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1st & Central Summer Concerts 2008 - FREE! Our popular outdoor concert series returns with great music and delicious food in the heart of Little Tokyo Membership - Support the Museum in sharing history from one generation to the next
What's New


September 13
FREE ALL DAY!
Enjoy a day of family fun exploring folk tales with crafts, improv workshops & stories

Thursday, September 18
FREE! Enjoy an extraordinary evening of traditional and original sacred music from throughout the Mediterranean

Saturday, September 20
Recent research has uncovered a Japanese origin to the fortune cookie

September 25-28
A new festival dedicated to contemporary digital films that explore and celebrate identity crisis in our diverse Asian/Pacific Islander community

Explore the newly added online collection of photographs from the Toyo Miyatake/Rafu Shimpo collection

The National Museum will close at 3 PM on Sunday, September 14, 2008 due to a private event. The National Museum will resume regular hours the following week.

Exhibitions


An overview of Japanese American history from early immigration to the present day. Incorporates artifacts, artwork, and media--including rare home movies and a section of the barracks from the Heart Mountain concentration camp.

Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the California Community Foundation's Fellowships for Visual Artists, this exhibition illustrates the cultural emergence of Los Angeles as seen through the development of diverse visual artists

Fighting for Democracy travels to San Antonio, TX. The exhibition explores the lives of seven diverse individuals during World War II.

 
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