“We were just trying to copy surfing. Everything about skateboarding had to do with surfing. It was all about fun...
Museum staff
Staff picks: Yong Wilson+
The museum’s facilities team keeps all our locations in tip-top shape. Every day before the doors open, this crew is...
Cori Mackie: Refreshing the museum’s retail experience+
Cori Mackie joined the museum six months ago as Museum Shop manager. She brings with her more than 17 years...
Tom Wesselmann’s ‘Dropped Bra’ gets a pick me up+
Tom Wesselmann (American, 1931-2004) Dropped Bra, 1988 Painted aluminum Gift of The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, 2011, and Gift of Margo...
Talking tech with AV maestro Eric Kelekolio+
In the past year, music programming at the Doris Duke Theatre has enjoyed a phenomenal reboot. As discussed in our...
Art Deco Hawai‘i is almost here. Opens July 3.+
Theresa Papanikolas, our curator of European and American art, started work on Art Deco Hawai‘i almost four years ago. Last...
Stephan Jost: Advancement is working+
A year ago we decided to create a new museum department—Advancement. The Advancement team comprises departments that focus on fundraising,...
Music programmer Brandon Apeles:+
Honolulu Museum of Art music programmer Brandon Apeles attended his first concert when he was five—his parents took him to...
Cody Naganuma’s favorite work of art (in the collection)+
Cody Naganuma is our administrative assistant at Spalding House, as well as a talented artist. We asked him what his...
Art instructor Joey Chiarello: Guided by spiritual growth+
10/9/14 Update: Joey’s installation in the Nanogallery, ‘Simran the Sacred Jumping Spider’ is on view through the month of October....