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  • Educators Open House: Virtual Visits

    Mar 10, 2021

    FREE Curious about JANM’s Virtual Visits? Wondering if a virtual visit will be appropriate for your students? The JANM Education Unit invites teachers and educators to join us for a peek into our virtual visit experience. Join us as we walk through our available virtual visits designed for students in grades 1-3, 4-6, and 7-12. Get a sense of what each program entails and how your students will be engage...

  • Quetzal

    Feb 03, 2005

    Quetzal gives a rare acoustic performance featuring their trademark mix of Mexican and Cuban rhythms, jazz, and rock. These hometown favorites create music that celebrates social and spiritual empowerment and liberation. Their conscious lyrics and sounds will be accompanied by powerful images by Akira Boch, National Museum Frank H. Watase Media Arts Center staff.

  • Family Day: Activities, Films, and Family Fun!

    Dec 27, 2003

    This may be your last chance to explore new lands and oceans as Nakahama Manjiro did in the nineteenth century. Bring your family for special gallery activities related to Drifting: Nakahama Manjiro's Tale of Discovery (including a time to put your own collection together) and Object Lessons: Exploring the Permanent Collection.

  • Recording Family Stories: Oral History Workshop for Beginners

    Feb 07, 1998

    Featuring: Karen Yonemoto Learn to document your family history through the recording of life stories. This workshop will provide basic training in doing background research, equipment selection, and preparation for conducting an effective oral history interview. Reservation required by February 1. Members $5, non-members $9 includes Museum admission.

  • Cold Tofu Improv: Baseball, Apple Pie, and Cold Tofu

    Apr 24, 1997

    This month Cold Tofu plays with everything we know and love as Americans. This talented, energetic, multicultural comedy improv group has an amazing assortment of entertainment techniques that will keep you laughing all night. A guest artist and musician will also join in on the fun.

  • Origami Hinamatsuri (Girl's Day) Doll Series - Part 3

    Mar 01, 1997

    Instructor: Ryoko Shibata. Celebrate Hinamatsuri (Girl’s Day) by making your own set of origami (paper folding) dolls for display. Three classes in the series: Saturday, February 8 and 15, and March 1, 1997. Class fee is $15 for members, $20 for non-members. Register before January 26.

  • Origami Hinamatsuri (Girl's Day) Doll Series - Part 2

    Feb 15, 1997

    Instructor: Ryoko Shibata. Celebrate Hinamatsuri (Girl’s Day) by making your own set of origami (paper folding) dolls for display. Three classes in the series: Saturday, February 8 and 15, and March 1, 1997. Class fee is $15 for members, $20 for non-members. Register before January 26.

  • Origami Hinamatsuri (Girl's Day) Doll Series - Part 1

    Feb 08, 1997

    Instructor: Ryoko Shibata. Celebrate Hinamatsuri (Girl’s Day) by making your own set of origami (paper folding) dolls for display. Three classes in the series: Saturday, February 8 and 15, and March 1, 1997. Class fee is $15 for members, $20 for non-members. Register before January 26.

  • J.T. Sata: Immigrant Modernist—Events

    Programs are free for museum members and included with admission for visitors, unless otherwise noted. To see a complete listing of the JANM’s programs, check out our Events Calendar. Please check back for more related events.

  • Contested Histories: Preserving and Sharing a Community Collection—Events

    Public programs related to Contested Histories: Preserving and Sharing a Community Collection.