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Happy Birthday, Bruddah Iz!+
Israel Ka‘ano‘i Kamakawiwo‘ole, born on May 20, 1959, was an...
Drawing from HoMA’s Collection Inspires Ethereal, Room-sized 3D Sculpture at The Shed+
Installation view: Agnes Denes: Absolutes and Intermediates, The Shed, New...
Tongan New Zealand kapa artists visit HoMA+
Sulieti Fieme’a Burrows and Tui Emma Gillies are a Tongan...
Closer look: Kiki Smithʻs ʻCompanionsʻ—is the big wolf so bad?+
When you walk into a gallery, some works of art...
Hidden Idol update: Dealer of Indian art Subhash Kapoor charged+
In 2015, the Honolulu Museum of Art did not hesitate...
A closer look: Karen Hampton’s ‘Spirits Cry’+
Now on view in the Clare Boothe Luce Gallery of...
Curator’s notes: How to change a lightbulb in a lumia+
Now on view is the exhibition Glow, featuring three works from...
HoMA welcomes John Buck’s ‘Archer’+
Jim Gwinner (left) and his installation team with John Buck’s Archer....
Talking story across the US about HoMA’s Japanese Print Collection+
James A. Michener giving a lecture at the Academy of Arts....
Now on view: New Jane Hammond work honors James Jensen+
In January 2018, New York–based artist Jane Hammond proposed creating...
Behind the scenes: HoMA’s Monet is on the road+
The museum’s Water Lilies by Claude Monet is a popular,...
Head librarian Sachiyo Kawai’ae’a shows us some Robert Allerton Art Library highlights+
If you find yourself with some extra time on a...
Staff pick: Dennis Escat on the tilt of the head of Modigliani’s Seated Nude+
“Fifty years of painting and drawing!” He more recently picked...
Terry Satsuki Milhaupt is inspiration for textile endowment+
To honor his wife, Curtis J. Milhaupt established the Terry...
See our Georgia O’Keeffe paintings before they go to the New York Botanical Garden+
For the last three years, museum deputy director of art...
Inside ‘Abstract Expressionism': Tadashi Sato’s tribute to JFK+
Janice Shimamura, the daughter of Tadashi Sato, attended the breakfast...
David Hockney’s ‘L’Enfant et les sortilèges’ reopened after cleaning and conservation+
The David Hockney installation L’Enfant et les sortilèges was closed...
Two views of war: Madge Tennent and Reem Bassous+
Hanging side by side in the Arts of Hawai‘i Gallery...
Staff Pick: Rebecca Barat on Nathaniel Allen, moles and all+
“If you’ve ever had fun at ARTafterDARK, it’s because of...
Staff pick: Celeste Ohta opts for opulent Korean screens+
The museum’s collections managers oversee the movement of artwork to...
Timothy J. Standring: Rock and roll with Degas+
This year is the centenary of Edgar Degas’s death. To...
‘HoMA SELECT’ presents collection masterpieces in a new light+
At the end of the short, sun-yellow corridor at the...
Curator’s notes: Charles Furneaux and the Volcano School+
Opening this week is Charles Furneaux and the Sublime, which...
Allison Wong: Connecting education to our collection+
At the Honolulu Museum of Art, the collection and education...
Staff Pick: Textiles curator Sara Oka’s lesson in art appreciation+
Surrounded by more than 6,000 textiles and costumes from around...
We are all stewards of culture: From curators, to staff, to the community+
Last month, European and American art curator Theresa Papanikolas and...