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  • Craft Class with Ruthie Kitagawa: Origami Holiday Ornaments

    Nov 30, 2019

    Make origami holiday ornaments for your friends and family. $5 members; $10 non-members, includes supplies. Does not include museum admission. Limited to 10 participants. Supported by City of Los Angeles, Department of Cultural Affairs. In the Koichi & Toyo Nerio Education Center

  • Citron Trunk Show

    Nov 30, 2019 - Dec 01, 2019

    Saturday, November 30 – Sunday, December 1 • 11 a.m.–4:30 p.m. FREE* Just in time for Holiday Members Appreciation Days weekend, Citron Clothing brings its elegant, timeless apparel with an Asian flair to JANM. Find a new holiday outfit or a gift for that special someone on your list! Current JANM Members will receive the Holiday MADness 20% discount on purchases. *This event is free to browse and shop, b...

  • Member Appreciation Days: Holiday Edition

    Nov 29, 2019 - Dec 01, 2019

    Friday, November 29 – Sunday, December 1 Members enjoy a 20% discount at the JANM Store and janmstore.com. They also receive free museum admission and a 20% discount at 15 other Southern California institutions, including California Science Center, Museum of Latin American Art, Skirball Cultural Center, and USC Pacific Asia Museum. Visit janmstore.com/membershopping for more details, restrictions, and a complet...

  • Holiday Trunk Show

    Nov 23, 2019 - Nov 24, 2019

    Saturday–Sunday, November 23–24 • 11 a.m.–4:30 p.m. FREE* Just in time for holiday splurges! Join us for a trunk show featuring scarves and clothing from renowned NUNO Textiles in Japan, known for combining traditional Japanese fabrics with contemporary styles, and handmade jewelry creations by local designer Serena Kojimoto. JANM members receive a 10% discount! *This event is free to browse and shop, but...

  • STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF WATARU “WAT” MISAKA

    Nov 22, 2019

    Los Angeles, CA – On behalf of the Trustees, Governors, staff, volunteers, and supporters of the Japanese American National Museum, I want extend our condolences and deepest sympathies to the family of Wataru “Wat” Misaka, who passed away this week in Utah at the age of 95. In 2000, JANM’s relationship with Wat crystalized as he was one of the profiled sports stars in our groundbreaking exhibition, More Than a Gam...

  • Film Screening and Q&A—"Sophie and the Rising Sun"

    Nov 16, 2019

    Set in the autumn of 1941 in Salty Creek, a fishing village in South Carolina, this film tells the dramatic story of interracial lovers swept up in the tides of history. As World War II rages, a wounded stranger, Mr. Ohta, appears in town under mysterious circumstances. Sophie, a native of Salty Creek, quickly becomes transfixed by Mr. Ohta and a forbidden courtship blossoms. When Pearl Harbor is bombed, a sur...

  • Members Only Meet-and-Greet with Nancy Dickenson, Takashi Yamaguchi, and Nancy LaPook Diamond

    Nov 16, 2019

    All members are invited to meet producer Nancy Dickenson, lead actor Takashi Yamaguchi, and impact producer Nancy LaPook Diamond prior to the screening of Sophie and the Rising Sun at 2 p.m. Space is limited. RSVP by November 12 using the link below. You can also contact memberevents@janm.org or 213.830.5646. In the Koichi & Toyo Nerio Education Center

  • The American War Experience Through California Voices: World War II

    Nov 14, 2019

    FREE JANM is pleased to partner with the Cal Poly Pomona Veterans Resource Center to present the second of two discussions about World War II as part of their special series, The American War Experience through California Voices. (Click on the RSVP link for details about the first discussion at Cal Poly Pomona on October 30.) These will be reading-based discussions based on Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston and James D....

  • Passing the Legacy: Hiroshima and Nagasaki

    Nov 09, 2019

    In conjunction with the opening of Under the Mushroom Cloud: Hiroshima, Nagasaki and the Atomic Bomb, join us for a special presentation by Takuo Takigawa, Director of Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum and testimonies followed by Q&A with Howard Kakita and Junji Sarashina, Japanese Americans who were in Hiroshima when the atomic bomb was dropped. The program will be moderated by JANM Vice President of Operations/Ar...

  • JANM’S 2015 OSHOGATSU FAMILY FESTIVAL SET FOR JANUARY 4, 2015

    Dec 15, 2014

    The Japanese American National Museum will hold its annual Oshogatsu Family Festival on Sunday, January 4, 2015, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The new year celebration will include free crafts, performances, and other activities for people of all ages to help ring in the Year of the Sheep. Highlights of the day will include demonstrations of the ancient Asian folk art of candy sculpting, a petting zoo, and mochitsuki...