News Room
News releases and announcements from Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, the State of Hawaiʻi Museum of Natural and Cultural History.
Announcements
Bishop Museum Announces New Display: Two Hawaiian Olympic Champions. The First and the Latest.
Display celebrating Duke Kahanamoku and Carissa Moore to debut during the Hawaiʻi International Film Festival World Premiere of WATERMAN
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Halloweekend: A Saturday of Play at Bishop Museum
Event provides safe, fun, and educational activities for families, and free access to "Expedition Dinosaur: Rise of the Mammals" for those who dress-up as dinosaurs
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Awaiaulu Press and Bishop Museum Press Reprint
After being out of print for more than five years, Bishop Museum Press has reprinted the Hawaiian and English Cross-Age Learning Picture Vocabulary Book with new terms for modern items like iPhone and laptop computer.
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Bishop Museum to Increase Access to Resources, Collections with the Help of Booz Allen Hamilton
Bishop Museum's Digital Futures Initiative aims to modernize the Museum's IT infrastructure and expand its digital operations with the goal to dramatically increase digital access to its knowledge and collections
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Museum Collections Offer Evidence of 3,000 Years of Sustainable Ecosystem Stewardship on Tikopia Island
Bishop Museum is committed to making responsible decisions to protect the environment and reduce our impact by implementing sustainable actions for our future.
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Dinosaurs Return to Bishop Museum
New exhibit, "Expedition Dinosaur: Rise of the Mammals" explores the moments before and after extinction
Events
Bishop Museum to Host COVID-19 Vaccination Events
No-cost, no-appointment COVID-19 vaccinations will be available on three separate days at a designated area on the Museum's campus
Grants & Funding
Bishop Museum Awarded $100,000 Frankenthaler Climate Initiative Grant
Funds will be used to increase energy efficiency and improve climate control in the Pauahi Building collections areas
Events
Bishop Museum Presents E Ulu A Pa‘a, an Online Fundraiser and Auction
Bishop Museum presents E Ulu A Pa'a, a 10-day online fundraising auction Aug. 19-29 featuring over 230 curated experiences, vacation packages, and handcrafted pieces by Hawaiʻi artisans.
Grants & Funding
Bishop Museum Awarded $49,999 by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs for “Extending Our Reach Project”
The project will provide Bishop Museum educational programs to Native Hawaiian students on neighboring islands
Grants & Funding
Bishop Museum Receives $100,000 Award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services
The award will support the Museum's project, Ka Makaiwa: Strengthening Digital Access for Native Hawaiian Futures
Events
Bishop Museum Celebrates International “Make Music Day” With Free Concert
Bishop Museum partners with Make Music Hawaiʻi as a signature venue for the worldwide musical celebration Make Music Day on June 21, featuring free concerts by Hawaiian musicians on the Muriel Flanders Lawn.
Grants & Funding
Bishop Museum Awarded OHA ʻAhahui Grant for POW! WOW!: Arts Night at Bishop Museum
Free event will invite ʻohana and keiki to view, experience, and take part in art throughout the Museum's 15-acre campus
Announcements
Bishop Museum Launches Endowment Campaign and Announces First Endowed Chair
Bishop Museum announces its endowment campaign with its first endowed chair, The Wayne Pitluck and Judith Pyle Curator for Cultural Resilience, to be held by Marques Hanalei Marzan.
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Bishop Museum and Parley for the Oceans Present Parley AIR Station Hawaiʻi During the Museum’s Wild Explorers Weekend — A Saturday of Play
Bishop Museum announces the installation of a Parley AIR Station Hawaiʻi on its Great Lawn, launching Saturday, April 24 during Wild Explorers Weekend — a collaborative hub for ocean education and plastic upcycling.
Grants & Funding
Bishop Museum to Invest in Curatorial Practices rooted in Indigenous Frameworks with $1 Million Grant
The grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will be used to fund "Building a Pacific Pipeline: Bishop Museum & The Te Rangi Hīroa Pacific Curators and Caretakers Program"
Exhibitions
Bishop Museum Announces Its New Exhibit, POW! WOW! The First Decade: From Hawaiʻi to the World
Exhibition will provide a contemporary art experience that bridges culture, creative expression, and indigenous perspectives to showcase some of the most notable street artists and sculptors from Hawaiʻi and around the world
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Bishop Museum and Awaiaulu Launch New Project to Preserve and Digitize Hawaiian Language Newspapers
Multi-year project He Aupuni Palapala aims to digitize Hawaiian language newspapers in all repositories for free online access, creating high-quality scans to preserve Hawaiian knowledge.
Exhibitions
Bishop Museum Announces Its New, Original Exhibit, (Re)Generations: Challenging Scientific Racism in Hawaiʻi
Exhibition explores how the controversial Sullivan Collection has taken on new life as a genealogical source for Kānaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian) descendants
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Bishop Museum Launches Online Experiences for Japanese Speakers
Bishop Museum, with support from Hawaiʻi Tourism Japan, has launched a series of 24 online experiences for Japanese speakers showcasing the history, culture, and environment of Hawaiʻi and the Pacific.