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Contested Histories: Whispers from the Past
2024年12月14日
Discover the process of creating Contested Histories and uncovering the stories behind the objects with the exhibition’s curator and the Museum’s Vice President of Exhibitions and Art Director, Clement Hanami, and project coordinator, Dina Furumoto. The project traveled over 400 objects from the controversial Allen Hendershott Eaton collection across the US. Hanami and Furumoto will show behind-the-scenes videos and ...
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Legacy Society Tea
2024年11月09日
We are delighted to bring our Legacy Society members together to enjoy afternoon tea and a private tour of the Contested Histories exhibition. The exhibition has traveled the country since 2018 and will return to JANM, where many of the recently restored artworks will be on view for the first time.The Tea is an invitation-only event.
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Kokoro 2024 Craft Show
2024年10月20日
Celebrate and shop during the 16th Anniversary of the Kokoro Craft Show at JANM! This annual craft show is sponsored by the Friends of JANM and features fashion apparel and accessories, jewelry, ceramics, gifts, and more from over fifty vendors. Shoppers who spend $25 or more will receive a 10% discount to local restaurants. No prize drawing this year. Order bentos by October 10 (DETAILS).SCHEDULE9:30 a.m.—JANM Membe...
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Contested Histories Upper Level Members and VIP Reception
2024年10月18日
Celebrate the return of the Eaton Collection with the unveiling of JANM’s new exhibition, Contested Histories: Preserving and Sharing a Community Collection. Enhanced with new findings from around the US that fill gaps in the historical record, the exhibition returns to the Museum, where many of the recently restored artworks that sparked a national protest, decisive action, and multigenerational conversations within...
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2024 Obata Art Weekend in Yosemite
2024年08月30日 - 2024年09月01日
Join JANM at Obata Art Weekend in Yosemite National Park and celebrate the extraordinary life of Japanese American artist Chiura Obata, including his watercolor and woodblock prints of Yosemite and his writings on “Great Nature.” This weekend will include artist workshops, guest speakers, ranger talks, interactive art, and a special exhibition of Obata’s Yosemite works.All are welcome at this event but advanced reser...
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J. T. Sata Exhibition: Curator Tour with Dennis Reed and Robert Hori
2024年08月17日
Join exhibition curator Dennis Reed and Robert Hori, associate director of Cultural Programs at the Huntington, for a walkthrough of JANM’s exhibition, J. T. Sata: Immigrant Modernist. The exhibition comprises sixty photographs by J. T. Sata, photographs of Sata’s concentration camp paintings and drawings, and family artifacts from camp. Reed will talk about Sata’s photography and legacy as well as the process of cur...
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JANM Book Club Series Returns August 3
2024年07月18日
LOS ANGELES, CA – The Japanese American National Museum (JANM) announces the lineup of authors for the summer and fall 2024 JANM Book Club, a public program series that highlights new publications by Japanese Americans or related to Japanese American history and culture. The featured authors are Gregg Jones, traci kato-kiriyama, Christine Kitano, Mia Ayumi Malhotra, Matthew Mejia, Denice Kumagai-Hoy, Marilyn Tokuda, ...
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Comedy Zen: Tao of Comedy
2010年03月27日
Let these martial comedians hit you with their freshest and edgiest material. We are happy to bring in Kevin Shea, Owen Smith, introducing the COMEDY MONKS. A sketch group we created by selecting today's top comedians like Randall Park, Dwayne Perkins, and Hasan Minhaj. Rajiv Satyal will be your host and MC. To buy tickets or for more information, go to: www.comedytheory.com/
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Dear Miss Breed: True Stories of The Japanese American Incarceration During World War II and A Librarian Who Made A Difference by Joanne Oppenheim
2006年02月26日
The debut of Joanne Oppenheim's new book, which incorporates images and letters from the National Museum collection, chronicles the story of humanitarian Clara Breed whose correspondence uplifted the spirits of San Diego children sent to America's concentration camps during World War II. Book signing to follow. To order a copy, visit the Museum Store Online or call the Museum Store toll free at 1.888.769.5559.
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An Afternoon of Holiday Songs and Jazz Music, Featuring Floral Harmony and Ark Sano
2002年12月01日
Join the Japanese choral group Floral Harmony and jazz pianist Ark Sano as they present holiday songs and energetic jazz harmony to evoke your holiday spirit. Floral Harmony, a Japanese ladies chorus, has performed widely throughout Los Angeles. Ark Sano is one of the top pianists to recently emerge on the American jazz scene. He is the pianist for the straight-ahead jazz band "Black/Note" which has released four ...