Starts Jul 31
Exhibitions

Cruising J-Town: Behind the Wheel of the Nikkei Community

Thursday, July 31, 2025
through
Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Peter and Merle Mullin Gallery
Hours: Wednesday–Sunday from 12–5 p.m.
South Campus
1111 S. Arroyo Parkway
Pasadena, CA 91105

ArtCenter, in partnership with the Japanese American National Museum (JANM), presents Cruising J-Town: Behind the Wheel of the Nikkei Community as part of JANM on the Go.

The exhibition celebrates Southern California’s love affair with the automobile through the eyes of Japanese Americans and the community's influence on car culture in the United States.

Cruising J-Town features more than 100 objects, including rare photographs, home movies, memorabilia from car clubs, service stations, race car drivers, and collectors, as well as five classic cars that embody the exhibition's themes of speed, style, work, and community.

Admission is free and open to the public.

There is also an array of public programs, both at the ArtCenter and on JANM’s campus in Little Tokyo, including panel discussions and a series of Cars and Coffee events throughout the run of the exhibition. More information on these and other programs will be available on janm.org/events.


Cruising J-Town: Behind the Wheel of the Nikkei Community is sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities, with additional support from the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture, Sunco Industries, Co. Ltd., and Don & Ellen Mizota. The media sponsor is The Rafu Shimpo.