About two months ago, curator of Asian art Shawn Eichman...
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HoMA adds first Okinawan painting to its collection+
There are some moments in life when the stars align...
Curator’s notes: Asian art curator Shawn Eichman reflects on the Olympics+
The world’s eyes are on South Korea as the Winter...
Staff pick: Shawn Eichman shares the extraordinary adventures of Bodhisattva+
Having spent the last ten years as the museum’s curator...
Curator’s Notes: Shawn Eichman on Yun-Fei Ji’s Italian Renaissance influence+
In some ways, the world has always been a smaller...
Last chance: Hiroshige’s City + Art in a Time of Chaos+
If you haven’t seen the museum’s two big summer shows—Hiroshige’s...
Curator’s Notes: Shawn Eichman on curating ‘Art in a Time of Chaos,’ part 3+
Artworks from the exhibition Art in a Time of Chaos:...
We are all stewards of culture: From curators, to staff, to the community+
Last month, European and American art curator Theresa Papanikolas and...
Curator’s Notes: Shawn Eichman on curating ‘Art in a Time of Chaos,’ part 2+
In my last post, I discussed a silver plate from...
Curator’s notes: Shawn Eichman on his talk at Beijing’s Palace Museum+
Recently, Beijing, with a population of nearly 12 million people,...
‘Modern Love’ preview: Interview with artist Tsubaki Anna+
Opening Nov. 20 is the museum’s third and final exhibition...
A visit from Joan Lebold Cohen+
We were honored to have photographer/art historian Joan Lebold Cohen...
A curator in China: Shawn Eichman leads Silk Road tour+
Just got these images from the museum’s Asian Art Curator...
Members’ opening of ‘Masterpieces of Landscape Painting from the Forbidden City’+
Last night’s members’ opening reception for Masterpieces of Landscape Painting...
Latest acquisition: John Mydock & Greg Smith Collaboration+
Every year the Honolulu Academy of Arts acquires a work...
Four Thousand Years of Southeast Asian Art opens+
The opening of Four Thousand Years of Southeast Asian Art...
Before Mount Fuji, there was Kabuki+
In the exhibition “Hokusai’s Summit: Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji”...
Opening of Hokusai’s Summit+
“Hokusai’s Summit: Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji” has been incredibly...
Special ink: Tomioka Tessai’s fan paintings+
For Shawn Eichman, Curator of Asian Art at the Honolulu...
Muraqqa’ continues to fascinate visitors+
The small, incredibly detailed paintings in the exhibition “Muraqqa': Imperial...
Dogs of war: Pups are a powerful metaphor+
In the exhibition “Literati Modern: Bunjinga from Late-Edo to Twentieth-Century...
Asian Sensation opening a sensation+
At 8pm last night, people crowded the nook in the...