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Honolulu Museum of Art, Honolulu, HI
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Honolulu Museum of Art

900 S Beretania St · Honolulu, HI

Why you should go…

Founded in 1922 by Anna Rice Cooke, the Honolulu Museum of Art holds more than 55,000 works in a building designed by Bertram Goodhue, with a large collection of Asian art. Its 32 galleries open onto six courtyards, so you move between art and open air. The HoMA Cafe and shop need no ticket, the Doris Duke Theatre screens films, and the museum runs tours of Shangri La, Doris Duke's estate of Islamic art.

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Good to know

General museums guidance

Habits that pay off across this whole category, not rules for this one venue. Always check the official site for the specifics.

  • Check the special exhibition separately

    Touring shows usually carry their own ticket and their own opening hours, listed apart from general admission.

  • Look for the free window

    Many museums run community days, member evenings, or discounted late openings. It is worth a look before you pay full price.

  • Travel light through the door

    Large bags and backpacks often have to go to a coat check, and lines for it move slowly at opening.

  • Weekday mornings beat weekend afternoons

    School groups clear out by early afternoon midweek, while weekends stay busy from late morning on.

What's around here?

The closest stops to Honolulu Museum of Art, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

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    Iconic

    ʻIolani Palace

    $25–$50

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    0.7 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing

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    Ala Moana Center

    Free

    Browse more than 350 shops and restaurants at an open-air Honolulu mall, with hula performances on Centerstage.

    0.9 mi awaySwitch it up: Shopping

  • Sightseeing
    History Buff

    Aloha Tower

    Free

    See the 184-foot tower that has stood over Honolulu Harbor since 1926, then eat and stroll at the marketplace below.

    1.1 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing

  • Shopping
    Free

    International Market Place

    Free

    Shop and eat beneath a preserved banyan tree at an open-air shopping center on Kalakaua Avenue in the heart of Waikiki.

    2.3 mi awaySwitch it up: Shopping

  • Museums
    History Buff

    Bishop Museum

    $25–$50

    Explore Polynesian artifacts in Hawaiian Hall, a planetarium and a hands-on science center on one Honolulu campus.

    2.5 mi awayMore like this

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    Battleship Missouri Memorial

    $25–$50

    Board the 887-foot battleship where Japan surrendered in 1945 and stand on the Surrender Deck at Ford Island.

    7.9 mi awayMore like this