Events

Join docents Karen Ley and Lynn Hiyakumoto for a themed tour, followed by an art discussion. Visitors meet the docent at the entrance to the museum. Free with museum admission.

Emerging and established artists from across the state will be featured at the 50th Annual Statewide Juried Exhibition from Hawai‘i Craftsmen. Showcasing both traditional and non-traditional fine crafts, 2- and 3-dimensional art in...

Part of Akira Kurosawa Retrospective Directed by Akira Kurosawa. Japan. 1961. Japanese with English subtitles. 110 min.Toshiro Mifune puts his swagger and expressiveness on full display in his first turn as Sanjuro, a ronin adrift ...

Part of Akira Kurosawa Retrospective Directed by Kihachi Okamoto. Japan. 1970. Japanese with English subtitles. 115 min. We take a brief detour from Kurosawa to enjoy a spinoff that brings together two of most famous swordsmen in J...

At the beginning of the 17th century, the shogun of Japan demanded that the lord (daimyō) of each province, and his retainers, spend half of every year in the capital of Edo (present-day Tokyo). Traffic along highways such as the Tōkaidō...

Part of Akira Kurosawa Retrospective Directed by Akira Kurosawa. Japan. 1963. Japanese with English subtitles. 143 min.Toshiro Mifune is unforgettable as Kingo Gondo, a wealthy industrialist whose family becomes the target of a col...

Join docents Karen Ley and Lynn Hiyakumoto for a themed tour, followed by an art discussion. Visitors meet the docent at the entrance to the museum. Free with museum admission.

Part of Akira Kurosawa Retrospective Directed by Akira Kurosawa. Japan. 1963. Japanese with English subtitles. 143 min.Toshiro Mifune is unforgettable as Kingo Gondo, a wealthy industrialist whose family becomes the target of a col...

Spend the night with Halloween royalty! All Scream Queens and Kings of Horror welcome. Presented by iichiko  Costumes rulesWe love for people to come in costume—especially art-related costumes!—but we also have some st...

Part of Akira Kurosawa Retrospective Directed by Akira Kurosawa. Japan. 1965. Japanese with English subtitles. 185 min.A testament to the goodness of humankind, Akira Kurosawa's Red Beard (Akahige) chronicles the tumultuous relatio...

Part of Akira Kurosawa Retrospective Directed by Akira Kurosawa. Japan. 1970. Japanese with English subtitles. 144 min.By turns tragic and transcendent, Akira Kurosawa’s film follows the daily lives of a group of people barel...

Part of Akira Kurosawa Retrospective Directed by Akira Kurosawa. Japan. 1985. Japanese with English subtitles. 162 min. Inspired by Shakespeare’s King Lear and considered to be one of his greatest achievements, Ran was legend...

Part of Akira Kurosawa Retrospective Directed by Akira Kurosawa. Japan. 1975. Russian and Chinese with English subtitles. 161 min. Kurosawa was pulling himself out of a suicidal depression when he agreed to helm this Soviet-Japanes...

Join docents Karen Ley and Lynn Hiyakumoto for a themed tour, followed by an art discussion. Visitors meet the docent at the entrance to the museum. Free with museum admission.

Part of Akira Kurosawa Retrospective Directed by Akira Kurosawa. Japan. 1990. Japanese with English subtitles. 119 min.Through a series of eight vignettes, each its own resplendent dream sequence, Kurosawa turns his gaze inwards on...

Join docent Steve Miller for a themed tour, followed by an art discussion. Visitors meet the docent at the entrance to the museum. Free with museum admission.

Directed by George A. Romero. USA 1968. 97 min. Happy Halloween! In memory of the godfather of the zombie movie genre, George A. Romero who passed in July, we celebrate Halloween with the brand new restoration of his masterpiece Night o...

In conjunction with the East-West Center Indian textile exhibition Irresistible Resist, on view Oct. 29, 2017 to Feb. 11, 2018, visiting artist Sufiyan Ismail Khatri will demonstrate how to make Ajrakh prints using natural dyes and block...

Part of Akira Kurosawa Retrospective Directed by Akira Kurosawa. Japan. 1991. Japanese with English subtitles. 98 min.Almost 50 years after the American nuclear attack on Nagasaki during World War II, the horrific incident still sh...

Part of Akira Kurosawa Retrospective Directed by Akira Kurosawa. Japan. 1993. Japanese with English subtitles. 124 min.For his final film, Akira Kurosawa paid tribute to the immensely popular writer and educator Hyakken Uchida, her...

The Pastel Artists of Hawai‘i (PAH) hosts its annual Open show, with juror Mark Norseth, artist as well as a drawing and painting instructor at the Honolulu Museum of Art School. To help promote the advancement and appreciation of ...

Part of Akira Kurosawa Retrospective Directed by Akira Kurosawa. Japan. 1993. Japanese with English subtitles. 124 min.For his final film, Akira Kurosawa paid tribute to the immensely popular writer and educator Hyakken Uchida, her...

Join docent Steve Miller for a themed tour, followed by an art discussion. Visitors meet the docent at the entrance to the museum. Free with museum admission.

Part of Akira Kurosawa Retrospective Directed by Akira Kurosawa. Japan. 1991. Japanese with English subtitles. 98 min.Almost 50 years after the American nuclear attack on Nagasaki during World War II, the horrific incident still sh...

Lopaka Kapanui returns to tell stories about Hawai‘i's spiritual realm. Huaka‘i O Ka Po - Travelers of the Night. The legendary Night Marchers had an actual purpose in life and it is said that they are merely carrying out th...

Mimi Hafele, Duane Padilla, and Pierre Grill of local French cabaret group L’Escargot return to the Doris Duke Theatre for a night of music in celebration of the ever-romantic city of Paris. Be prepared to see French can-can dancer...

Join docent Steve Miller for a themed tour, followed by an art discussion. Visitors meet the docent at the entrance to the museum. Free with museum admission.

Directed by Patricia Wheatley. 2017. UK / USA / Japan. 87 min. The British Museum’s stunning exhibition Hokusai: Beyond the Great Wave, may have closed in August, but you can still experience it in this groundbreaking documentary....

Join docent Cathy Levinson for a tour of works by Isami Doi, Satoru Abe, Toshiko Takaezu, Bumpei Akaji, Keichi Kimura, Tadashi Sato and other Hawai'i artists featured in the exhibition Abstract Expressionism: Looking East from the F...

Directed by Patricia Wheatley. 2017. UK / USA / Japan. 87 min. The British Museum’s stunning exhibition Hokusai: Beyond the Great Wave, may have closed in August, but you can still experience it in this groundbreaking documentary....

Directed by Duane Andersen, Don Argott, Yung Chang, et al. 2017. USA. 104 min. On the morning of Election Day 2016, Americans woke up and went about their lives. What did that day look like, in the hours before they learned of Donald Tr...

Directed by Patricia Wheatley. 2017. UK / USA / Japan. 87 min. The British Museum’s stunning exhibition Hokusai: Beyond the Great Wave, may have closed in August, but you can still experience it in this groundbreaking documentary....

Join docent Cathy Levinson for a tour of works by Isami Doi, Satoru Abe, Toshiko Takaezu, Bumpei Akaji, Keichi Kimura, Tadashi Sato and other Hawai'i artists featured in the exhibition Abstract Expressionism: Looking East from the F...

Part of Abstract Expressionism Public Programs Museum director Sean O'Harrow, Ph.D, who orchestrated a world tour of Jackson Pollock’s famed Mural when he was previously director of the University of Iowa Museum of Art, will talk ...

Directed by Patricia Wheatley. 2017. UK / USA / Japan. 87 min. The British Museum’s stunning exhibition Hokusai: Beyond the Great Wave, may have closed in August, but you can still experience it in this groundbreaking documentary....

Directed by Phil Grabsky. 2017. USA / UK. 87 min. The latest Exhibition on Screen film focuses on American Impressionists such as Mary Cassatt, Theodore Robinson and Willard Metcalf. Narrated by Gillian Anderson, this documentary explor...

Directed by Briar Levit. USA. 2017. 90 min. Presented in partnership with AIGA Honolulu. It’s been roughly 30 years since the desktop computer revolutionized the way the graphic design industry works. For decades before that, it ...

MONEY TALKS: But What the Hell is it Saying blends the inspirational aspects of a TED Talk with the glitter and excitement of a Broadway musical. It’s the first show of its kind to shine an empowering light on a subject almost ever...

Directed by Patricia Wheatley. 2017. UK / USA / Japan. 87 min. The British Museum’s stunning exhibition Hokusai: Beyond the Great Wave, may have closed in August, but you can still experience it in this groundbreaking documentary....

Join docent Cathy Levinson for a tour of works by Isami Doi, Satoru Abe, Toshiko Takaezu, Bumpei Akaji, Keichi Kimura, Tadashi Sato and other Hawai'i artists featured in the exhibition Abstract Expressionism: Looking East from the F...

Directed by Phil Grabsky. 2017. USA / UK. 87 min. The latest Exhibition on Screen film focuses on American Impressionists such as Mary Cassatt, Theodore Robinson and Willard Metcalf. Narrated by Gillian Anderson, this documentary explor...

Directed by Patricia Wheatley. 2017. UK / USA / Japan. 87 min. The British Museum’s stunning exhibition Hokusai: Beyond the Great Wave, may have closed in August, but you can still experience it in this groundbreaking documentary....

Directed by Phil Grabsky. 2017. USA / UK. 87 min. The latest Exhibition on Screen film focuses on American Impressionists such as Mary Cassatt, Theodore Robinson and Willard Metcalf. Narrated by Gillian Anderson, this documentary explor...

Join docents Hannah Slovin and Nancy Miwa for a themed tour, followed by an art discussion. Visitors meet the docent at the entrance to the museum. Free with museum admission.

Directed by Phil Grabsky. 2017. USA / UK. 87 min. The latest Exhibition on Screen film focuses on American Impressionists such as Mary Cassatt, Theodore Robinson and Willard Metcalf. Narrated by Gillian Anderson, this documentary explor...

Directed by Patricia Wheatley. 2017. UK / USA / Japan. 87 min. The British Museum’s stunning exhibition Hokusai: Beyond the Great Wave, may have closed in August, but you can still experience it in this groundbreaking documentary....

Directed by Patricia Wheatley. 2017. UK / USA / Japan. 87 min. The British Museum’s stunning exhibition Hokusai: Beyond the Great Wave, may have closed in August, but you can still experience it in this groundbreaking documentary....

Between Ocean and Sky: Hana Yoshihata Hawai'i-island artist Hana Yoshihata is inspired by her experiences on traditional voyaging canoes such as the Hokule‘a. Working on sheets of paper placed flat on the floor or table, Yoshi...

Directed by Phil Grabsky. 2017. USA / UK. 87 min. The latest Exhibition on Screen film focuses on American Impressionists such as Mary Cassatt, Theodore Robinson and Willard Metcalf. Narrated by Gillian Anderson, this documentary explor...

Join docents Hannah Slovin and Nancy Miwa for a themed tour, followed by an art discussion. Visitors meet the docent at the entrance to the museum. Free with museum admission.

Directed by Phil Grabsky. 2017. USA / UK. 87 min. The latest Exhibition on Screen film focuses on American Impressionists such as Mary Cassatt, Theodore Robinson and Willard Metcalf. Narrated by Gillian Anderson, this documentary explor...

Grammy winner, six-time Grammy nominee, and 2015 IBMA Award winner for Recorded Event of the Year, Peter Rowan is a singer-songwriter with a career spanning over five decades. From his early years playing under the tutelage of bluegrass ...

In this workshop we will make beautiful handmade paper with natural plant fibers and recycled paper. Explore a variety of plants grown in Hawaii that produce fiber used in papermaking. Each step in the process of turning fiber into paper...

Directed by Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk. USA. 2017. 98 min. Supporting sponsor: The EACH Foundation Presented in partnership with Honolulu Civil Beat  Admission: Free, but you still need to get a ticket. Reserve a spot through the ...

Lauhala weaving takes skillful hands and artists from the group Ulana Me Ka Lokomaika‘i will help kids make lauhala stars and fish. On view will be displays of lauhala leaves and papale (hats).   Entertainment and art ac...

Directed by Jan Lachauer and Jakob Schuh. 2017. UK. 58 min. Free admission. Recommended for ages 8 and up. Based on the much-loved children’s book written by Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake, Revolting Rhymes takes cla...

Directed by Jan Lachauer and Jakob Schuh. 2017. UK. 58 min. Free admission. Recommended for ages 8 and up. Based on the much-loved children’s book written by Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake, Revolting Rhymes takes cla...

Directed by Anna Chai and Nari Kye. 2017. USA. 90 min. Community Partner: Kōkua Hawaiʻi Foundation  Wasted! The Story of Food Waste aims to change the way people buy, cook, recycle, and eat food. Through the eyes of influential ch...

Directed by Anna Chai and Nari Kye. 2017. USA. 90 min. Community Partner: Kōkua Hawaiʻi Foundation  Wasted! The Story of Food Waste aims to change the way people buy, cook, recycle, and eat food. Through the eyes of influential ch...

Join docent Margaret Mann for a themed tour, followed by an art discussion. Visitors meet the docent at the entrance to the museum. Free with museum admission.

Directed by Anna Chai and Nari Kye. 2017. USA. 90 min. Community Partner: Kōkua Hawaiʻi Foundation  Wasted! The Story of Food Waste aims to change the way people buy, cook, recycle, and eat food. Through the eyes of influential ch...

Directed by Anna Chai and Nari Kye. 2017. USA. 90 min. Community Partner: Kōkua Hawaiʻi Foundation  Wasted! The Story of Food Waste aims to change the way people buy, cook, recycle, and eat food. Through the eyes of influential ch...

Directed by Anna Chai and Nari Kye. 2017. USA. 90 min. Community Partner: Kōkua Hawaiʻi Foundation  Wasted! The Story of Food Waste aims to change the way people buy, cook, recycle, and eat food. Through the eyes of influential ch...

Directed by Lana Wilson. 2017. USA. 87 min. Japanese with English subtitles. Ittetsu Nemoto, a punk-turned-Buddhist-priest in Japan, has made a career out of helping suicidal people find reasons to live. But this work has come increasin...

Directed by Takashi Miike. 2017. Japan. 151 min. Japanese with English subtitles.  Parents: This film contains graphic depictions of violence. Visionary director Takashi Miike is known for his gore-filled samurai films, but he tak...

Directed by Takashi Miike. 2017. Japan. 151 min. Japanese with English subtitles.  Parents: This film contains graphic depictions of violence. Visionary director Takashi Miike is known for his gore-filled samurai films, but he tak...

Led by Maeona Mendelson Alizee Benoit, a Jewish American painter working for the Works Progress Administration (WPA), vanishes in New York City in 1940 amid personal and political turmoil. Some seventy years later, her great-niece, Dani...

Directed by Lana Wilson. 2017. USA. 87 min. Japanese with English subtitles. Ittetsu Nemoto, a punk-turned-Buddhist-priest in Japan, has made a career out of helping suicidal people find reasons to live. But this work has come increasin...

Directed by Takashi Miike. 2017. Japan. 151 min. Japanese with English subtitles.  Parents: This film contains graphic depictions of violence. Visionary director Takashi Miike is known for his gore-filled samurai films, but he tak...

Directed by Lana Wilson. 2017. USA. 87 min. Japanese with English subtitles. Ittetsu Nemoto, a punk-turned-Buddhist-priest in Japan, has made a career out of helping suicidal people find reasons to live. But this work has come increasin...

Join docent Margaret Mann for a themed tour, followed by an art discussion. Visitors meet the docent at the entrance to the museum. Free with museum admission.

Directed by Takashi Miike. 2017. Japan. 151 min. Japanese with English subtitles.  Parents: This film contains graphic depictions of violence. Visionary director Takashi Miike is known for his gore-filled samurai films, but he tak...

Directed by Lana Wilson. 2017. USA. 87 min. Japanese with English subtitles. Ittetsu Nemoto, a punk-turned-Buddhist-priest in Japan, has made a career out of helping suicidal people find reasons to live. But this work has come increasin...

Led by Maeona Mendelson Alizee Benoit, a Jewish American painter working for the Works Progress Administration (WPA), vanishes in New York City in 1940 amid personal and political turmoil. Some seventy years later, her great-niece, Dani...

Directed by Takashi Miike. 2017. Japan. 151 min. Japanese with English subtitles.  Parents: This film contains graphic depictions of violence. Visionary director Takashi Miike is known for his gore-filled samurai films, but he tak...

Join docent Maeona Mendelson for a themed tour, followed by an art discussion. Visitors meet the docent at the entrance to the museum. Free with museum admission.

Directed by Lana Wilson. 2017. USA. 87 min. Japanese with English subtitles. Ittetsu Nemoto, a punk-turned-Buddhist-priest in Japan, has made a career out of helping suicidal people find reasons to live. But this work has come increasin...

Directed by Takashi Miike. 2017. Japan. 151 min. Japanese with English subtitles.  Parents: This film contains graphic depictions of violence. Visionary director Takashi Miike is known for his gore-filled samurai films, but he tak...

Honolulu Museum of Art has selected Charles Cohan as the 14th recipient of the Catharine E.B. Cox Award for Excellence in Visual Arts, and his forthcoming exhibition.  Ground features new work by Cohan, including large-scale prints...

Manga—Japanese graphic novels or comics—play a vital role in contemporary Japanese culture. Not only do they enjoy immense popularity (annual sales within Japan have risen to more than two billion US dollars); internationally...

Directed by Ai Weiwei. 2017. Germany. 140 min. Did you know major artist Ai Weiwei makes movies? In his most ambitious film project to date, he looks at the global refugee and migrant crisis. More than 65 million people around the world...

Join docent Maeona Mendelson for a themed tour, followed by an art discussion. Visitors meet the docent at the entrance to the museum. Free with museum admission.

Part of Abstract Expressionism Public Programs. PechaKucha 20x20 is a fast-paced presentation format in which speakers show 20 images, each for 20 seconds. The images advance automatically as the speaker talks along, connecting them to ...

Directed by Ai Weiwei. 2017. Germany. 140 min. Did you know major artist Ai Weiwei makes movies? In his most ambitious film project to date, he looks at the global refugee and migrant crisis. More than 65 million people around the world...

The display of Kadomatsu is a popular tradition here in Hawaii. If you‘ve ever wondered about its origins and how to make one for yourself, please join us! This workshop will enlighten you about the history, design and symbolic ele...

Directed by Ai Weiwei. 2017. Germany. 140 min. Did you know major artist Ai Weiwei makes movies? In his most ambitious film project to date, he looks at the global refugee and migrant crisis. More than 65 million people around the world...

Directed by Ai Weiwei. 2017. Germany. 140 min. Did you know major artist Ai Weiwei makes movies? In his most ambitious film project to date, he looks at the global refugee and migrant crisis. More than 65 million people around the world...

Directed by Ai Weiwei. 2017. Germany. 140 min. Did you know major artist Ai Weiwei makes movies? In his most ambitious film project to date, he looks at the global refugee and migrant crisis. More than 65 million people around the world...

Directed by Ai Weiwei. 2017. Germany. 140 min. Did you know major artist Ai Weiwei makes movies? In his most ambitious film project to date, he looks at the global refugee and migrant crisis. More than 65 million people around the world...

Directed by Ai Weiwei. 2017. Germany. 140 min. Did you know major artist Ai Weiwei makes movies? In his most ambitious film project to date, he looks at the global refugee and migrant crisis. More than 65 million people around the world...