Honolulu Museum of Art

Honolulu Museum of Art HoMA includes a museum, Art School, Café, Coffee Bar, and Shop.

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

Due to inclement weather, the Honolulu Museum of Art will be closed Sunday, Aug. 16, for the safety of our visitors and ...
08/15/2026

Due to inclement weather, the Honolulu Museum of Art will be closed Sunday, Aug. 16, for the safety of our visitors and staff. This closure includes the Café, Shop, Doris Duke Theatre, and Art School.

Community Sunday is also canceled.

🏛️ We will reopen during normal hours Wednesday, Aug. 19, at 10am.

A couple on a date at a drive-in movie theater as a steam locomotive passes by 🚂💭 ... the nostalgia factor is high with ...
08/13/2026

A couple on a date at a drive-in movie theater as a steam locomotive passes by 🚂💭 ... the nostalgia factor is high with this arresting image.

Photographer O. Winston Link staged this shot—one of his most famous—with dozens of flashbulbs placed along the tracks and around the theater. The movie screen was captured separately, later combined with the main negative in the darkroom.

He would write in one of his notebooks about the photograph, "Since I could only see the headlights of the locomotive in total darkness, I did not know until the flash was fired that I had captured this prize—Class A engine with beautiful smoke with all of it in range!"

📍 Get a closer look at this nighttime scene in "Out of the Shadows," on view in Gallery 9 through Sept. 27. The rotation illustrates how artists used photography to reveal details invisible to the naked eye.

Explore the most influential films of Ingmar Bergman, widely considered one of cinema's most important filmmakers of all...
08/06/2026

Explore the most influential films of Ingmar Bergman, widely considered one of cinema's most important filmmakers of all time, on the big screen at the Doris Duke Theatre 🎥, Aug. 6–30.

Not sure where to start? Read a special curator's take on the six defining films screening this month and get tickets: https://bit.ly/3TErC2g

BONUS: Bergman's masterpieces come with solid air conditioning. Get some Swedish enlightenment while you beat the summer heat.

Celebrate Lā Ho‘iho‘i Ea with a self-guided tour that explores themes of Ea and Hawaiian sovereignty. Swipe for a previe...
07/31/2026

Celebrate Lā Ho‘iho‘i Ea with a self-guided tour that explores themes of Ea and Hawaiian sovereignty. Swipe for a preview of the artworks you'll come across your journey. →

Established on July 31, 1843, Lā Ho‘iho‘i Ea commemorates the restoration of the Hawaiian Kingdom after the British temporarily seized control.

Are you kama‘āina? Enjoy free admission to HoMA today in celebration of Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea.

The summer weather️ may be hot, but this month's lineup of exhibitions, events, and programs is hotter️ 🔥. Swipe through...
07/31/2026

The summer weather️ may be hot, but this month's lineup of exhibitions, events, and programs is hotter️ 🔥.

Swipe through to see what we have planned for August and start marking your calendar.

In Hawaiʻi, Ralph Iwamoto is best known for his minimalist abstract paintings. But he also experimented with other genre...
07/29/2026

In Hawaiʻi, Ralph Iwamoto is best known for his minimalist abstract paintings. But he also experimented with other genres. Starting Aug. 7, you can get a rare look at an earlier moment in his career in "Imagined Flora: Ralph Iwamoto’s Surrealist Beginnings."

Don’t miss seeing seven paintings of fantastical organic forms done while he was living in New York working as a security guard at the Museum of Modern Art. The works are on loan from the The Vilcek Foundation.

📍 Gallery 10
📆 On view Aug. 7, 2026–Feb. 7, 2027

Commemorate Lā Ho‘iho‘i Ea through art and community on July 26! HoMA joins the celebrations at Thomas Square Park this ...
07/24/2026

Commemorate Lā Ho‘iho‘i Ea through art and community on July 26!

HoMA joins the celebrations at Thomas Square Park this Sunday from 10am to 6pm. Stop by our booth to:
→ Make a print using stamps featuring Hawai‘i’s iconic landscape and monuments, native Hawaiian plants, and artwork from HoMA's collection
→ Enter the drawing to win a Seeker Membership

Later, cross the street to visit the Museum and take a self-guided tour of artworks that help tell the Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea story.

🏛️ Kama‘āina can enjoy free admission to HoMA during the July 26 celebrations and on July 31, the actual day of Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea.

The clock is ticking ⏰—we're coming up on the final days of "Toshiko Takaezu: Worlds Within." Don't miss your chance to ...
07/22/2026

The clock is ticking ⏰—we're coming up on the final days of "Toshiko Takaezu: Worlds Within."

Don't miss your chance to experience the ceramics, textiles, and paintings of Hawai‘i-born Toshiko Takaezu and see why she's revered as one of the most innovative American artists of her generation. Last day to explore “Worlds Within” is Sunday, July 26.

📍 "Worlds Within" is on view in Galleries 28 and 10.

"Toshiko Takaezu: Worlds Within" is organized by the The Noguchi Museum, with assistance from the Toshiko Takaezu Foundation and the Takaezu family. The exhibition and its national tour have been made possible through lead support from the Henry Luce Foundation and the Terra Foundation for American Art.

Lead Support for HoMA's presentation of "Toshiko Takaezu: Worlds Within" is provided by Sharon Twigg-Smith, in honor of James "Jay" Jensen (1949-2017), Anonymous, and The Conley Family Foundation. Supporter funds provided by Grant K.T. Kubota.

Have a ball at the Museum during Community Sunday: The Big Blue! Join us today as we team up with Kokua Hawaii Foundatio...
07/19/2026

Have a ball at the Museum during Community Sunday: The Big Blue! Join us today as we team up with Kokua Hawaii Foundation, Sustainable Coastlines Hawaii, University of Hawai'i Sea Grant College Program, Malama Maunalua, Mālama Pūpūkea-Waimea, and the Polynesian Voyaging Society (Hōkūleʻa Crew) to celebrate Hawai‘i's connection to the ocean.

📍 Book admission for Community Sunday and get ready to spend Sunday creating clay sculptures with Caroline Holmes of Coral Care Arts and making gyotaku prints, view school plastic-pollution murals, and explore the galleries for inspiration: https://bit.ly/3RLMns9
📅 Sunday, July 19, 10am–6pm (Activities until 2pm)

I spy a soccer ball amidst some of the Museum's masterpieces... 👀 We turned away for a second and our soccer ball went m...
07/18/2026

I spy a soccer ball amidst some of the Museum's masterpieces... 👀

We turned away for a second and our soccer ball went missing. Zoom in closely 🔎 on the artworks and see if you can help us find it.

⚽️ Enjoy tomorrow's tournament final!

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900 S Beretania Street
Honolulu, HI
96814

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Wednesday 10am - 6pm
Thursday 10am - 6pm
Friday 10am - 9pm
Saturday 10am - 6pm
Sunday 10am - 6pm

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