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In partnership with the Polynesian Voyaging Society, Bishop Museum, the State of Hawai‘i Museum of Natural and Cultural History, celebrates the 50th birthday of Hōkūleʻa, Hawaiʻi’s legendary voyaging canoe that first launched on March 8, 1975.
March sees the return of the 17th Annual Mālama Hāloa Kalo Festival & Symposium. This year’s programming spans three days, culminating in a campuswide festival on March 2, 2025. Also, explore our new exhibit, Wayfinders: He Waʻa He Moku, He Moku He Waʻa, We Are One and the Same, as Hōkūleʻa, Hawaiʻi’s legendary voyaging canoe, turns 50! Celebrate this milestone with Bishop Museum and the Polynesian Voyaging Society in an evening of special programming at Museum After Hours on March 14.
The state’s largest thematic exhibition of contemporary art will showcase nine artists in the Museum’s Castle Memorial Building, with discounted admission during Opening Weekend.
Exhibitions, Public Programs, and Events
February sees the return of Hawaiʻi Triennial 2025 (HT25), a statewide exhibition of contemporary art from Hawaiʻi, the Pacific, and beyond. Bishop Museum is honored to once again be a participating venue, this year featuring the work of nine artists.
Bishop Museum, the State of Hawai‘i Museum of Natural and Cultural History, will host Native Hawaiian plant adoptions every third Wednesday of the month at the Kaiwiʻula Night Market events (Instagram: @ kaiwiulanightmarket). The plant adoptions are in partnership with the Grow Aloha hui and in celebration of the Year of Our Community Forests.
Bishop Museum, the Hawaiʻi State Museum of Natural and Cultural History, expresses its appreciation to members of the news media, Museum guests, and its global ʻohana for their support in 2024, and invites all back to #HawaiisMuseum in the coming New Year.
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