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Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, the State of Hawaiʻi Museum of Natural and Cultural History, invites keiki and ʻohana to take part in the 2024 City Nature Challenge starting Friday, April 26, 2024.
Bishop Museum's Seed Bank is a Native seed storage facility housed in a 40-foot shipping container located on the Museum’s Great Lawn, on the Ewa-side of the Richard T. Mamiya Science Adventure Center. Donated by Terraformation, a global forest restoration company based in Hawaiʻi, the Seed Bank includes everything needed to dry, process, and store up to 5 million seeds, enough to restore up to 5,000 acres of land every year.
May sees the opening of the Museum’s new exhibition, Ka ʻUla Wena: Oceanic Red, on May 25, 2024 in the Castle Memorial Building.
Faith and Philanthropy: Queen Emma Kaleleonālani’s Visit to England, 1865-1866
Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, the State of Hawai‘i Museum of Natural and Cultural History, announces a new installation coming to historic Hawaiian Hall in its third floor Treasure Case: Faith and Philanthropy: Queen Emma Kaleleonālani’s Visit to England, 1865-1866 (“Faith and Philanthropy”), opening Friday, July 19, 2024.
Held the Saturday before Earth Day, the Festival brings together Museum scientists, educators, cultural practitioners, and more than 30 community partners to highlight the ongoing work needed to protect our islands’ biodiversity and build a sustainable future for Hawaiʻi.
Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum shares its April 2024 exhibitions, public programs, and events. April sees the return of the Science & Sustainability Festival to Bishop Museum’s campus. This signature event brings together Museum scientists, educators, cultural practitioners, and community partners to highlight the ongoing work needed to protect our precious biodiversity and build a sustainable future for Hawaiʻi.
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