Now on view in Light from Shadow: Gold in Japanese Art is this glowing screen. Learn more about it: Ogata...
Susan Thomas: Where woodblock prints go for TLC+
In the museum’s Asian Art print collection vault, Susan Thomas carefully pulls out a black drawer, one of hundreds. “Oh,...
Slow Art Day participant: You should do this again+
On Saturday, the museum took part in Slow Art Day—an international event that happens at art venues around the world—for...
Revisit Rauschenberg’s ‘Trophy V (for Jasper Johns)’+
Curator of European and American Art Theresa Papanikolas put our all-star modern artwork on view in our Temporary Exhibition Gallery...
Stephan Jost: Making the museum accessible to all people+
I am at times asked what makes a great art museum. The answer is quite simple: Great art, strong education...
Pecha Kucha Night 4.0 at the Academy Art Center March 13+
Pecha Kucha, a night of graphic design, architecture, and art presentations returns to the Academy Art Center at Linekona on...
‘Spiral Jetta’: The Hawai‘i connection+
Reading Erin Hogan’s road-trip/art history memoir “Spiral Jetta,” about her land art sojourn in the Southwest, I stopped short when...
art@town features artist Aaron Padilla through March 31st+
Thanks to Town restaurant’s after-hours exhibition opening (10pm to midnight!) on Feb. 21, an impressive crowd gathered to see the...
AV Club at Honolulu Printmakers exhibition+
If you missed the Honolulu Printmakers 81st Annual Juried Exhibition opening last week, have no fear, you can still...
Africa: Feel the continent through its art+
“African Art from the Academy’s Collection” just opened yesterday. Here’s a little peek at the fantastic sculptures, textiles, and other...
Melissa Waddy-Thibodeaux and ‘The Resurrection of Harriet Tubman’+
Melissa Waddy-Thibodeaux is passionate about what she does. The first time I called her, it didn’t matter that she was...
5 questions for Laura Hoptman+
Laura Hoptman, the Kraus Family Senior Curator at the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York, is the juror...
Academy’s ‘Hawaiian Modern’ catalog in Pottery Barn catalog+
Anna Hoover, who keeps our Visitor Information Center running smoothly, just reported that her eagle-eyed husband spotted the Academy’s “Hawaiian...
Muraqqa’ continues to fascinate visitors+
The small, incredibly detailed paintings in the exhibition “Muraqqa’: Imperial Mughal Albums from the Chester Beatty Library, Dublin,” have visitors...
Jimmy Wales talks about Wikipedia Loves Art+
It’s official…even Jimmy Wales, the founder of Wikipedia, is excited about Wikipedia Loves Art. In case you missed our earlier...