Embrace your inner child, hug the Hello Kitty plush on your bed, and check out photos from the first-ever Hello Kitty Convention at The Geffen Contemporary at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in Los Angeles (Oct. 30 to Nov. 2). The highly anticipated event is pegged to the character’s 40th anniversary—her birthday is November 1!—and an exhibit on Hello Kitty at the Japanese American National Museum (JANM), on display through April 26, 2015.
Keith Nunez, left, takes pictures of his wife, Carolina at Hello Kitty Con on Oct. 30, 2014, in Los Angeles. Jae C. Hong—APCarolyn Molina, of Riverside, Calif., laughs while talking to a reporter at the Hello Kitty Con held at the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA Thursday on Oct. 30, 2014, in Los Angeles. Jae C. Hong—APWearing a Hello Kitty costume, Brandee Amore, center, of Glendale, Calif., walks across the street before the start of Hello Kitty Con on Oct. 30, 2014, in Los Angeles.Jae C. Hong—APHello Kitty fans wait in line for Hello Kitty Con on Oct. 30, 2014, in Los Angeles.Jae C. Hong—APA woman with a Hello Kitty tattoo waits in line to attend Hello Kitty Con on Oct. 30, 2014, in Los Angeles.Jae C. Hong—APA fan at Hello Kitty Con on Oct. 30, 2014, in Los Angeles. Zhao Hanrong—Xinhua/Sipa USAA man dresses as Bad Badtz-Maru, a Sanrio character, pauses for photos at Hello Kitty Con on Oct. 30, 2014, in Los Angeles.Jae C. Hong—APParticipants of Hello Kitty Con during its opening night on Oct. 29, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. Stefanie Keenan—Getty Images
