This essay, penned for the long weekend, is part of...
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Kaigetsudō Ando’s “Courtesan”: dressing to stay in+
This essay, penned for the long weekend, is part of...
The relaxed “infits” of Bartlett’s “Interior of a Japanese House”+
This essay, penned for the long weekend, is part of...
Maitreya: hope for the future+
Sit. Think. Wait—for the isolation to end, for a future...
Capturing a sunset: Hiroshige’s “Evening Glow at Seta”+
During this quarantine, many of us spend our free time...
The Chinese Exclusion Act and the role of the museum+
As debate continues in the news over terms such as...
Curator’s Notes: “The Great Wave” awaits its return to HoMA+
On March 17, one of the most iconic artworks in...
Curator’s notes: How to change a lightbulb in a lumia+
Now on view is the exhibition Glow, featuring three works from...
Georgia O’Keeffe paintings are back on view!+
After almost a year touring the mainland as part of...
Behind the scenes: HoMA’s Monet is on the road+
The museum’s Water Lilies by Claude Monet is a popular,...
Staff pick: The synchronicity of Guanyin for development associate Mark Chavez+
At the end of last year, Mark Chavez and his...
See PBS Hawaii’s ‘Civilizations’ then see the real things in our galleries+
Now airing every Tuesday on PBS Hawaii through June 12...
Swimming with shark: Erick Swenson’s ‘Present in the Past’+
When you enter the current exhibition Abstruction: The Sculpture of Erick...
Remembering museum legend James Foster+
The museum lost a key figure from its history on...
Palette sneak peek: Monet’s Water Lilies take Michelle Karr-Ueoka down memory lane+
Acclaimed pastry chef Michelle Karr-Ueoka grew up in a household...
Elza Terseglav is transfixed by the light of ‘Hawaiian Fisherman’+
“When you asked me to pick a favorite, I knew...
Palette sneak peek: Georgia O’Keeffe inspires HoMA chef Robert Paik to go green+
The Honolulu Museum of Art’s new spring benefit truly marries...
Terry Satsuki Milhaupt is inspiration for textile endowment+
To honor his wife, Curtis J. Milhaupt established the Terry...
Curator’s notes: Asian art curator Shawn Eichman reflects on the Olympics+
The world’s eyes are on South Korea as the Winter...
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...
Staff Pick: Janna Plant loses herself in the forest of ‘L’Enfant et les sortilèges’+
In addition to our staff of almost 200 employees, HoMA...
‘Body of Work’ welcomes Yasumasa Morimura’s ‘Self-Portrait/After Marilyn Monroe’+
Have you had a chance to visit the exhibition Body of...
Staff pick: Hannah Craft considers the boundaries of art and trash in Rauschenberg’s ‘Trophy V’+
Hannah Craft joined the museum as a teaching artist in...
Elephant invades 17th-century European art gallery+
Did you know that even in our permanent collection galleries,...
Pissarro’s ‘Morning, Winter Sunshine, Frost, the Pont-Neuf, the Seine, the Louvre’+
Enjoying the winter chill we’ve been having? You can feel...
Staff Pick: Anjali Lee is drawn to Light and Space+
Senior graphic designer Anjali Lee is the woman behind the...
Staff pick: Shawn Eichman shares the extraordinary adventures of Bodhisattva+
Having spent the last ten years as the museum’s curator...
Staff pick: Aaron Padilla is a blip in time with Kneeling Figure and Head+
“My first memory of the museum is the smell of...
What’s in a loan? ‘Wheat Field’ prepares to go Down Under+
Do you make it a point to see Vincent van...