Events

Join docent Lynne Armstrong 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 邵氏兄弟 Shaw Brothers Retrospective Directed by Sun Chung. 1978. Hong Kong. 90 min. Mandarin with English subtitles. Avid international kung fu films fans have a special place in their hearts for this outstanding martial arts...

The Hawaii Sketch Comedy Festival returns for the fourth year in a row from Wednesday to Sunday, Oct 17-20, 2018. The annual festival features live sketch comedy, original comedy videos, sketch writing and improv workshops, live music an...

Directed by Sun Chung. 1982. Hong Kong. 95 min. Mandarin with English subtitles. Part horror, part kung fu, 100 percent outrageous, Human Lanterns has a special place in the cult film hall of fame. Some of Hong Kong’s martial arts...

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

Free and open to the public Lecturers: John Darnell (Yale University) and Colleen Darnell (University of Hartford) In May 2017, the Elkab Desert Survey Project (of Yale University and the Royal Museums of Art and History, Brussels) dis...

The Hawaii Sketch Comedy Festival returns for the fourth year in a row from Wednesday to Sunday, Oct 17-20, 2018. The annual festival features live sketch comedy, original comedy videos, sketch writing and improv workshops, live music an...

The Hawaii Sketch Comedy Festival returns for the fourth year in a row from Wednesday to Sunday, Oct 17-20, 2018. The annual festival features live sketch comedy, original comedy videos, sketch writing and improv workshops, live music an...

Kids can dress up and make Halloween-inspired art! Activities end at 2pm, but the museum remains open free of charge until 4:30pm. ART ACTIVITIES • Unicorn Costumes: Kids can make their own unicorn tails and horns with ribbons an...

Presented in collaboration with Honolulu Printmakers Vancouver-based ambient musician and sound artist Scott Morgan, aka Loscil, will perform a “deep-listening” concert featuring a new electronic composition—the result...

Part of 邵氏兄弟 Shaw Brothers Retrospective Directed by Liu Chia Liang. 1979. Hong Kong. 104 min. Cantonese with English subtitles. Master martial arts moviemaker Liu Chia-liang wanted to make a movie about Chinese royalty's relation...

Join docent Mary Flynne for a tour featuring the special exhibition, Ho‘oulu Hawai‘i: The King Kalākaua Era followed by an art discussion. Visitors meet the docent at the entrance to the museum. Free with museum admission.

Part of 邵氏兄弟 Shaw Brothers Retrospective Directed by Lau Kar-leung. 1979. Hong Kong. 109 min. Mandarin with English subtitles. Besides his pioneering films based on authentic martial artistry and kung fu comedies during the 1970's...

In this co-presentation with The Merwin Conservancy, the museum presents an intimate evening with renowned painter Alexis Rockman in The Green Room, an environmental and literary salon series that fosters a reverence for language, nature...

Gold, one of the earth’s most treasured metals, possesses an undeniably luxurious appearance. Found relatively pure in nature, it is the most malleable of metals—an ounce of gold can be beaten into 300 square feet. This rare ...

Since the early 20th century, artists have been pushing the boundaries of photography beyond its initial use as a tool for straightforward representation. Photographic Manipulations focuses on seven artists over a 50-year period (1942&nd...

Networking and Water: Carol Bennett Kaua‘i artist Carol Bennett’s mixed media works feature female swimmers or marine nets floating or submerged in water. Subtle colors and gestural marks describe shifting views from bel...

Directed by Chang Cheh. 1981. Hong Kong. 92 min. Mandarin with English subtitles. The "godfather of the kung fu film" Chang Cheh, started a winning streak by making the internationally renowned The Five Venoms. He followed that hit wit...

Join docent Mary Flynne for a tour featuring the special exhibition, Ho‘oulu Hawai‘i: The King Kalākaua Era followed by an art discussion. Visitors meet the docent at the entrance to the museum. Free with museum admission.

Part of 邵氏兄弟 Shaw Brothers Retrospective Directed by Taylor Wong. 1982. Hong Kong. 93 min Mandarin and Cantonese with English subtitles. In the arsenal of classic martial arts secret weapons, there is none more lethal than the Bud...

Part of 邵氏兄弟 Shaw Brothers Retrospective Directed by Lau Kar-Leung. 1982. Hong Kong. 109 min. Cantonese with English subtitles. In the premiere, groundbreaking book on the genre, Martial Arts Movies, author Ric Meyers called Legen...

Get ready for tricks and treats at this creepy-crawly carnival! Presented by iichiko. ADMISSION Museum members: Admission is free for museum members. You do not need a ticket. For a speedy entry, use your digital member card in t...

Home Free: Aloha in ArtJoin us for a moderated conversation discussing current issues around houselessness featuring community leaders from various communities across the state. Despite houselessness being a prevalent talking point in po...

Docent: Maeona Mendelson Spring Snowby Yukio Mishima Spring Snow is the first novel in Yukio Mishima’s acclaimed tetralogy, The Sea of Fertility. The final manuscript for the fourth novel, The Decay of the Angel, was deliver...

Locked away in Lopaka Kapanui’s repertoire is a collection of ghost stories that bring you right to the edge of darkness. Prepare yourself for stories that come to life in the dark recesses of your mind and never leave. In celebrat...

Join docent Mary Flynne for a tour featuring the special exhibition, Ho‘oulu Hawai‘i: The King Kalākaua Era followed by an art discussion. Visitors meet the docent at the entrance to the museum. Free with museum admission.

Part of 邵氏兄弟 Shaw Brothers Retrospective Directed by Chang Cheh. 1976. Hong Kong. 126 min. Mandarin with English subtitles. There is no place more hallowed in the world of martial arts than China's Shaolin Temple, birthplace of a ...

Join docent Lynne Armstrong for a themed tour of the exhibition Golden Opportunities, followed by an art discussion. Visitors meet the docent at the entrance to the museum. Free with museum admission.

Part of 邵氏兄弟 Shaw Brothers Retrospective Directed by Kuei Chih-Hung. 1983. Hong Kong. 105 min. Mandarin with English subtitles. After suffering an injury in the ring, embattled boxer Zhen Wei enlists the aid of his brother, Zhen X...

Docent: Maeona Mendelson Spring Snowby Yukio Mishima Spring Snow is the first novel in Yukio Mishima’s acclaimed tetralogy, The Sea of Fertility. The final manuscript for the fourth novel, The Decay of the Angel, was deliver...

Part of 邵氏兄弟 Shaw Brothers Retrospective Directed by Ho Meng Hua. 1976. Hong Kong. Mandarin with English subtitles. Spend Halloween at the theatre with a zombie film like no other! Mysterious zombies run amok while baffled doctors...

In 1868, Japan underwent a political revolution. With the coronation of Emperor Mutsuhito (known commonly as the Meiji Emperor), the Imperial Family regained political control, and the feudal stratocracy—in which regional lords (da...

Part of 邵氏兄弟 Shaw Brothers Retrospective Directed by Chin-Ku Lu. 1983. Hong Kong. Cantonese with English subtitles. Actor Lu Chun-ku really hit his stride as a director of mystical kung-fu epics with Holy Flame Of The Martial Worl...

Join docent Lynne Armstrong for a themed tour of the exhibition Golden Opportunities, followed by an art discussion. Visitors meet the docent at the entrance to the museum. Free with museum admission.

Part of 邵氏兄弟 Shaw Brothers Retrospective Directed by Chin-Ku Lu. 1983. Hong Kong. 85 min. Cantonese with English subtitles. This magnificent "Martial Arts World" epic marked the true arrival of actor/producer/writer/director Lu Ch...

Part of 邵氏兄弟 Shaw Brothers Retrospective Directed by Lau Kar-leung. 1986. Hong Kong. 89 min. Mandarin and Cantonese with English subtitles. Jet li and the Shaw Brothers combine in this latter entry of Shaolin films by the studio. ...

Part of 邵氏兄弟 Shaw Brothers Retrospective Directed by Lau Kar-leung. 1983. Hong Kong. 98 min. Cantonese with English subtitles. What started as masterful kung fu filmmaker Liu Chia-liang's homage to the heroic Song Dynasty Yang fam...

Join docent Lynne Armstrong for a themed tour of the exhibition Golden Opportunities, followed by an art discussion. Visitors meet the docent at the entrance to the museum. Free with museum admission.

Part of 150th Gannenmono in Concert. World-renowned choreographer and dancer Un Yamada is slated to perform an original choreographed dance piece in collaboration with ukulele virtuoso Taimane in honor of the 15...

Enjoy an afternoon gathering and printing items found in nature at Spalding House. Join Jamie Clark of Treehouse Daydreams and learn about the cyanotype process, also known as sun printing. The second half of the workshop will focus on e...

Scholars Tiffany Ing and Kamana Beamer will discuss King Kalākaua’s approach to statecraft, which was built on aloha ‘āina (love of land, love of country) for the purpose of protectinng Hawaiʻi’s sovereignty during a ...

2018 Na Hōkū Hanohano finalist Evan Khay takes to the Doris Duke Theatre stage for the first time in his performance, “The New Direct.” Derived from the astrological term to “move forward,” Khay takes on his music...

Led by docent Lynn Hiyakumoto. New Year's Eve, 1934. While Honolulu celebrates with champagne and fireworks, someone is making away with the Bishop Museum's portrait of King Kalākaua and doing away with its director. A series of brutal ...

Led by docent Lynn Hiyakumoto. New Year's Eve, 1934. While Honolulu celebrates with champagne and fireworks, someone is making away with the Bishop Museum's portrait of King Kalākaua and doing away with its director. A series of brutal ...