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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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  • "Common Ground" Exhibition Tour

    Nov 03, 2018

    Take a tour of JANM’s core exhibition with our knowledgeable docents. This is a great opportunity for first-time visitors, long-time museum members, and everyone in between. Included with museum admission.

  • Two-Day Shibori On! Workshop

    Aug 26, 2017 - Aug 27, 2017

    SOLD OUT Saturday–Sunday, August 26–27 11 a.m.–4 p.m. (both days) Glennis Dolce is back from her Japan Silk Study Tour and will have plenty to share in this two-day workshop! Continue working on itajime, arashi

  • Two-Day Shibori Mandalas Workshop

    Feb 04, 2017 - Feb 05, 2017

    Saturday–Sunday, February 4–5 11 a.m.–4 p.m. Mandalas are an infinite source of timeless beauty. Explore their rich possibilities in this contemporary shibori workshop, in which both old and new techniques will be utilized. Vintage kimono silks and new, colorful dyes will be combined to create eye-catching patterns to accent pillows, quilts, and other creative projects. Please wear studio clothing an...

  • Target Free Family Saturday: Wild Things

    May 14, 2011

    FREE ALL DAY! Delight in a day of family fun that explores the wild world of animals! Generously sponsored by Target, these special Saturdays are filled with fun activities giving families unique ways to learn, play, and grow together. ALL DAY CRAFT ACTIVITIES: Take a walk on the wild side by making an animal mask to wear! Spotted or striped? Friendly or fierce? Create an animal puppet with a mix of fun...

  • Coming to America in the 1960s

    Mar 19, 2011

    Featuring: Immigrant Etsuko Wada and her Bi-racial Daughter Grace The Occupation of Japan in the post-World War II era brought about major changes, including marriages between Japanese and Americans and the birth of their bi-racial children. While the changing American immigration laws allowed Japanese to migrate in the 1960s to the U.S., Japanese parents and their hapa children faced many cultural challenges to f...

  • 1st & Central Summer Concerts: MC Rai and DJ Nnamdi

    Jul 06, 2006

    FREE 6:30 PM - DJ Nnamdi 7:00 PM - MC Rai A dynamic live performer, Tunisian-born singer-songwriter MC Rai joins traditional North African rhythms and melodies with urban beats to create new compositions in which the ancient and modern converge. Shattering simplistic stereotypes, his music will delight longtime fans of North African music and captivates new listeners. KPFK 90.7 FM's DJ Nnamdi to open. Free. Spons...

  • Sogetsu Ikebana School Demonstration

    Jun 24, 2006

    Madame Yoshu Miyahara, Director of Sogetsu Ikebana School in Los Angeles, leads a special demonstration on how flower and plant materials can be transformed into sublime tributes to nature. Witness the creation of elaborate three-dimensional artistic expressions.

  • Award Winning Illustrator and Children's Author Allen Say Reads “Tea With Milk” at Japanese American National Museum Sunday, Aug. 8

    Aug 01, 1999

    LOS ANGELES—Allen Say, winner of the 1994 Randolph Caldecott Medal for most distinguished picture book for children and the Boston Globe—Horn Book Award for outstanding illustration, will read and sign his latest book, Tea With Milk, on Sunday, August 8 at 1 p.m. at the Japanese American National Museum. On Sunday, August 22 at 4 p.m., the Museum Book Store will host a drawing for a signed and framed Tea With Milk po...

  • Little Tokyo Guided Tour

    Sep 06, 1997

    Historic Tour Series PART A: Walking Tour 9:30 a.m.– 11:30 a.m. Once a thriving residential, business and cultural center, Little Tokyo, Los Angeles was one of the largest Japanese American communities in the United States until World War II. Take a walking tour, relive history, and learn about present day Little Tokyo with Museum docents at this very popular program. PART B: The Historic Nishi Bui...

  • Clara Breed Collection

    (93.75.31) The online collection of Clara Breed, or "Miss Breed" as she was known by her young library patrons, includes over 300 letters and cards received by Breed from Japanese American children and young adults during their World War II incarceration. Miss Breed was the children's librarian at San Diego Public Library from 1929 to 1945. When her young Japanese American patrons were forced into concentration ca...