Reviews of Hawaii State Art Museum (Museum)

Logan Webber

Really cool place with a good amount of exhibits and a small shop

Michelle Silvestri

It was free to visit, and easy to get to by bus from Waikiki. It only takes about a half hour or so to go through so you can easily plan other things to do during the day.

Hapa Kama‘aina

Free! Small enough to cover in an hour or two, but nice collection of Hawaiian art, mostly contemporary but some traditional as well.

Fukuda Toshio

Nice feeling museum

ホシガメ大明神

(Translated by Google) The place is hard to understand. Without guidance to the entrance, You can see it when you open the door. There are fewer exhibits than expected, so it ’s not good enough. (Original) 場所は、わかりにくいです。入口に案内なく、 ドア開けたら、わかります。展示品が思った以上に少なく、いまいちですよ。

Nich Plum

This place is free to visit and full of wonderful displays

catty isla

Nice place. A bit small but great pieces to view. The building is beautiful and historic.

Noah Hibbler

Great free museum. Very well laid out.

Abhi Sivasailam

Surprisingly strong, small collection that effectively captures the ethos of the islands. Great way to establish context early on a trip

カスノフサン

(Translated by Google) Right behind the Iolani Palace, it was the first Royal Hawaiian. The entrance fee was free and it was an exhibition centered on contemporary art. There is also a cafe on the first floor where you can have lunch. (Original) イオラニ宮殿のすぐ裏手にあり、初代ロイヤルハワイアンだった建物です。入場料は無料で、現代アート中心の展示でした。 一階にはカフェもあり、ランチを頂けます。

Hawaii Lalala Guesthouse

Wonderful art collection and beautifully displayed! Particularly amazing display of Student Art. Highly recommended! And free admission!

Michi K

It's free and u can see beautiful arts there

Jenny Daniels

Beautiful artwork and kind employees!

Алексей Ящук

(Translated by Google) I really liked (Original) Очень понравилось

Marin Genevois

Free and cool. Not tye best museum in the world but some interestung stuff.

Luis Eduardo Contreras Perez

Es visitado mejores

Ivan Ahtoong

Really nice place and art

Shane Shimabukuro

Love the atmosphere.

Keith Sanderson

Very relaxing and educational

ragga muffin

quite refreshing to find worldclass art mixed in with native Hawaiian art along the walls at this fine establishment. this museum was better than a few art museums on the mainland even. highly recommended

Charles Williams

Great art.

Jamie Sickel

I really enjoyed this museum. It's currently (May 2018) under construction, but the second floor gallery is still open to the public and contains numerous works of art by local artists. When I went, there was an exhibition by local elementary students that was fantastic as well. Will definitely be returning to see new works and look forward to the construction finishing up. Fantastic, FREE museum that is easily navigable.

Michael Yoon

Free but not much to see

HAMAKUA

Pleasant interlude. Enjoy

Maury Lieberman

Wonderful exhibit of Hawaiian art

Jeffrey Martin

Totally loved it!!!

Emma LV

This museum is incredible in every way possible, the people working there are adorable, the art displayed is amazing and the guides are so nice. It's surely one of the most beautiful museum I've ever seen. I went there in august. Merci beaucoup pour votre accueil chaleureux.

Primo Asis

Hawaii State Art Museum When it comes to visual art, I am not the person who should give critiques. I’m the guy who likes those paintings of dogs playing poker. So, as a person who explores a different form of art, I had to look around with an open mind and open heart. What stands out to me is the art that is directly relevant to the islands. So many pieces and so many different mediums, this non-visual art guy could only look and see stories. As I looked at a piece, I created a story on my head. Then I would read the actual story written about it I find that I’m close about half the time. But that’s what art is about. It’s not about coming to the same interpretation as the artist, but about find your story through their art. I’m in conflict about this post, so I’ll say this... If you want to get out of Waikiki, and see something that isn’t corporate generated, come downtown Honolulu at noon. Visit HiSAM then do a walkabout and see how Honolulu runs. Yes, we have the chronics and idiots, but we also have some great places to see in the middle of a work day! It will the best day you could have on O’ahu!!!!

Heather Pentecost

My new favorite museum! I loved the curation of art, the descriptions, the variety. Walked through both exhibits in about an hour, and thoroughly enjoyed my visit.

Peter Wallis

Wonderful local art, great reflections on ways to see Hawaii.

Michelle Masters

Free, cool, has a toddler area.

sun阿鶴

(Translated by Google) (Original) 很棒的博物館，蒐集許多不同國家的文化，如夏威夷般的多元。

Dante Smith

We went on Super Saturday and my kids had a blast! Definitely will come again!

富塚治徳

(Translated by Google) free (Original) 無料

Tomomi Nakashima

Fun place to stop by before or after tea break.

Bay Life

Nice

L Hang

Magical

Janice P

This is a wonderful Gallery. The building is exceptional architecture. Beautiful!

Glenn A

My niece had her wedding reception here and it was nice. The upstairs courtyard was perfect for a wedding reception. During the reception, they even had the gallery open so you can browse the art work.

Peter Capotosto

I Learned a lot.

Laurence Ho

Peaceful place and it's free.

Trevor Powell

very nice selection of art

Job de Krijger

Alleen de 1e verdieping was open, maar een zeer unieke en inspirende collectie moderne kunst

Spencer Tengan

A hidden treasure!

Ravi Pamnani

First Friday event very cool

Linda Reser

Wonderful variety of art.

L.C.C Rose

Loved the exhibition. Enjoyable environment. Friendly staff.

Amar Guerfi

Small museum but with e very nice exhibition. The entrance is free.

Aiereon Lax

Interesting small food, interpretive art, and great location.

Pikake Kamaunu

Came to have a look at the Ho'omau kapa exhibition...... outstanding!

Beautiful Me

Very nice museum. Short walk. Public transportation is right outside

Keahe Davis

Nice museum.

Tom Nauwelaerts

Worth checking out. There are some interesting pieces and they have a nice kids hands on space. Plus they do events and performance things. Honolulu needs a place like this.

Patrick J Dolan

Excellent preparation and information..

Valerie

Great way to spend an afternoon the interactive room for the kids was awesome my kid had a blast building their own art

服部美則

(Translated by Google) Sweets from Cafe on the ground floor are amazing! (Original) 1階のCafeのSweetsがバツグン♥

Tasha Castro

Great for inspiration and an awesome venue for creative expression!

Coach Twitty Basketball - Core Fundamentals

Nice facility

Wei David Wu

Awesome

이지웅

(Translated by Google) Friendly Worms. Providing space for children. I am sorry that I have only seen a part since it was under construction. (Original) 친절한 직웜. 아이들의 공간 제공. 공사중이어서 일부만 보고 온 아쉬움.

theresa 1041

Nice little museum on the 2nd floor. Airy with nice art and good descriptions. Best of all there's a little interactive area great for little kids.

xD H

Cute museum and not busy at all. Great place to take a break and look at some nice artworks!

J G

This place was great. I got the privilege to cater a fashion show event. I would definitely do it again

sping Nash

Love this place. very cozy, clean, and cute.

Ian Fong

It's a small but great collection of art. It's modern art with paintings, photography, and sculptures.

ひろ

(Translated by Google) You can see it for free (donate). Maybe it is better to have time (Original) 無料（寄付）で見れます。時間がある方は良いのかも

tomo Hira

(Translated by Google) As we introduced on TV I went, but what I see It was almost unheard of. If you have the time, please by all means! (Original) テレビで紹介していたので 行ってみましたが、見るものは ほとんどありませんでした。 時間のある方は是非どうぞ!

Gnope Wnope

Beautiful

Celine Brown

Went for the live music and art museum on the first Friday of the month. There was contemporary music downstairs and what seemed to be a disney classical music medley upstairs. It was honestly pretty crowded, and being visitors to the area …

Quiana Danielson

Have to take off your bags before entering exhibits.

NAOKO NAKASONE-CABICO

Free !!!!

임웜진

(Translated by Google) It is a place full of contemporary art, a place to go with my family and a great inspiration for me (Original) 현대미술이 가득한 곳이고 가족들과 같이 가도 좋고 나에게 큰 영감을 주는 곳이었다

Daryl Rodrigues

Free on the 2nd floor, sculpture garden is nice also.

Sue Misa

Perfeft place to take quest and first timers in Hawaii. A piece of Hawaii's youth is always there for the world to see. Unique art Work every time.

Justin Smith

Not much there. Sort of modern and local art. Free. Worth a leek. Less than an hour.

Ululani Victor

This is a wonderful place to visit, no matter how much time you may have. I like to come here in the afternoons while I wait for my bus. It's cool and quiet, with free admission, and the art selection is incredibly diverse, thoughtful, and exciting. My favorites are Esther Shimazu and Jan Becket. Go find your favorites!

Blayne Silva

Beautiful pieces of work.

Kathy Byrne

Fabulous artwork nicely displayed.

Mark Oxford

Cool art

Robbie M

A hidden oasis of art in Honolulu. If you are an art fan, go.

Ikaika Arnado

Nice little museum in downtown Honolulu. I go here time to time when there's in interesting exhibit. Decent collection of European, Asian, and local art. There's also a kids' section for the family. Pluses are that the admission is free and there's a decent restaurant down stairs...although the restaurant hours ends at like 1pm m-f. My knit pick is that I have to walk up a couple flights of stairs to get to the art, but all in all it's a cool place to check out...

Petra Heinze

It's quite nice, if you're into the type of modern art that they have there. Some of the pieces are just really, really weird, some are interesting, and some are really nice.

ROBERT COOK

They are renovating but you can tell it is going to look more modern and trendy. I love the layout, but the art is weak for the most part. A huge lack of true raw talent and brilliant ideas in the art. A lot of the pieces look like something my daughter or teenager put together. I'm a multiple national award winning artist of various competitions, etc., and I'm only throwing that out there for the validity of the comments. The atmosphere and renovations are great! Now they need some excellent art pieces!!! Opinion or truth??? Go find out for yourself...

Noah Stevens

The museum was interesting yet lacked a more updates touch.

Michelle Kerklo

First Friday event this month was nice. Enjoyed the 2nd floor exhibit.

Montse Jara

Pequeño museo, con una atención al publico muy buena

Laiwah Lo

I highly recommend this area for you to take a look when you visit Honolulu, no fee for admission.

LuAnn Poti

The kids area is interactive and enriching. My kids really enjoyed it.

timelore25

Nice tourist destination

Leslie Sharp

A secret gem tucked in the business district! It is free and offers a wide range of art mediums.

이소윤

(Translated by Google) The size is not great, but it is good. Kids section is good and above all, entrance fee is free. It is good to take time to look at quietly. (Original) 규모는 크지않지만 좋습니다. Kids section 평이 좋고 무엇보다 입장료 무료 조용하게 시간을 내어 둘러보기 좋네요.

Larry Schultz

Come and enjoy the beautiful art with very welcoming staff.

Franky Mana

Cool little art musuem with a kids center where kids can make their own installation type art.

Hiro Koya

You do not need to pay the fee, you can really enjoy it. Even if you come with a child you can enjoy educational toys ♪ also enjoy children

Natalie

Free is always a good time. Amazing art work

모네의정원

(Translated by Google) It was good to see exhibition quietly for free! The kids section is a place to experience touching colors and touches, so it would be nice if you come with kindergarten children. (Original) 무료로 조용히 전시를 볼 수 있어 좋았던 곳! 키즈섹션은 색과 촉감 등에 대해 직접 만져보며 체험하는 것으로 유치원 어린이와 함께 오면 좋을 것 같습니다.

Johnson Cheng

OMG. You will find more local "fine" art at the HSAM then any other gallery on the island. Both contemporary and retro. Admission is free! If you are not into art, spend some relaxing time here at the courtyard. What was once a pool is now a glass floor for you to walk on. And there are concrete seating for you too. Enjoy the local art.

Edwina Duenas

Well curated art museum that’s free to visit. The exhibits are small, but there’s a lot of interesting art by local artists that make HiSAM worth a visit. If you’re in Waikiki the museum is easily accessible by bus, and you can explore downtown and Chinatown afterwards.

Gregg Kawakami

Amazing collection of local art .

Cyndi Wensinger

Gorgeous art

Thorina Grace

I really enjoyed the exibition. It has some wonderful artworks and it is curated very well. Great written descriptions ad to this. The educational room totally amazed me!

Boyoung Lee

(Translated by Google) A short stop to the downtown, including the Iolani Palace and the Kamehameha Statue. Free entry. The scale is not very big. (Original) 이올라니 궁전, 카메하메하 동상 등 다운타운 구경하며 잠시 들릴만함. 무료입장. 규모는 그리 크지 않아요.

Mondo Quinn

A wonderful collection of art by established and emerging artists

Lulu Blessing

2nd floor art exhibit professionally curated. When in downtown Honolulu, be sure to check the place out.

Mimie Hu

Great hangout on a rainy day or any day for art lovers. Accessible path to museum entrance is distanced longer than main entrance and it could be redesigned to shorten distance, or add a ramp for wheelchair users and baby strollers at the main entrance for direct access to the museum.

Emma Chin

Hawaii is great, but the places are just wonderful! My favorite part was seeing how the brush strokes get put together to become a majestic picture! It's the magic of art.

Jacqueline Phillips

First visit in about 9 years. I enjoyed seeing the artwork, the museum is extremely clean, and the staff was all pleasant and helpful. It's a free museum, people!

Luke L

Beautiful building. Well maintained. The stairway up to the museum is awesome. I like the Hawaiian side a lot. The New York side.. not as much. Staff were friendly and polite. Definitely with a quick stop. Is spend about 1 hour tops here. …

Jubilee Silvianna

I love this museum! It’s free admission and visually captivating. Not only is the building architecture stunning but the art it holds within is also breathtaking. It’s very peaceful. When you go upstairs you have to give your bag to the guard at the desk. Downstairs they have a cafeteria and gift shop. The bathrooms are very nice.

Kamolthip Meyers

This is for the people who love Art for a small fee or even free at the first Friday event of every month. Nicely located, small food place with some work shop. Keep an eye on the Jazz at the front lawn which is happened once a year.

Thaila Lagunero

Albeit smaller than many metropolitan art musems, there is no deny the turn-of-the-century ambiance to this public space. The place itself has a lot of history and had several uses before becoming a state museum. Although the main exhibits are more long-term than temporary, there are smaller niches within the 2nd floor wings that allow for temporary exhibits like the recent one I really wanted to see on kapa - "Ho'omau: The Perpetuation of Kapa." The is an interesting dining place inside on the first floor as well as a cultural and artsy gift shop. The museum offers monthly guest artist discussions/presentations that are open to the public and also hands-on workshops. GREAT for families! Every 2nd Saturday is family day where they have complimentary children's activities (games, workshops, arts and crafts, etc.) On the 2nd floor in the wing on the right (when facing the security desk) there is a cool kids play room with lots of tactile tinker/thinker toys and other creative pursuits available to kids like reading, building, drawing, etc. I love it!

James Slye

Aww SNAP. This place is articulated. Great people there working. Intelligence is everywhere. Love is happiness. Happiness is Art. Food is amazing. Life is blessing.

Jill Weiner

Awesome museum! Nobody's ever there except the employees. It's a little walk down from the Honolulu Art Museum and worth the walk as there is no charge to enter and a cafe awaits to refresh you! Go, you won't be disappointed.

Kujo S

Heighly recommend

David G Lewis

A little disappointing. The same show I saw five months ago and the big Hawaiian exhibit is closed!

James & Marie-Francoise Mitchell

Really nice and cozy , relaxing and engaging we love it and will come back for more!

Ben S

Cool show

Dwain Williams

They have a great place to take kids to learn and explore art. Seconds Saturdays of the month is also a great time to take kids or for anyone interested in art.

최한솔

(Translated by Google) I remember that I could not find the entrance when I visited. Because it is right in front of the bus stop, you can not pass it that the door is small. There are several works and admission is free. Is it OK to desk in case of a big bag? I remember to be. I went to a big shopping bag with a blanket, and when I came out, I found a phrase, but there was not any difference. It would be ok to see if you can match the bag with the check. It is small in size, but there are quite a few places to see and there are places to sit. There is a space available for children in the corner. (Original) 방문당시 입구를 못찾아 헤맨기억이 있음. 버스정류장 바로 앞이므로 문이 작다고 지나치면 안됨. 여러 작품들이 있고 입장료는 무료. 큰 가방의 경우는 데스크에 확인인가? 받아야하는걸로 기억. 대빵 큰 쇼퍼가방에 이것저것빵빵하게 들고갔는데 나올때 문구 발견했지만 딱히 별문제는 없었음. 그래도 확인겸 가방 맞길수있는지 보는것도 괜찮을듯. 규모가 작지만 볼거리가 꽤있고 앉을수 있는곳도 있어서 좋음. 구석쪽에 아이들이 이용가능한 공간도 있음.

Camilo Menjivar

Lovely place to relax and walk among masterpieces.

Chehun Kim

Free and good selection of arts. Interesting for everyone.

Michael Smiyun

Very odd and strange art showcasing. Was not impressed. But it's free and clean place to visit.

Raymond Herradura

First Friday. Too crowded.

koudai kaneko

(Translated by Google) A lot of collections are free, and it is free! ! ! (Original) 所蔵品も多く、無料！！！

강강민지

(Translated by Google) The kids liked it because they could experience it ~ (Original) 체험할수 있어서 아이들이 좋아했어요~

Robert Revels

Had lot of fun very educational

Richard Conradt

Great place to see local art and student art award winners.

Charles Furoy

Great modern art

jojogirl

Hi! I am your customer from Hawaii. I am going to practice how to paint a picture! I am going to look forward to your art projects! And I am going to your art gallery soon.

Roberto Baltazar

Great place. Very nice hands on childrens area.

福井信美

(Translated by Google) Admission fee is free. There are not so many works, but it is quiet and calm (Original) 入場料無料です。作品はそんなに多くないですが静かで落ち着きます