Bishop Museum Hosts New Family Event, Seas the Day! A Saturday of Play

# 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.

Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum invites local ʻohana and visitors to enjoy its new family focused event, Seas the Day! A Saturday of Play at Bishop Museum on Saturday, July 23, 2022 from 9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. The 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.

"We're excited to welcome families to the Museum with our quarterly, themed 'Saturday of Play' events," said Ashley Gabion, Bishop Museum manager of visitor experience and organizer of the Seas the Day! event. "We're especially appreciative to have our partners from the education, government, and nonprofit sectors join us to share their expertise on the ocean and its plant and animal inhabitants, our shorelines, and the importance of sustainability, conservation, and biodiversity."

Keiki are encouraged to complete the event's passport activity by visiting about a dozen stations throughout the Museum's campus and receiving a stamp from each; once all stamps have been received, keiki can exchange these for the opportunity to "fish" for a prize at the event's fishing game.

Participating Museum departments and community partners include:

• Bishop Museum Education Department (presentation on coral)
• Bishop Museum Ichthyology Collection (presentation on the Museum's newest exhibition, Taxonomy: Our Lives Depend On It)
• KUA (Kuaʻāina Ulu ʻAuamo) (limu pressing art activity)
• Gary Lee, aka "Gary Draws Fish," a Worldwide Walls artist (coloring activity)
• Hawaiʻi Marine Animal Response (educational game on protected marine species, including seals and turtles)
• Hawaiʻi Sea Grant (activity on climate change and sea level rise, and how they impact ocean life)
• NOAA (spinning wheel activity on NOAA studies and efforts to protect our ocean and air; aquaculture photobooth)
• Parley for the Oceans / Parley AIR Station (Coral Morphologic exhibit; Parley's "AIR" strategy)
• The Protected Species Program (pono fishing practices and the identification of species)
• University of Hawaiʻi Oceanography Department (four different labs with a myriad of presentations and activities, from deep-sea animal specimens to scientific tests and experiments)

Additionally, Seas the Day! attendees can view Bishop Museum's newest exhibition, Taxonomy: Our Lives Depend On It, on its Opening Day in the Museum's J. M. Long Gallery. The exhibition presents an interactive, multimedia exhibition that explores the importance of taxonomy — the identification and naming of plants and animals — and the important role it plays in our everyday lives. Taxonomy features a 30-foot "WOW! Wall" filling an entire side of the exhibition space, displaying an incredible array of different plants and animals from Bishop Museum's natural science collections and their amazing diversity, many of which are not usually on public display.

Seas the Day! A Saturday of Play at Bishop Museum is included with Museum admission. Tickets can be reserved at BishopMuseum.org/Tickets.

Funding for Seas the Day! A Saturday of Play at Bishop Museum keiki activities has been provided by the Johnson Ohana Foundation, founded by Kim and Jack Johnson to support environmental, art, and music education.

Members of the media are invited to cover the event; please RSVP with Lance Aquino via the contact information above.

Upon arrival at the Museum, please check in at the Security Desk to exchange a form of identification for a Bishop Museum Media Badge.

Bishop Museum Admission, Parking, and Hours

Timed General Admissions can be booked on the hour from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at BishopMuseum.org/Tickets. Tickets for Bishop Museum After Hours events can be purchased via this same webpage.

The safety and health of our visitors and employees remain our highest priorities. Face masks are optional but strongly encouraged. Learn more on our Health & Safety page.

General Admission

| | Weekdays | Weekends | |---------------------|----------|----------| | Adults: | $26.95 | $28.95 | | Seniors (65+): | $23.95 | $25.95 | | Youth (4–17): | $18.95 | $20.95 | | Children (3 and under): | Free | Free |

Hawaiʻi Residents, Hawaiʻi College Students, and Military with ID

| Adults: | $14.95 | | Seniors (65+): | $12.95 | | Youth (4-17): | $10.95 | | Children (3 and under): | Free |

Children age 16 and younger must be accompanied by an adult.

Bishop Museum Annual Membership levels include free general admission and parking for 12 months. Learn more at BishopMuseum.org/Membership.

J. Watumull Planetarium tickets can be purchased at the Box Office after admission to the Museum; shows are free for Bishop Museum Members, but must be obtained at the Box Office in person on a first-come, first-served basis.

Parking Rates

Daytime Rate: 6 a.m.–5 p.m. $5.00 Evening Rate: 5 p.m.–10 p.m. $3.00

Hours

Open every day from 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Closed on Thanksgiving and on Christmas Day.

Bishop Museum Café by Highway Inn offers a limited menu of bowls, sandwiches, and snacks from 10 a.m.–3:30 p.m. daily. Bishop Museum Members receive a 10% discount with their membership card.