Bishop Museum Explain the History & Culture of Hawaii
Honolulu’s Bishop Museum offers the natural and cultural history of Hawaii’s indigenous people. Founded in 1889 by Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop, the last heir to Kamehameha I, you’ll find artifacts and exhibits representative of all the Pacific Islands.
A couple of my favorite highlights are the Science on a Sphere exhibit and the Science Adventure Center.
- Science on a Sphere is a 68 inch, 200 pound fiberglass sphere suspended from the ceiling. It serves as a sort of 3-D movie, displaying full color, satellite and animated images. You can watch a hurricane forming, a dust storm, violent solar storms, or any number of phenomenon occurring on our planet or in space.
- The Richard T. Mamiya Science Adventure Center is focused on helping visitors understand the environment of the islands. You’ll find exhibits and research on such diverse topics as volcanology, oceanography, ecology and biodiversity. The Hawaiian Origins Tunnel was fun, but nothing tops the walk-through volcano! And for another view of the volcano, climb up to the tree house and get a birds-eye view of it erupting.
The Bishop Museum is also home to Hawaii’s Sports Hall of Fame, honoring athletic excellence of islanders.
The museum is located at 1525 Bernice Street in Honolulu, and is open daily (except for Christmas) 9 am - 5 pm. Admission if $15.95 for adults, $12.95 for seniors (65 and older) and youth (ages 4-12), children under 4 are free. Special rates for local residents and military personnel, and their guests. On-site parking is available.
I’d recommend allowing around two hours for a visit.
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2 opinions for Bishop Museum Explain the History & Culture of Hawaii
beatofhawaii.com
Apr 27, 2008 at 8:13 pm
Bishop is a great museum. Also not to be missed is the Honolulu Academy of Arts. The Bhutan exhibit now there until 5/23 and sponsored by the Academy, will then be on a world-tour. I posted an article and a video about it.
Aloha,
Jeff
http://beatofhawaii.com
Mary Jo Manzanares
Apr 28, 2008 at 9:46 am
Thanks for the suggestion, Jeff. There are so many things to see and do in Hawaii besides the beach (although who can argue against that being a good thing, too)!
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