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  • Little Tokyo Walking Tour

    Apr 25, 2015

    Relive history and learn about present-day Little Tokyo with JANM docents. $12 members, $15 non-members. Admission to Common Ground: The Heart of Community included. Comfortable walking shoes recommended. Weather permitting.

  • Navigate Networking with Vanna Novak

    Apr 25, 2015

    The JACL National Youth/Student Council and Japanese American National Museum are proud to present, Navigate Networking with Vanna Novak. This unique program is perfect for eager Japanese American and Asian Pacific Islander college students and young professionals, entering the workplace in any and all work industries. Vanna Novak is a nationally recognized keynote speaker and seminar leader on persuasive presentatio...

  • Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival

    Apr 24, 2015 - Apr 29, 2015

    Friday, April 24 – Wednesday, April 29 Visual Communications, the nation’s premier Asian Pacific American media arts center, once again brings the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival to JANM for encore showings of feature-length favorites as well as special programs that offer a focused window on the perspectives of the APA creative community. In many cases, filmmakers will be on hand to participate in int...

  • JANM ANNOUNCES MID-WEEK DISCOUNTS FOR HELLO KITTY IN MAY

    Apr 23, 2015

    For the final month of its popular Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty exhibition, the Japanese American National Museum is discounting ticket prices for Wednesdays and Thursdays in May. Instead of $20 for adults and $10 for youth ages 6-17, prices for Wednesdays and Thursdays will be $14 and $7. The discounted tickets are available for purchase online beginning today; the first date for which the d...

  • Fresh Off the Boat Season 1 Finale

    Apr 21, 2015

    Please join us for the Season Finale of FRESH OFF THE BOAT, Ep. 13 "SO CHINEEZ." Jessica worries that her family has lost their Chinese identity and wants everyone to reconnect with their culture. Stay after the screening for FRESH OFF THE SHOW—a web chat collaboration between Angry Asian Man, Comedian Jenny Yang, Visual Communications, and other special guests! Following the panel there will be a recept...

  • Hello Kitty Crochet Workshop

    Apr 19, 2015

    This program is sold out. Learn the art of amigurumi (miniature toy crochet) and make your own Hello Kitty-inspired charm to decorate your keychain, zipper pull, or purse. Instructor Cheryl Cambras will cover chain stitch, single crochet in the round, and increase/decrease crochet techniques. For all skill levels. Recommended for ages 14 and up. Class includes a one-hour break to view Hello! Exploring the Super...

  • Members Only Exhibition Tour: "Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty"

    Apr 19, 2015

    Hello! curator Christine Yano leads an exclusive gallery tour. Limited to 20 participants. RSVP to memberevents@janm.org or 213.830.5646. This event has reached capacity; no additional reservations can be accepted.

  • Members Only Exhibition Tour: "Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty"

    Apr 18, 2015

    Hello! curators Christine Yano and Jamie Rivadeneira lead an exclusive gallery tour. Limited to 20 participants. RSVP to memberevents@janm.org or 213.830.5646. This event has reached capacity; no additional reservations can be accepted.

  • Hello Kitty and Kawaii Culture

    Apr 18, 2015

    Join Hello! curators Jamie Rivadeneira and Christine Yano for a lively discussion of Hello Kitty and her place in Japan’s kawaii (cute) culture. Free for members; free with Hello! admission; $5 general. Tickets Available Now If you are purchasing tickets for Hello! and would like to attend this program, please RSVP to rsvp@janm.org or call 213.625.0414.

  • LIVING FLOWERS: IKEBANA AND CONTEMPORARY ART EXHIBIT TO OPEN JUNE 15

    May 09, 2008

    The Japanese American National Museum will premiere its latest exhibition, Living Flowers: Ikebana and Contemporary Art, an innovative presentation that brings together representations of three traditional schools of ikebana (Japanese flower arranging) with the works of international contemporary artists such as Isamu Noguchi, Robert Mapplethorpe, Sherrie Levine and Judy Fiskin, beginning on Sunday, June 15, and con...