Honolulu Museum of Art

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Hawai‘i's culture hub dedicated to creating relevant and transformative experiences through the study, preservation, presentation and creation of art.

OPENING SEPT. 12 → "Vital Connections: Art & the Brain" Ever wondered how the art engages your brain? You're about to fi...
09/10/2026

OPENING SEPT. 12 → "Vital Connections: Art & the Brain"

Ever wondered how the art engages your brain? You're about to find out.

See how art can shape emotion, attention, memory, and wellbeing in "Vital Connections," presented in collaboration with clinicians and neuroscientists at Honolulu’s Brain Health Applied Research Institute (B+HARI). One of the first museum exhibitions of its kind, it brings together modern and contemporary artworks, immersive environments, and recent neuroscience research.

Get more insight with exhibition programming! ⤵
🧠 Art Talks: Sept. 12 (2pm), Nov. 8 (2pm)
🖼️ B+Hari Signature Neuroarts Gallery Experiences: Sept. 20 (4pm), Oct. 4 (11am & 2pm), Nov. 21 (11am & 2pm), Dec. 6 (11am & 2pm)

Explore programming and book admission: https://bit.ly/3T7IEpu
"Vital Connections: Art & the Brain" is on view in Gallery 28 from Sept. 12, 2026 to Jan. 10, 2027.

Time for an art field trip! 🎨✨ Who are you bringing?
09/05/2026

Time for an art field trip! 🎨✨ Who are you bringing?

Celebrate Hawaiian History Month this September by connecting to the Islands' rich history through art! If you don't kno...
09/04/2026

Celebrate Hawaiian History Month this September by connecting to the Islands' rich history through art!

If you don't know where to start, check out our digital guide on the Bloomberg Connects app. You'll learn all about Hawaiian history as you go on a self-guided journey that takes you from the Arts of Hawai‘i gallery—where you'll find this waterfront scene capturing notable landmarks Hulihe‘e Palace and Moku‘aikaua Church—to the newly reinstalled Gallery 5, which includes historic paintings on loan from Kamehameha Schools.

Looking for more ways to mark Hawaiian History Month?
→ Join us Sept. 20 for Community Sunday presented by Hawaiian Airlines® Bank of Hawaii World Elite Mastercard® to celebrate Hawaiian culture, history, and artistic traditions with music and hula performances, art-making activities, and experiences in the galleries.
→ Head to the Robert Allerton Art Library where you'll find fascinating books that cover everything from Hawaiian nationhood and land struggles to the art and architecture of the Kalākaua era.

New month, new events ✨. Find out what we have planned for September. Book admission → https://bit.ly/4r8GN0t
09/01/2026

New month, new events ✨.

Find out what we have planned for September. Book admission → https://bit.ly/4r8GN0t

What is it like to be on the road with Public Enemy? Find out Friday, Sept. 4 with Jahi, international DJ, artist, autho...
08/29/2026

What is it like to be on the road with Public Enemy? Find out Friday, Sept. 4 with Jahi, international DJ, artist, author, and curator.

Jahi's latest book "The Microphone Journeyman: The Journey Continues" chronicles his 2025 tour as co-DJ of the legendary hip-hop group. Now, he brings his stories to you. Hear excerpts from his book, discover hidden narratives, and enjoy an exclusive DJ set.

🎤 Don't miss your chance to be part of the experience. Get tickets today → https://bit.ly/3UfJYqL

✨ VIP tickets include a copy of his book and access to a meet-and-greet.

Presented in partnership with Gate Kī and Slapp Radio.

NOW ON VIEW → "Honor Thy Mother and Father: Depictions of Filial Piety in Japan" Explore prints by Okumura Masanobu, Uta...
08/29/2026

NOW ON VIEW → "Honor Thy Mother and Father: Depictions of Filial Piety in Japan"

Explore prints by Okumura Masanobu, Utagawa Hiroshige, and Utagawa Kuniyoshi that illustrate respectful behavior towards parents and other figures of authority.

📍"Honor Thy Mother and Father" is on view through through Jan. 3, 2027 in Gallery 21. Made possible by the Robert F. Lange Foundation.

Today the Museum remembers the life of Yayoi Kusama, the iconic artist whose signature polka dots covered everything fro...
08/28/2026

Today the Museum remembers the life of Yayoi Kusama, the iconic artist whose signature polka dots covered everything from paintings and pumpkins to galleries and bodies. Her work has appeared across Hawai‘i over the years, including a sculpture at Ala Moana Center and past installations at Ward Village IBM Building and Foster Botanical Garden.

"I remember just being obsessed. I went back about 10 times," Fredrica Cassiday, collector and longtime member of the Museum ‘ohana, once told us about seeing a large-scale painting by Yayoi Kusama in 1969. While she didn't buy the painting, the work stayed with her.

Years later Cassiday purchased "Waves I," eventually donating it to HoMA as part of a gift of 22 artworks. You can see the print and reflect on Kusama's legacy starting Sept. 12, when it goes on view as part of the exhibition "Vital Connections."

We've updated the Artists of Hawaiʻi Biennial 2026 Prospectus with all the confirmed artist awards so far! The list is a...
08/28/2026

We've updated the Artists of Hawaiʻi Biennial 2026 Prospectus with all the confirmed artist awards so far! The list is as follows:

🔸 DAC Artist Awards: 🔸

Best In Show Award — ($10,000)
Elizabeth Rice Grossman Award — ($5,000)
Marcy and Robert Katz Award for Ceramics — ($1,500)
The John Young Foundation Award — ($3,000)
Cedar Street Galleries Award of Excellence — ($750)
The Louis Pohl Award (*New!) — ($500)
The Sanit Khewhok Award (*New!) — ($500)

Additional awards are generously provided by The Honolulu Museum of Art (HoMA) from its Artists of Hawaiʻi-related endowed funds to directly support local artists featured in this exhibition.

🔹 HoMA Awards: 🔹

HoMA's Jim Winters Award for 3-Dimensional Design — ($1,500)
HoMA's Reuben Tam Award for Painting — ($2,000)
HoMA's Melusine Award for Painting — ($5,000)
HoMA's Roselle Davenport Award for Artistic Excellence — ($4,000)
HoMA's Violette Wong Hu Award (to support an amateur artist) — ($5,000)
HoMA's Cynthia and David Eyre Award — ($2,000)
HoMA's Ellen Choy Craig Endowed Fund Award — ($4,000)

All awards are exclusive of each other - each artist may win only one award. To find out more about this exhibition, on view November 6-December 19, 2026 at Downtown Art Center, visit downtownarthi.org/artistsofhawaii!
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Today marks the 110th birthday of the National Park Service! 🌲✨ In celebration of National Park Week and Frederic Church...
08/26/2026

Today marks the 110th birthday of the National Park Service! 🌲✨

In celebration of National Park Week and Frederic Church 200, Director of Curatorial Affairs Catherine Whitney takes a closer look at the painting "The Andes of Ecuador" by Frederic E. Church.

Get her curatorial insight on this eye-catching artwork and the 19th-century ideas of nature, exploration, imperialism, and conservation on our blog: https://bit.ly/4yn2egH

Fascinated by the exhibition "Divine Disruption"? Learn more about its curation and the artist behind it, Tsherin Sherpa...
08/21/2026

Fascinated by the exhibition "Divine Disruption"? Learn more about its curation and the artist behind it, Tsherin Sherpa, tomorrow, Aug. 21!

Join John Henry Rice, the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Curator of South Asian and Islamic Art at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, and Shawn Eichman, the Ina Goodwin Tateuchi Senior Curator of Asian Art, as they take the stage at the Doris Duke Theatre to discuss Sherpa's work and the artist's unorthodox practice.

🎟️ Get tickets: https://bit.ly/4eGU0Yo

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