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Bishop Museum Announces New, Original Exhibition: Aloha Bricks ’26: Stories of Hawai’i
LEGO®-inspired constructions celebrating Hawaiian people, places, plants, animals, and legends take over the Castle Memorial Building on Saturday, March 14, 2026.
# Bishop Museum Announces New, Original Exhibition: Aloha Bricks '26: Stories of Hawai'i
LEGO®-inspired constructions take over the Castle Memorial Building on Saturday, March 14, 2026.
Honolulu, Hawaiʻi —Bishop Museum, the State of Hawai'i Museum of Natural and Cultural History, is proud to present Aloha Bricks '26: Stories of Hawai'i, a family-friendly exhibition celebrating the people, places, plants, animals, and legends that shape the islands. In partnership with the Hawaii LEGO® Users Group (HILUG) and middle school students across the state, the exhibition will combine play and culture through dynamic models, original artwork, and hands-on experiences. Bricks opens in the Museum's Castle Memorial Building on Saturday, March 14, 2026.
Highlights include:
- A Middle School Mascot Mosaic Gallery representing 50 schools across the state, built by students.
- Mini-figure scale models of Hawaiian landmarks including Aloha Tower and the Arizona Memorial, plus a Pasha Hawaii container ship and the Hawaiian Airlines fleet through the decades.
- Large-scale brick sculptures of endemic Hawaiian species such as the humuhumunukunukuapua'a, kalo, and the Kamehameha butterfly.
- A "Tales of Maui" installation.
- 2D mosaics of Hawaiian flora and fauna, inspired by species researched by Bishop Museum scientists.
- Interative and immersive experiences, including a 12-foot wave and Free Play Zone.
Invitation for News Media
- Exclusive Media Preview of Bricks
- Thursday, March 12, 2026 | 1-4 p.m. HST | Castle Memorial Building, 1st Floor
- Bishop Museum ʻohana and keiki will be playing in the exhibition for b-roll footage, and a parent spokesperson will be available for interviews.
- Please RSVP with Krislyn Hashimoto via the information above.
Bishop Museum extends its appreciation to the following sponsors for their generous support of this exhibition: Hawaiian Telcom, First Insurance Company of Hawaii, Pasha Hawaii, and Hawaiian Airlines.
About Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, the State of Hawaiʻi Museum of Natural and Cultural History
Bishop Museum’s mission is to inspire our community and visitors through the exploration, celebration, and perpetuation of the extraordinary history, culture, and environment of Hawaiʻi and the Pacific. The Museum was founded in 1889 by Charles Reed Bishop in memory of his wife Bernice Pauahi Bishop, a royal descendant of King Kamehameha I. Today, the Museum thrives as an educational center for the community and is widely regarded as the world’s premier institution for Hawaiian and Pacific content.
Bishop Museum’s vast collections of more than 25 million objects and specimens represent nine disciplines and include more than 22 million biological specimens, over 2 million cultural objects, 115,000 historical publications, and 1 million photographs, films, works of art, audio recordings, and manuscripts. These collections tell the stories of the cultures and biodiversity of Hawaiʻi and the Pacific as well as the proud legacy of scholarly research spanning 130 years.
Bishop Museum proudly serves more than 200,000 visitors each year, including 20,000 children on school visits. Guests are encouraged to pre-plan their trip to #HawaiisMuseum with its free digital guide, available through Bloomberg Connects.
To learn more about the Museum’s research, collections, exhibits, and programs, visit BishopMuseum.org, follow @BishopMuseum on Facebook and Instagram, visit Bishop Museum’s YouTube channel, or call (808) 847-3511. Bishop Museum is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Bishop Museum is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, and welcomes applicants from the military, veterans, and those with disabilities. Learn about careers at Bishop Museum at BishopMuseum.org/Careers and on its LinkedIn page.
Bishop Museum Press is Hawaiʻi’s oldest book publisher and one of the first scholarly publishers in the Western Hemisphere, and has published over 1,200 titles and distributed over 1 million books in 72 countries worldwide. Bishop Museum hosts a restaurant and gift shop on campus, Tūtū’s Place by Highway Inn and Shop Pacifica by Nā Mea Hawaiʻi.