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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

    May 04, 2013

    Tour our ongoing exhibition Common Ground: The Heart of Community with our knowledgeable Museum docents.

  • American Heroes

    May 04, 2013 - Jun 09, 2013

    Nearly seven decades after the beginning of World War II, the Congressional Gold Medal—the nation’s highest civilian award—was bestowed collectively on the U.S. Army’s 100th Infantry Battalion, the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, and the Military Intelligence Service for their extraordinary accomplishments in the war. The men in these units, comprised almost entirely of persons of Japanese ancestry, fought with bravery...

  • Member Appreciation Days

    May 03, 2013 - May 05, 2013

    Friday, May 3 - Sunday, May 5 JANM Members get 20% discount at the Museum Store and janmstore.com, plus free admission and 20% discount at other participating Southern California institutions including museums, libraries, and other cultural sites including MOCA, Pacific Asia Museum, Skirball Center, and the San Diego Museum of Art. See a list of participating organizations >>

  • Craft Class with Ruthie Kitagawa: Boy’s and Father’s Day

    Apr 27, 2013

    Make special cards for Boy’s or Father’s Day! $9 members; $14 non-members, includes admission & supplies. RSVP early, 10 students max.

  • Introduction to Udon Making with Sonoko Sakai

    Apr 27, 2013

    Find out how to make real and delicious udon noodles! Wear closed toe shoes with soft soles. Bring a Tupperware to take your udon home in. $75 members; $85 non-members, includes admission and supplies. RSVP early, 12 students max.

  • Little Tokyo Walking Tour

    Apr 27, 2013

    Relive history and learn about present-day Little Tokyo with Museum docents. $9 Members; $14 non-members, includes admission. Comfortable walking shoes recommended. Weather permitting.

  • SMITHSONIAN TOUR OF CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL AWARDED TO JAPANESE AMERICAN WORLD WAR II VETERANS MAKES NEXT STOP AT THE JANM

    Apr 25, 2013

    LOS ANGELES—The Congressional Gold Medal awarded in 2011 to Japanese American, or Nisei, World War II veterans in recognition of their extraordinary accomplishments will be on view at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles, CA, May 4–June 9, 2013. The medal is on a national tour that will visit seven cities in 2013. The Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) has partnered with the...

  • ‘PORTRAITURE NOW: ASIAN AMERICAN PORTRAITS OF ENCOUNTER’ OPENS AT JANM MAY 11

    Apr 22, 2013

    Los Angeles—The Japanese American National Museum is pleased to present Portraiture Now: Asian American Portraits of Encounter from May 11 through September 22, 2013. Portraiture Now is a collaboration between the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery and the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program who have mounted the Smithsonian’s first major showcase of contemporary Asian American portraiture. Through the wo...

  • "The Manzanar Fishing Club" by Cory Shiozaki

    Apr 20, 2013

    The Manzanar Fishing Club is a feature-length documentary that chronicles the World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans from a unique perspective: through the eyes of those who defied the armed guards, barbed wire and searchlights to fish for trout in the surrounding waters of the Eastern Sierra. This untold story offers a unique perspective on freedom, where internees found relief from the daily grind of unju...

  • Toyo Miyatake Studios Donates Photos Taken For Rafu Shimpo To Japanese American National Museum

    Aug 01, 1996

    The Japanese American National Museum announced that Toyo Miyatake Studios, one of the nation’s oldest family-run Japanese American photography studios, has recently donated a collection of photographs that it took for The Rafu Shimpo, the largest Japanese-English publication in the continental United States, to the Museum for identification and preservation. Toyo Miyatake Studios was often called upon by the ...