As an Assistant Manager and Buyer for the Academy Shop, my job entails traveling in search of cool, new things,...
Our “Water Lilies” on an urban adventure+
Now on view through June 26 at Gagosian Gallery in New York City is the exhibition Monet. The survey of...
Mr Rooks goes to Venice+
Michael Rooks, the Academy’s former curator of European and American art, is now the Wieland Family Curator of Modern and...
Starlight Ball update: Yang Fudong’s ‘First Spring’+
Starlight Ball is this Saturday! It’s our “cool” gala, as opposed to the more traditional Kama‘aina Christmas held in December....
William Kelso wows crowd at Doris Duke+
About 180 people filled Doris Duke Theatre for archeologist William Kelso’s free talk, and the history and archeology buffs weren’t...
Honolulu on the Potomac+
Six works from the Academy have followed in the footsteps of President Barack Obama. In February, Sen. Daniel Inouye visited...
The Capitol Visitor Center+
No more waiting in long lines at the mercy of the elements to see the nation’s Capitol! The brand-new, $621...
On the road to D.C.+
Recently I escorted six paintings of Hawaiian scenes from the Academy to the U.S. Senate in Washington D.C. The shipment...
van Gogh on Swiss TV+
Click here to view HAA’s van Gogh media event on Swiss TV. pictured l-r: Dr. Nina Zimmer (Curator 19th Century...





