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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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  • Discovering Your Family Tree Workshop

    Apr 29, 2001

    Instructor: Chester Hashizume Discover your long-lost relatives and create your own family tree. This workshop will also show you how to enter your family tree in the Museum's National Family Registry. Member $5, non-members $11, includes National Museum admission and supplies.

  • Craft Class with Ryoko Shibata: Pop-Up Card Making

    Apr 28, 2001

    Give that special someone a card they will remember. Participants will learn how to make three-dimensional cards that pop-up when opened. Members $5, non-members $11, includes National Museum admission.

  • Cold Tofu Improv: "Tofu & Taxes"

    Apr 26, 2001

    Broke? In hock to the IRS? Itemize your laughter with Cold Tofu's comedy improv show.

  • Opening of "From Bento to Mixed Plate" at the National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka, Japan

    Apr 19, 2001

    Opening of the exhibition From Bento to Mixed Plate: Americans of Japanese Ancestry in Multicultural Hawai'i at the National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka, Japan

  • From Bento to Mixed Plate at National Museum of Ethnology (Osaka, Japan)

    Apr 19, 2001 - Aug 28, 2001

    TRAVELING EXHIBITION National Museum of Ethnology Osaka, Japan Following its successful international debut in Okinawa, From Bento to Mixed Plate will continue its travel throughout Japan with its opening at the National Museum of Ethnology in Osaka. This exhibition has been re-designed for the Japanese speaking visitor to share the historical and personal stories of Hawai‘i’s AJA (Americans of Japanese ancest...

  • Art Talk with Vicky Murakami

    Apr 14, 2001

    Artist Vicky Murakami will discuss selected works of Henry Sugimoto followed by a hands-on workshop.

  • Craft Class with Ryoko Shibata: Sumi-e

    Apr 14, 2001

    Participants will learn the art of sumi-e (ink brush painting) flowers. Members $5, non-members $11, includes National Museum admission and supplies

  • 2ND SUNDAY FOR FAMILIES

    Apr 08, 2001

    Celebrate an experience for the whole family! Join us for a fun-filled day of arts, crafts, and workshops. No reservations necessary. Celebration of Spring Learn a special printing technique to decorate your T-shirts, aprons, and pillowcases with natural spring flowers. Egg Decoration Workshop Get ready to celebrate spring. Join artist Flora Ito in creating a beautiful symbol of spring.

  • Henry Sugimoto

    Mar 24, 2001 - Oct 07, 2001

    At the age of 19, Henry Sugimoto left Japan to make his life in America. Determined to become an artist, he studied in the San Francisco Bay Area and exhibited nationally and internationally.When he was unjustly incarcerated at 42 in the Jerome and Rohwer concentration camps in Arkansas, the experience irreversibly affected how he viewed himself, his art, and the Japanese American experience. The only thing that rema...

  • An Afternoon with the Nishikawa Ensemble

    Feb 24, 2001

    Featuring a special presentation of To-shihun (Tu Tze-chun): A Musical Drama Narrated By George Takei Co-Sponsored by Yamaha Corporation of America and the Japanese American National Museum Join us for a performance by the Nishikawa Ensemble, an acclaimed Japanese chamber Music group. Led by Kohei Nishikawa, one of Japan's most accomplished players of both Japanese and Western flutes, the group will perform a pro...