Honolulu Museum Of Art

Programs: Education is central to the museum's mission with 294,134 people visiting each year and 41,196 students participating in school programs both at the museum and throughout the community. Since its founding as the honolulu academy of arts, the museum has always had traditional galleries and a commitment to art education. Today the museum comprises two buildings to exhibit art, an art school, a downtown gallery, and a theater. Over the years, the collection has grown into one of the most extensive in the united states, with a special emphasis on works of art that reflect the diverse communities that call hawai'i home. The collection features work by hokusai, van gogh, gauguin, monet, picasso and warhol, as well as traditional asian and hawaiian art. The museum's temporary exhibition program strives to engage local, national and international audiences. Past and current shows include modern love! 20th century japanese erotic art; identify yourself; feast of fools: the triptych paintings of masami teraoka; art deco hawaii; doris duke's shangri la: architecure, landscape and islamic art; eugene savage: the matson murals; days of grace: california artist grace hudson in hawaii; exquisite corpse; and artists of hawaii 2015, the state's longest-running juried all-media exhibition; amidst the rubble: images of the 1923 great kanto earthquate; harajuku: tokyo street fashion; hiroshige's city: from edo to tokyo; art in time of chaos: masterworks from six dynasties china, 3rd - 6th centries; pow wow! Hawaii; 3rd annual exploring the new contemporary movement; spearfishing omilu ulua; plastic fantastic; and hawaii in design; parallax and art from chaos.