From Curator of Contemporary Art James Jensen, who had a break from everyday curatorial duties: Usually an art museum curator’s...
Permanent Collection
Our van Gogh is back on view+
Our Vincent van Gogh painting is back! After a yearlong trip, which included stops at the Philadelphia Museum of Art,...
And the winners are…+
Congratulations to Ailsa Horky of Kaneohe and Tyler Dos Santos-Tam of Honolulu for winning our Instagram and Twitter contests at...
The museum mourns an American hero+
“Sen. Inouye made great contributions to our community and his loss is mourned by the museum.”—Honolulu Museum of Art director...
Makeover update: The reinstallation is almost done!+
We’re almost done! The last phase of the reinstallation of the galleries of European and American art will begin tomorrow...
Mile-high ‘Wheatfield’+
Our van Gogh painting, Wheatfield, has covered a lot of ground this year. First, as part of Van Gogh Up...
Two more reinstalled galleries to see!: 20th-century art+
People who attend Two Museums and a Royal Palace tonight will be the first to see the two latest galleries...
New in the galleries: Dazzling porcelain display+
Back in November, Amber Ludwig, curatorial assistant in the European and American Art department, wrote about her project creating an...
Makeover update: Gallery 6+
A lot of visitors make a beeline to our impressive collection of Impressionist and post-Impressionist works. Up until a couple...
Makeover update: Gallery 5+
Phase II of the reinstallation of galleries 1 to 10 is done! Now you can see the museum’s 18th-century European...