News Room
News releases and announcements from Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, the State of Hawaiʻi Museum of Natural and Cultural History.
Events
Bishop Museum Invites Media to Preview Backyard Adventures
New exhibit's interactive science displays will engage guests with the wonders that can be found in their own backyards, and emphasize the importance — and fun — of outdoor activity and exploration.
Exhibitions
Bishop Museum Announces Opening Day for New Exhibit, Backyard Adventures: Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022
The exhibit's interactive science displays will engage guests with the wonders that can be found in their own backyards, and emphasize the importance — and fun — of outdoor activity and exploration.
Events
Bishop Museum Hosts Hawaiʻi International Film Festival Screenings on Its Great Lawn
Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum hosts two Hawaiʻi International Film Festival screenings on its Great Lawn.
Announcements
Bishop Museum Announces Program for Low-Income Families
Bishop Museum joins Museums for All, providing free admission for up to four people with SNAP EBT cards, starting Nov. 4, 2022.
Announcements
Bishop Museum Announces Project to Create Online Access to the Judd Family Papers
Bishop Museum announces Hō Mai ka ʻIke: Reconnecting with the Judd Family Papers, a two-year project supported by a $150,000 IMLS grant to create online access to manuscripts documenting Hawaiʻi history from 1823-1903.
Events
Bishop Museum Hosts Inaugural Kāhuli Festival
Bishop Museum hosts the inaugural Kāhuli Festival celebrating research and conservation of land snails in Hawaiʻi, featuring talks, book launch, demonstrations with live endangered snails, and more.
Announcements
Bishop Museum Installs Hawaiian Electric Fast Chargers on its Campus
Two new fast chargers bring the total number of electric vehicle chargers at the Museum to four, as part of its ongoing effort to provide sustainable options for its neighborhood and the community.
Announcements
Bishop Museum Announces the Coordinated Operational Platform For Underwater Science (COPUS)
The robotic "dive buddy," developed in collaboration with Sunfish, Inc., will work alongside diving researchers to enable exploration at greater depths and for longer durations.
Announcements
Bishop Museum Presents Monthlong Schedule of Halloween Activities
Bishop Museum invites local ʻohana and visitors to its campus for a monthlong series of Halloween activities, including spooky behind-the-scenes tours, Halloweekend, and a Halloween Night tour of its Ichthyology collection.
Announcements
Bishop Museum Welcomes Honolulu Intertribal Powwow to its Great Lawn
Annual event celebrates Native American heritages, passes on Indigenous traditions, builds communities, and shares Native American cultural diversity.
Exhibitions
Bishop Museum Announces New Exhibit, Backyard Adventures
The exhibit's interactive science displays will engage guests with the wonders that can be found in their own backyards, and emphasize the importance — and fun — of outdoor activity and exploration.
Monthly Calendar
Bishop Museum September 2022, Exhibitions, Programming, and Events
Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum shares its September 2022 exhibitions, programs, and events including The Healer Stones of Kapaemahu, Taxonomy exhibition, Botany workshops, Museum After Hours, and the 46th Annual Honolulu Intertribal Powwow.
Events
Bishop Museum Presents Its Annual E Ulu A Paʻa Auction
Online fundraiser supports the mission, work, and staff of Bishop Museum and features exclusive Museum experiences.
Exhibitions
Bishop Museum Announces Public Program Around Its Newest Exhibition, Taxonomy: Our Lives Depend On It
Seven months of events and activities provide select behind-the-scenes access to the Museum's Natural Science collections, as well as opportunities for the public to engage and work with its scientists and researchers.
Monthly Calendar
Bishop Museum August 2022, Exhibitions, Programming, and Events
Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum shares its August 2022 exhibitions, programs, and events. A full and continually updated listing can be found on the Museum's website, BishopMuseum.org.
Announcements
Bishop Museum Presents Two Cultural Programs, Free to the Public With In-person Attendance and Virtually via YouTube Live
Bishop Museum presents two free cultural programs: a conversation with Māori textile conservator Rangi Te Kanawa about preserving Kalaniʻōpuʻu's chiefly adornments, and a speaker series on gender diversity across the Pacific.
Events
Bishop Museum Hosts New Family Event, Seas the Day! A Saturday of Play
Campus wide event explores Moananuiākea, the broad expansive ocean that we call home, and features fun, educational activities by Museum educators and Natural Science collections staff, as well as community, government, and nonprofit partners.
Media Advisory
Media Preview: Taxonomy: Our Lives Depend On It
Bishop Museum invites news media to an exclusive preview of its newest original exhibition, Taxonomy: Our Lives Depend On It, on Thursday, July 21, 2022, 1-4 p.m. in the J. M. Long Gallery.
Announcements
Bishop Museum Announces Kapaemahu Speaker Series
Multi-part series shares community discourse around the Museum's exhibition, "The Healer Stones of Kapaemahu," and its central themes of gender diversity, Native Hawaiian health, and the power of monuments.
Events
Bishop Museum Celebrates Tatau: Marks of Polynesia With a Closing Festival
Bishop Museum celebrates its exhibition, Tatau: Marks of Polynesia with a Closing Festival on July 2, 2022 featuring traditional tattoo demonstrations from Sāmoa, Tonga, and Hawaiʻi.