Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum - Honolulu, HI
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N 21° 19.988 W 157° 52.267
4Q E 617066 N 2359436
A large cultural museum.
Waymark Code: WM6EYP
Location: Hawaii, United States
Date Posted: 05/23/2009
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Bishop Museum was founded in 1889 by Charles Reed Bishop in honor of his late wife, Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop, the last descendant of the royal Kamehameha family. The Museum was established to house the extensive collection of Hawaiian artifacts and royal family heirlooms of the Princess, and has expanded to include millions of artifacts, documents and photographs about Hawai‘i and other Pacific island cultures.
Feathered cloak
Mr. Bishop built the magnificent Polynesian and Hawaiian Halls on the grounds of the original Kamehameha Schools for Boys. The Museum and School shared the Kapalama campus until 1940 when a new larger school complex was opened nearby on Kapalama Heights.
Hawaiian Hall, Bishop Museum
Today, Bishop Museum is the largest museum in the state and the premier natural and cultural history institution in the Pacific, recognized throughout the world for its cultural collections, research projects, consulting services and public educational programs. It also has one of the largest natural history specimen collections in the world. Serving and representing the interests of Native Hawaiians is a primary purpose of the Museum.
The Museum also operates two other institutions: Hawaii Maritime Center (located in Honolulu Harbor next to Aloha Tower Marketplace) and the Amy B.H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden (on the island of Hawai'i ).
Theme:
Natural and cultural history
Street Address:
Bishop Museum
1525 Bernice St
Honolulu, HI 96817
808-847-3511
Food Court: yes
Gift Shop: yes
Hours of Operation:
Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Closed Tuesdays and December 25
Cost: 16.00 (listed in local currency)
Museum Size: Medium
Relevant Web Site: [Web Link]
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Visit Instructions:
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