Honolulu Museum of Art
900 S. Beretania St. / 808.532.8700
www.honolulumuseum.org
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The Chinese Courtyard at the Honolulu Academy of Arts.
The Honolulu Museum of Art is Hawaii's premier art museum, with a collection of more than 60,000 works.
It is an encyclopedic museum with major strengths in the arts of Asia, European and American painting, and graphic and decorative arts.
With education as its mission, the Academy also administers the Academy Art Center at Linekona, the largest private art school in the Islands.
On view:
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Tattoo Honolulu
Through Jan. 27, 2013
Tattooing is art. After decades of being viewed as a mark of the marginal, tattoos have gone mainstream and are winning over the art establishment—including the Honolulu Museum of Art. The lines between ink on skin and paint on canvas or pencil on paper have been blurred with tattoo artists reaching the skill level of other artists. Now the Honolulu Museum of Art breaks new ground with an exhibition focusing on Hawai‘i’s high quality of tattoo art—and how it sprouted from the islands’ mix of cultures rich with tattoo traditions.
Featuring the work of
Joel Albanez • Tricia Allen • Bong • Mike Ledger • Keone Nunes • Lucky Olelo • Richie Lucero • Sado • Sua Suluape Toetuu, Aisea • Billy Whitney
Hours: 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays to Saturdays, and 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays.
Admission: One-Day Membership Pass $10 for adults; $5 for children 4 to 17; free to children 3 and younger, and members. (Includes entry to Honolulu Museum of Art Spalding House.
Free days: Bank of Hawaii Sundays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. the third Sunday of each month. Also, first Wednesday of every month. Entry to the Academy Shop, Pavilion Cafe and The Robert Atherton Library are always free. Admission will also be free July 31, 2013 in honor of Restoration Day.
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Honolulu Museum of Art Spalding House
2411 Makiki Heights Drive / 808.526.1322
www.tcmhi.org
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Spalding House is set in a tranquil 3.5-acre garden setting in an up-scale residential neighborhood.Spalding House, part of the Honolulu Museum of Art, is the only museum in the state of Hawaii devoted exclusively to contemporary art. The museum provides an accessible forum for provocative, dynamic forms of visual art, offering interaction with art and artists in a unique landscaped environment.
The museum's mission is to develop public appreciation and understanding of contemporary art through exhibition and education programs, through the collection and preservation of art since 1940.
Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays to Saturdays, and noon to 4 p.m. Sundays.
Admission: $10 for adults; $5 for children 4 to 17; free to children 3 and younger, and members. Entry to the Honolulu Museum of Art Spalding House Café is free.
Free day: The first Wednesday of each month.
The Spalding House Café: Closed through Jan. 24, 2013. Hours upon reopening: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays to Saturdays, and noon to 2 p.m. Sundays. Reserve at 808.237.5225.
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Mission Houses Museum
553 S. King St. / 808.447.3910
www.missionhouses.org
Its main Frame House (Hale Lā‘au), built in 1821, is the oldest wood-frame structure still standing in the Hawaiian islands. It was shipped around Cape Horn from Boston in 1820, and used as a communal home by many missionary families.
Also on the grounds are the Chamberlain House (Ka Hale Kamalani), built in 1831 and bearing the name of the Mission's first secular agent in Hawaii, Levi Chamberlain. The building, constructed of coral blocks cut from the ocean reef, was to be used as a depository for the entire Sandwich Islands Mission. It now serves as the Museum's temporary Exhibition Gallery.
The Printing Office (Ka Hale Pa‘i), was also built from coral blocks in 1841 and contains a replica of the first printing press to be brought to Hawaii. Some of the first books and printed materials in Hawaii were produced here as the missionaries gave the oral Hawaiian language a written alphabet.
Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays.
Admission: $10 General; $8 for kamaaina, ages 55+ and military; $6 for students ages 6 to those in college with valid ID. Free for museum benefactors. Reservations required for groups of 10 or more.
Discount day: 50 percent off admission for Hawaii residents the last Saturday of each month.
Mission Houses Museum Café & Tea Parlor: Open 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mondays to Fridays, and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays for afternoon tea. Reservations required for tea.
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University of Hawaii Art Gallery
Art Building, University of Hawaii at Manoa
http://www.hawaii.edu/artgallery/
The gallery presents a varied exhibition program which plays a significant role in providing information about the visual arts in historical and contemporary context. The gallery consists of approximately 4,200 square feet of versatile space with an installation system of modular and movable walls that allows flexibility of presentation.
The Art Gallery has organized 14 traveling exhibitions which have been presented at more than 100 museums in the United States, Mexico, Canada, Japan, Taiwan, and Guam. The most popular are the triennial International Shoebox Sculpture Exhibitions that feature small-scale works by artists from around the world.
The smaller Commons Gallery serves an important role as a weekly showcase for thesis exhibitions, the work of visiting artists, and class work. Approximately 50,000 people annually view exhibitions in both galleries.
Hours: 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. The Commons Gallery closes an hour earlier than the main gallery.
Admission: Free; donations accepted. Campus parking fees may apply.
