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A curator in China: Shawn Eichman leads Silk Road tour+

Just got these images from the museum’s Asian Art Curator Shawn Eichman (that’s him on the far right in the...

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Rare recylocium plastica blooming at museum+

The Garden Club of Honolulu’s Major Flower and Horticulture Show opens May 11. This huge, gorgeous three-day event happens only...

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Happy birthday Eloise!+

We are so honored that Eloise Wickersham chose the Honolulu Museum of Art Café to celebrate her birthday—her 103rd birthday!...

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Museum docents’ artworks go on view April 29+

Not only are our docents founts of art knowledge—leading tours every day at the museum—many of them are also accomplished...

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New in the museum shop: Thomas Mann jewelry+

In-the-know shoppers who have a thing for contemporary jewelry and the contemporary American craft movement make regular stops at our...

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Work that was on view at museum sold for $539K+

Up until last year, if you went to the second-floor gallery of American art, you’d find a celestial scene with...

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Reinstallation of galleries 5 + 6+

You got to follow the reinstallation of Gallery 4, which became the portraiture gallery (here’s a “during” shot). Now closed...

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New jewelry in the museum shop+

Metalsmith Kirsten Lora makes whimsical jewelry out of oxydized sterling silver and handpainted plastic miniature figures. The museum shop just...

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Better view of Thomas Wilfred’s ‘Opus 160′+

Wow! Eugene Epstein, the subject of my previous post, forwarded the blog link to his nephew AJ Epstein. And he...

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Scenes from Kama‘aina Christmas 2011+

Every December, the museum holds Kama‘aina Christmas, its gala fundraiser. We are so grateful to the co-chairs, volunteers and attendees...

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