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Japanese American National Museum

Japanese American National Museum
Photo: Justefrain, CC BY 3.0 (licence)

A museum devoted to the Japanese-American experience, with a particular emphasis on the Japanese internment camps of World War II, including numerous artifacts and historic photographs. Besides the permanent collection, the museum also holds changing exhibits on Japanese-American art and history.

Address
100 N Central Ave
Hours
Open now · closes 5 pm
Weekly hours
MonClosed
Tue11 am–5 pm
Wed11 am–5 pm
Thunoon–8 pm
Fri11 am–5 pm
Sat11 am–5 pm
Sun11 am–5 pm

Read from the travel guide, which lists: Tue, Wed and Fri-Sun 11AM-5PM; Thu noon-8PM

Price
$12 adults, $6 students/seniors/youth 6-17, free for children 5 and under; free admission Th evenings 5-8PM

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Updated 11 Oct 2026. Something wrong? Tell us.