Tom Wesselmann (American, 1931-2004) Dropped Bra, 1988 Painted aluminum Gift...
Permanent Collection
Art Deco Hawai‘i is almost here. Opens July 3.+
Theresa Papanikolas, our curator of European and American art, started...
Verifying the artist of a special Chilkat robe+
Recently, the museum was honored to welcome a very special...
Cody Naganuma’s favorite work of art (in the collection)+
Cody Naganuma is our administrative assistant at Spalding House, as...
Exciting news: A major Lichtenstein joins the collection+
Just accessioned into the museum collection is Roy Lichtenstein’s 1995...
Chuna McIntyre schools the museum on seal-gut parkas+
On view in the textile exhibition Sheer Delight was a...
Collections manager Brady Evans on his favorite work of art+
Brady Evans possibly knows the museum better than anyone else...
Golden glow: Ogata Kōrin’s ‘Chrysanthemums/Maple Tree’+
Now on view in Light from Shadow: Gold in Japanese...
Slow Art Day participant: You should do this again+
On Saturday, the museum took part in Slow Art Day—an...
Revisit Rauschenberg’s ‘Trophy V (for Jasper Johns)’+
Curator of European and American Art Theresa Papanikolas put our...
Spend quality time with five works at Slow Art Day this weekend+
For the first time, the Honolulu Museum of Art participates...
Tiny Chinese shoes+
The new textile exhibition Remaining Remnants features things made with...
Between the stacks: Head librarian Sachiyo Kawai‘ae‘a+
Tucked away between two French oil paintings in the...
Critique Session: Experts review our European and American art galleries, Friday, Feb 28+
The Hawai‘i Museums Association is holding a critique session of...
Korea ‘buried treasure’ discovered in the museum basement!+
Last month, three South Korean art history scholars visited the...
See a 700-year-old golden masterpiece+
Now on view in Light from Shadown: Gold in Japanese...
The happy hooker: Harunobu’s commentary on monks+
Suzuki Harunobu (1725?–1770) Saigyō Hōshi Praying to a Bijin on...
Learn about Georgia O’Keeffe from someone who knew her+
Georgia O’Keeffe fans won’t want to miss the on-stage conversation...
Our Calder is back from Korea+
Our Alexander Calder piece Object With Yellow Background is back...
Special art tour: Museum Friends get in-depth look at reinstalled Arts of Hawai‘i Gallery+
Last Wednesday evening, the Honolulu Museum of Art Friends group—which...
Staff picks: Amber Ludwig’s favorite work of art+
Amber Ludwig is the Curatorial Assistant for the Department of...
Honolulu Myohoji Mission donates prize sculpture+
The most recent addition to the museum’s collection of Japanese...
Staff picks: Danilo Urbano’s favorite work of art+
Members of the museum’s operations maintenance team know the museum...
Artists of Hawai‘i 2013 | Drew Broderick: Visual Research into the Honolulu Museum of Art, part III+
Conducted casually over the past 10 months in preparation of...
Artists of Hawai‘i 2013 | Drew Broderick: Visual Research into the Honolulu Museum of Art, part II+
Conducted casually over the past 10 months in preparation of...
Artists of Hawai‘i 2013 | Drew Broderick: Visual Research into the Honolulu Museum of Art, part I+
Conducted casually over the past 10 months in preparation for...
The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone in paint and pixels+
Now on view in Landscape in the New World is...
A glimpse into a day in the life of a curator+
From Curator of Contemporary Art James Jensen, who had a...