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News releases and announcements from Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, the State of Hawaiʻi Museum of Natural and Cultural History.
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Bishop Museum November 2024 Exhibitions, Public Programs, and Events
Bishop Museum shares its November 2024 exhibitions, public programs, and events, including the return of the annual Kāhuli Festival on Nov. 9, 2024.
Exhibitions
New Bishop Museum Exhibition Tells an Untold Chapter of a Familiar Story
Kū a Lanakila! Expressions of Sovereignty in Early Territorial Hawaiʻi, 1900-1920 shares how Kanaka ʻŌiwi proudly affirmed their continuity in the face of American imperialism.
People
Bishop Museum Initiates CEO Search ProcessMuseum Seeks Leader for the Next Decade
The Board of Directors of Bishop Museum announced plans to launch an international search for the next museum President and CEO as current President and CEO Dee Jay Mailer enters her final year.
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Bishop Museum October 2024 Exhibitions, Public Programs, and Events
Bishop Museum shares its October 2024 exhibitions, public programs, and events, including the opening of Kū a Lanakila! Expressions of Sovereignty in Early Territorial Hawaiʻi, 1900-1920 on Oct. 5, 2024.
Announcements
Bishop Museum Welcomes 48th Annual Honolulu Intertribal Powwow
Annual event celebrates Native American heritages, passes on Indigenous traditions, builds communities, and shares Native American cultural diversity.
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Bishop Museum September 2024 Exhibitions, Public Programs, and Events
September sees the return of the annual Honolulu Intertribal Powwow to Bishop Museum's Great Lawn! Plus, continue celebrating Makahiki o Nā Manu Nahele, the Year of the Forest Birds.
Announcements
Bishop Museum Opening Kū a Lanakila! Expressions of Sovereignty in Early-Territorial Hawaiʻi, 1900-1920
Bishop Museum will open Kū a Lanakila! Expressions of Sovereignty in Early-Territorial Hawaiʻi, 1900-1920 on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, exploring Native Hawaiian activism in the Territory's first decades.
Events
Bishop Museum Presents Its Annual E Ulu A Paʻa Auction
11-day online auction Aug. 15-25 supports Bishop Museum's mission and features exclusive experiences including private collection tours, custom meals, and unique Hawaiian items.
Events
Bishop Museum Celebrates Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea With Welo Ka Hae Hawaiʻi Event
Bishop Museum will celebrate Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea, Sovereignty Restoration Day, with its Welo Ka Hae Hawaiʻi event on Wednesday, July 31, 2024, featuring the raising of the Hawaiian Flag, music, educational displays, and activities.
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Bishop Museum August 2024 Exhibitions, Public Programs, and Events
In August, Mele After Hours comes to Bishop Museum's Great Lawn, headlined by Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award-winner Sean Naʻauao! Plus, Bishop Museum's popular online auction, E Ulu A Paʻa, returns with dozens of one-of-a-kind treasures.
Announcements
Bishop Museum Expresses Deep Appreciation to Herb Kāne ʻOhana for Gift of Intellectual Property Rights - Bishop Museum
Bishop Museum receives the intellectual property rights to artist-historian Herb Kāne's art through a generous gift from his ʻohana, facilitated by his widow Deon Kāne and supported by his children.
Exhibitions
Bishop Museum Announces New Hawaiian Hall Treasure Case Installation: Faith and Philanthropy: Queen Emma Kaleleonālani’s Visit to England, 1865-1866
Installation highlights new research identifying items associated with Queen Emma's travel and fundraising strategies, demonstrating the richness of her journey and the social, religious, and political spaces she navigated.
Exhibitions
Bishop Museum to Open New Exhibit in Science Adventure Center: Lele o Nā Manu: The Splendor and Loss of Hawaiʻi’s Birds
Opening during Museum After Hours on July 12, the exhibit features 47 exquisite bird carvings by Haruo Uchiyama and coincides with Makahiki o Nā Manu Nahele, the Year of the Forest Birds.
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Bishop Museum July 2024 Exhibitions, Public Programs, and Events
Bishop Museum celebrates new exhibits including Lele o Nā Manu: The Splendor and Loss of Hawaiʻi's Birds, opening July 12, and Queen Emma's Visit to England installation, opening July 19.
Announcements
Bishop Museum Collaborates With UNIQLO Ala Moana, Local Artist Jared Nagura, and Museum Educators and Scientists to Create New UTme! Designs
Colorful stamps reflect Bishop Museum's cultural and natural science collections, as well as its iconic buildings and Planetarium constellations.
Events
Bishop Museum Celebrates the 13th Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture With New, Original Events and Special Daily Programs
Bishop Museum presents a week of new, original events and special daily programs in celebration of the 13th Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture (FestPAC), June 8-15.
Exhibitions
Bishop Museum Invites Media to Preview New, Original Exhibition, Ka ʻUla Wena: Oceanic Red
Bishop Museum invites media to an exclusive preview of Ka ʻUla Wena: Oceanic Red, the first exhibition to gather Oceanic material culture exploring the multiple uses and understandings of the color red.
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Bishop Museum June 2024 Exhibitions, Public Programs, and Events
Bishop Museum shares its June 2024 exhibitions, public programs, and events, including FestPAC kālai and kākau uhi villages, Celebrate Micronesia Festival, and special programming.
Exhibitions
Bishop Museum Uplifts the Connections Shared Across Oceania in New, Original Exhibition, Ka ʻUla Wena: Oceanic Red
Opening May 25 in the Museum's Castle Memorial Building, the exhibition assembles material culture of Oceania and articulates the multiple uses and understandings of a single color: red.
Events
Bishop Museum Invites Keiki and ʻOhana To Take Part in 2024 City Nature Challenge
Bishop Museum invites keiki and ʻohana to take part in the 2024 City Nature Challenge, a global community science effort to document biodiversity around the world.