On Wednesdays, you can usually find Patrick Canonigo watching over...
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Curator Stephen Salel’s sleuthing yields a rare book discovery+
You probably are familiar with the artist Katsushika Hokusai—thanks to...
Take a class: Art history with Gary Liu+
Since 1959, the museum has intermittently offered art history-related courses....
Sean O’Harrow: Abstract Expressionism and leadership changes+
The start of fall marks a new season of exciting...
Staff Pick: Rebecca Barat on Nathaniel Allen, moles and all+
“If you’ve ever had fun at ARTafterDARK, it’s because of...
Walking in the past to understand the present: Adele Balderston’s 88 Block Walks+
In 2014, when Kaka‘ako was on the verge of becoming...
Kosta Kulundzic brings classical technique and imaginative style to Honolulu Museum of Art School+
In May, French artist Kosta Kulundzic was at ARTafterDARK where...
Nanogallery cult: Alec Singer on Tomorrow Takes Forever+
On March 31, for the 15th anniversary screening of Donnie...
Staff Pick: Pearlyn Salvador strolls down Memory Lane with Plum Blossom Vase+
If you take classes at the Art School, you may...
Staff Pick: Michael Wilcox on two American portraits+
For more than two years shuttle bus driver Michael Wilcox...
Parting thoughts from HoMA’s outgoing web content coordinator+
This is my last blog post. After six wonderful years...
PechaKucha features O‘ahu museum professionals on May 5+
The Honolulu Museum of Art has been hosting PechaKucha Honolulu...
Staff Pick: Cynthia Low connects with Modigliani’s aesthetic+
“I don’t come to the galleries enough,” says Cynthia Low,...
In memoriam: James Jensen+
The museum is deeply saddened by the death last Wednesday of...
Preserving digital prints: Workshop equips HoMA for the future+
“Heat is the driver of all decay, and it varies...
Staff Pick: Sam Guerrero on Oursler’s “little planets” of video art+
Sam Guerrero joined the museum in 2015 as a printmaker...
Staff Pick: Wainani Paikai strikes a pose with a Chris Campbell portrait+
Ever wonder what it takes to keep churning out engaging events...
A New Year greeting from new director Sean O’Harrow+
Aloha one and all! May I start 2017 at the...
Holiday Gift Ideas 5: YOU’RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME!!+
It’s another beautiful Monday in Hawai‘i—the sun is shining, the...
Sculpture Moves at Spalding House+
After telling us about her journey to the East Coast with Childe...
Registrar on the road: Pauline Sugino on escorting our Childe Hassam painting+
Escorting artwork to and from exotic places is one of...
Holiday Gift Ideas 3: HoMA staffers weigh in with their picks+
We asked HoMA staff what Museum Shop items they’d like...
The museum’s new director: Sean O’Harrow+
After a seven-month international search led by the San Francisco–based...
Q+A with our new lending collection manager and archivist Dawn Sueoka+
Tucked away in the corner of the basement of the...
Staff Pick: How a Japanese screen painting makes Kiyoe Minami feel like a shogun+
The Honolulu Museum of Art has one of the most important collections...
Staff Pick: Manny Tagalicud on connecting to his cultural heritage through art+
Operations maintenance assistant Manny Tagalicud came to Hawai‘i from the...
Allison Wong: Connecting education to our collection+
At the Honolulu Museum of Art, the collection and education...
Staff Pick: Security officer Jame Husband could write a novel about ‘The Great Machine’+
When security officer Jame Husband looks at a work of...
Talented staff: Library assistant Noriko Suzuki wins Best in Show at HJCC exhibition+
Every year since 2011, library assistant Noriko Suzuki—who recently began...