When Stephan Jost left the museum March 11 to head...
Behind the scenes
Museum looks to artificial intelligence to shape the future of its leadership+
In the summer of 1997 The New York Times published...
Stephan Jost: The exit interview+
Friday, March 11, was director Stephan Jost’s last day at...
Artist Q+A: Dianna Cohen on art and plastic+
The current Spalding House exhibition Plastic Fantastic? is about getting...
HoMA around the world: Works by Bontecou, Hassam, and Kiyomasu go on the road+
There’s no disputing the Honolulu Museum of Art has a...
‘Plastic Fantastic?': A look behind the scenes with Kim and Jack Johnson+
Two weeks ago, Kim and Jack Johnson visited Spalding House...
Staff pick: Outgoing film curator Abbie Algar shares her faves from the collection and her cinematic “A-List”+
On Dec. 17, exactly one month after film curator Abbie...
Curator’s notes: How an exhibition led to the discovery of a “lost” Grace Hudson painting+
Now on view in Days of Grace: California Artist Grace...
Hawaiian Airlines’ Avi Mannis on art, corporate culture, and transformation+
Hawaiian Airlines makes its debut as a Honolulu Museum of...
Curator Theresa Papanikolas selected for prestigious program+
The museum is proud to report that last month, Theresa...
Staff Pick: Preparator Jason Teraoka’s Egyptian encounter+
Any museum would be incredibly lucky to have an installation...
‘HI Sk8 Films’ rolls in and out of another radical year+
This year, for the first time in its four-year existence,...
Museum hands totem pole to Tlingit tribe in moving ceremony+
“We are so happy and honored to be here with...
Sara Oka on the road to ‘Harajuku’+
What started as an idea in the overactive brain of...
Aaron Padilla: Meet the new director of Spalding House+
Aaron Padilla has done almost every job there is to...
Wendy Kawabata on her installation ʻIn the Landʻ+
From Sept. 17 to 24, Wendy Kawabata was in the...
Lintel scoop: Inside the ongoing construction at the Art School+
Right now the exterior of the Honolulu Museum of Art...
Museum pillar Sam Cooke steps down from the board of trustees+
At last month’s Board of Trustees meeting, two of the...
Virgil Meeker: The return of an old camera spurs memories and connections+
Three weeks ago, Canadian filmmaker Pia Massie was at the...
A peek behind the scenes as the works of Rodin arrive at the museum+
From July 23 the museum’s newest exhibition “Auguste Rodin: The...
Artists of Hawai‘i 2015: Lauren Trangmar on the Process of Creation+
A small collection of process-related sneak peeks: The beginning… A...
Artist Ekundayo on what lies ‘Beneath the Surface’—the new mural in the theater+
From May 25 to 30, Hawai‘i-born visual artist was in...
Artists of Hawai‘i 2015 update: Apps and pastry wrappings+
Regular blog readers may remember that earlier this month, curator...
Artists of Hawai‘i 2015: Lauren Trangmar on her research process+
Curiosity is the desire to uncover what lies beyond our...
Inside the Artist’s Studio: Maya Lea Portner+
“I want to pin each piece to the wall,” said...
‘Artists of Hawai‘i 2015′ update: Three studio visits with James Jensen+
With the opening of Artists of Hawai‘i 2015 less than...
Something is taking root at Spalding House+
Since last Friday the Spalding House Café chef Susan Lai...
Behind the scenes: Curator James Jensen visits Masami Teraoka’s studio+
Last week, curator James Jensen visited Masami Teraoka’s studio in...
Museum hands seven Indian antiquities to Homeland Security Investigations+
Back in September we reported that a special agent from...