Established in 1950, the Artists of Hawaiʻi exhibition highlights work...
Exhibitions
Tattoo artist Aisea Toetu‘u on the museum’s ‘Tattoo Honolulu’ show and how it changed him+
In 2013, the museum presented Tattoo Honolulu, an exhibition about...
Curator’s notes: The curious case of wall color in ‘HoMA SELECT’+
HoMA SELECT has been open for two months and if...
Interim director Allison Wong: A look back at an art-filled 2016+
As we close out 2016 and ring in the New...
Curator’s Notes: Shawn Eichman on Yun-Fei Ji’s Italian Renaissance influence+
In some ways, the world has always been a smaller...
Mary Mitsuda on her HoMA history and painting the “womblike tick-tock” rhythms of nature+
It’s hard not to like a Mary Mitsuda painting. The...
‘HoMA SELECT’ presents collection masterpieces in a new light+
At the end of the short, sun-yellow corridor at the...
Salvage Public, whose Ts are in ʻHawai‘i in Design,’ open their first shop+
Last Thursday, Nāpali Souza (pictured above, right, with Noah Serrao),...
Textile artist Karen Hampton: Digging down into history and bringing up new energies+
At the center of the exhibition Karen Hampton: The Journey...
Allison Wong: Connecting education to our collection+
At the Honolulu Museum of Art, the collection and education...
Fashion designer Koa Johnson on his unconventional artistic choices+
Maui native Koa Johnson is known for his luxurious gowns...
Last chance: Hiroshige’s City + Art in a Time of Chaos+
If you haven’t seen the museum’s two big summer shows—Hiroshige’s...
Talented staff: Library assistant Noriko Suzuki wins Best in Show at HJCC exhibition+
Every year since 2011, library assistant Noriko Suzuki—who recently began...
Aurora Robson on appropriating nightmares+
Toronto-born, Maui-raised, and New York–based artist Aurora Robson has built...
Jim Dine: ‘Townsend Monotype II (Heart)’ and how he feels about hearts+
On view in James Rosenquist’s House of Fire: A Masterwork...
Curator’s Notes: Shawn Eichman on curating ‘Art in a Time of Chaos,’ part 3+
Artworks from the exhibition Art in a Time of Chaos:...
To build a better board: ‘Hawai‘i in Design’ artist C.J. Kanuha channels history, nature, and loss+
Family, tradition, and caring for the land—these are the things...
Skate into summer: Hi Sk8 Films is back—with an art show and a skateable sculpture+
When I tell people the museum’s Doris Duke Theatre presents...
The definitive museum member’s guide to summer+
Hey there HoMA members, Congratulations, you’ve made it to summer!...
The grief ritual: Photographer Chris Jordan on his Midway project and the amazingness of albatrosses+
“Looking into the stomachs of those dead birds is like...
Curator’s Notes: Shawn Eichman on curating ‘Art in a Time of Chaos,’ part 2+
In my last post, I discussed a silver plate from...
Intern Jesi Bennett: On museum work and 200-pound voyaging canoe rudders+
For most people, Palm Courtyard is an airy space in...
Designers in Hawai‘i in ‘Hawai‘i in Design’+
Last Thursday morning a few more than a dozen architects...
Curator’s Notes: Shawn Eichman on curating Art in a Time of Chaos, part 1+
The opportunity to bring Art in a Time of Chaos:...
Q+A with Mitsutoshi Nakano: Closing the book on a Richard Lane Collection research project+
Since 2010, scholars from Kyūshū University have been regularly visiting...
Museum looks to artificial intelligence to shape the future of its leadership+
In the summer of 1997 The New York Times published...
Curator’s Notes: How Utagawa Hiroshige captured the evolution of a city+
The Honolulu Museum of Art’s current exhibition Hiroshige‘s City: From...
No, your kid can’t do that: Theresa Papanikolas on Richard Tuttle and Marcel Duchamp+
On view March 24 are two exhibitions that challenge the...
David Kuraoka: Forget size, proportion matters+
This week the museum opens three new exhibitions at its...