Exhibitions

Dream Refuge for Children Imprisoned Opening

Japanese American Museum of Oregon 411 NW Flanders St, Portland, OR, United States

Join us for the opening of Na Omi Judy Shintani's Dream Refuge for Children Imprisoned, an installation exploring the trauma experienced by incarcerated children. There will be a special preview reception for Friends of JAMO members from 5-6pm and then we will be open to the general public from 6-8pm. The artist will be in […]

Friends of JAMO Preview: Resilience—A Sansei Sense of Legacy

Japanese American Museum of Oregon 411 NW Flanders St, Portland, OR, United States

Friends of the Japanese American Museum of Oregon are welcome to join us for this exclusive preview for Resilience—A Sansei Sense of Legacy, an exhibition of eight artists whose work reflects on the effect of Executive Order 9066 as it resonated from generation to generation. October 1 4-6pm Read more about the exhibition here.

Artist Talk with Tom Nakashima

Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education 724 NW Davis Street, Portland

Please join us for an afternoon with artist and curator Tom Nakashima as part of the exhibition Resilience—A Sansei Sense of Legacy. Artist Talk with Tom Nakashima Sunday, October 2 2pm Oregon Jewish Museum 724 NW Davis St, Portland, OR 97209 Free; No registration required Tom Nakashima will give insight into his career as an […]

Artists of Resilience: A Generation of Art and Activism

Online

Join us December 1 in a virtual conversation with the co-curator and artists of Resilience—A Sansei Sense of Legacy, now on view at the Japanese American Museum of Oregon. Thursday, December 1 6:00pm via Zoom Kristine Aono, Na Omi Judy Shintani, and Jerry Takigawa (also a curator on the exhibition) will talk with us about […]

First Thursday Community Celebration

Japanese American Museum of Oregon 411 NW Flanders St, Portland, OR, United States

Join us at the museum for a celebration of all that we have accomplished together to create our community-sourced collaborative art exhibition.

Friends of JAMO Preview: A Long Road to Travel

Japanese American Museum of Oregon 411 NW Flanders St, Portland, OR, United States

Friends of the Japanese American Museum of Oregon Exclusive Preview for A Long Road to Travel: The Service of Japanese Americans During World War II. Join us Friday, February 17 from 4-6pm at the Japanese American Museum of Oregon for this exclusive first look at the new exhibitions. This event is for Friends of JAMO […]

Moving Forward from Community Secrets

220 NW 2nd Ave, 8th Floor 220 NW 2nd Ave, 8th Floor, Portland, OR, United States

As part of exhibition programming for A Long Road to Travel, the Japanese American Museum of Oregon will host a presentation on March 4 by historian Linda Tamura. Saturday, March 4, 2pm 220 NW 2nd Ave, 8th Floor Portland, OR 97209 In November 1944, American Legion Post 22 removed the names of 16 Nisei soldiers […]

Friends of JAMO Preview: hapa.me

Japanese American Museum of Oregon 411 NW Flanders St, Portland, OR, United States

Friends of the Japanese American Museum of Oregon Exclusive Preview for hapa.me: 15 years of the hapa project Saturday, May 20 2:00-4:00pm at the Japanese American Museum of Oregon with artist Kip Fulbeck in attendance Join us for this exclusive first look at the new exhibition. This event is for Friends of JAMO only. You […]

Artist Talk with Kip Fulbeck

220 NW 2nd Ave, 8th Floor 220 NW 2nd Ave, 8th Floor, Portland, OR, United States

Photographer Kip Fulbeck visits Portland to discuss The Hapa Project, an exploration of multiracial Asian American heritage. Sunday, May 21 2:00-3:00pm 220 NW 2nd Ave, 8th Floor Portland, OR 97209 (in the former NW Natural building) Reserve Seats Photographer Kip Fulbeck revisits his popular Hapa Project with hapa.me, an exploration of multiracial Asian American heritage. […]