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We’re excited to announce that from today to June 28, for...
Stephan Jost: Refreshing our vision, mission, and values+
Ever since Anna Rice Cooke founded the museum in 1927,...
Volunteer Dottie Suiso: She’s got that twinkle in her eye+
Sitting behind the front desk in a green and white...
A fond farewell to longtime café manager Tracy Gunn+
“I feel like I’ve grown up here,” said café manager...
Legislature approves $1.5 million grant for the museum+
After almost two years of planning, lobbying, and giving testimony...
Deb Nehmad’s ‘Wasted’ opening at Kim Foster Gallery April 9+
“It was literally my dream come true,” says Deb Nehmad...
Security officer Cyril Ruthenberg on his wild photographic recognition+
In February, part-time security officer Cyril Ruthenberg received news that...
We will not forget Dr. Irv Schatz+
Museum staff were very saddened Friday to learn about the...
Museum hires Samuel Gelfy as curator of millennial culture+
Over the past decade the museum has taken steps to...
Community comes out in support of the Art School+
“Today we’re asking for the state’s support to expand the...
Docent Andrea Snyder on the Jewish Film Festival’s “Bar Mitzvah year”+
When the Temple Emanu-El Kirk Cashmere Jewish Film Festival opens...
You be the judge: Docent Sandra Simms on the Honolulu African American Film Festival+
This week the Honolulu African American Film Festival returns to...
ARTafterRETIREMENT: Sonoko Ota+
Most Tuesdays at 10am you can find museum docent Sonoko...
End-of-year giving tax savings: Good through Dec 31+
If you’re 70 and a half years old or older,...
Holiday greetings from director Stephan Jost+
Happy holidays from me and the entire staff at the...
Marc Thomas: The narrowing space between work and home+
“Most people know me as a painter, but this show...
Parka life: Yup’ik cultural educator Chuna McIntyre on one of the museum’s latest acquistions+
The new exhibition Recent Acquisitions features art in a wide...
Tori Richard + Matson = aloha shirts you need+
Have you looked at the Eugene Savage murals on view...
The collectors: Michael Horikawa+
Michael Horikawa walks through his East O‘ahu home rattling off...
Jennifer Leung: Stewarding art from acquisition to exhibition+
The museum has seven exhibitions opening this fall and winter,...
Outgoing ARTafterDARK advisory board members go out with a printing bang+
ARTafterDARK has grown exponentially since it launched in 2004. Last...
Meet our members: Roberta Schmitz+
It’s gratifying getting to know visitors in the galleries and...
Glass act: Art collectors (and donors) Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser+
Los Angeles–based art-collecting couple Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser have...
Museum milestone: Meet our first Korean art curator+
The Honolulu Museum of Art was one of the first...
We are looking for volunteer docents!+
Join our next volunteer docent training course! Any teacher who...
Educating Educators: Ualani Davis and Andrea Charuk+
Working parallel to the museum’s core full-time staff is a...
Here it is, your moment of zen: Security Supervisor Lars Tellander+
Regular readers of this enewsletter know from this “Staff Pick”...
Where Egyptian tradition and dubstep meet: The creator of Shimmy Showcase on this year’s extravaganza+
Malia Delapenia created the Hawaii Belly Dance Convention a decade...