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JANM on Bloomberg Connects

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JANM’s Digital Guide on the Bloomberg Connects app

Welcome to our new digital guide on Bloomberg Connects, the free arts and cultural mobile app created by Bloomberg Philanthropies.

Our digital guide features visitor information, current exhibitions, upcoming events and public programs, educational resources, membership opportunities, media arts, and online projects.

It is one of the newest additions to Bloomberg Connects, which features guides to over eighty world-class cultural and humanities institutions, museums, galleries, sculpture parks, gardens, and cultural spaces. 

Use our digital guide to plan your next visit, explore our campus, and listen to the audio tours of Common Ground: The Heart of the Community and BeHere / 1942: A New Lens on the Japanese American Incarceration with your personal headphones.

We hope you enjoy learning how Japanese Americans have strengthened US democracy, impacted arts and culture, and brought diversity and equality to America.

 

How to Download and Use the Bloomberg Connects App

  1. The Bloomberg Connects app is available for download from Google Play or the App Store.
  2. Download the free app or scan the below QR code.  DOWNLOAD NOWQR code for JANM to Bloomberg app Link
  1. Open the app on your device’s home screen.
  2. Type “J” or “Japanese American National Museum” in the search box.
  3. Click on our logo to open the digital guide.
  4. Tap the red “Start Guide” button at the bottom of your screen to begin the guide.

FAQs

How do I listen to the audio tour of Common Ground: The Heart of the Community?

  1. Open the app on your device’s home screen. 
  2. Type “J” or “Japanese American National Museum” in the search box. 
  3. Click on our logo to open the digital guide.
  4. Tap the red “Start Guide” button at the bottom of your screen to begin the guide.
  5. Scroll down to the “On View” section.
  6. Tap on “Common Ground” tile.
  7. Scroll down to the “Explore” section. 
  8. Click on the photographs to listen to each segment of the audio tour.

How do I listen to the audio tour of BeHere / 1942: A New Lens on the Japanese American Incarceration?

  1. Open the app on your device’s home screen. 
  2. Type “J” or “Japanese American National Museum” in the search box. 
  3. Click on our logo to open the digital guide.
  4. Tap the red “Start Guide” button at the bottom of your screen to begin the guide.
  5. Scroll down to the “On View” section.
  6. Swipe to the right of the “Common Ground” tile once to access the “BeHere / 1942” tile.
  7. Scroll down to the “Explore” section. 
  8. Click on the photographs to listen to each segment of the audio tour.

How do I use the lookup numbers?

The lookup numbers correspond to segments of the Common Ground audio tour and the artifacts in that exhibition.

  1. Click on the magnifying glass icon at the bottom of your screen.
  2. Enter the number of the audio tour segment or artifact in the exhibition to listen to that portion of the audio tour.
     

Announcements

THE JAPANESE AMERICAN NATIONAL MUSEUM LAUNCHES A NEW DIGITAL GUIDE ON BLOOMBERG CONNECTS

August 11, 2022

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The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) is proud to announce the launch of the Museum’s new digital guide on Bloomberg Connects, the free arts and cultural mobile app created by Bloomberg Philanthropies.

The Museum’s digital guide features visitor information, current exhibitions, upcoming events and public programs, educational resources, membership opportunities, media arts, and online projects. Onsite and virtual visitors can use the digital guide to learn more about JANM, plan in-person visits, and listen to the audio tour of Common Ground: The Heart of the Community.

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