Visiting the Museum
Open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.Closed Tuesdays and December 25
Adults $17.95
Seniors 65 & over $14.95
Children ages 4-12 $14.95
Children 3 & under Free
Kama‘āina and military rates w/ID
Group rates available
Directions

Ka ‘Elele
The Journal of the Bishop Museum
Current Issue: Board chair Allison Holt Gendreau, Sesame Street, Melanesian mats, Museum Press goes digital and more....
Mission, Vision, & Guiding Statements
Daily Shows and Tours
The Jhamandas Watumull Planetarium has many shows every day and bi-monthly evening events....
Twice a day our science educators make 2000° lava. Visit the Science Adventure Center to learn about volcanoes, tsunamis and more....
Tour our campus and learn about the plants of Hawai‘i and the Pacific in our newly opened Native Garden...Upcoming Events
- Planetarium closed for renovation
May 10 – 25
- Breakfast with Elmo
May 22
June 12 &19
Juily 3 & 17
Reservations required
- Family Sunday
May 27
$5 admission for kama‘āina and military
- Kanikapila
May 27
Hawaiian music jam session
- Transit of Venus
June 5
Solar observing, lectures,
and more
Online Resources
Bishop Museum PressNew titles include: Legend of the Gourd, Mai Pa‘a I Ka Leo, and Ancient Sites of O‘ahu.
Browse our collections with the Ethnology Database. There are more than 70,000 objects to see....
Starting March 1 access to the Library and Archives is by-appointment only. Please use our request form...
Hawaii Alive explores the cultural collections of Bishop Museum through the natural realms of Hawai‘i...
The Anthropology Department Blog will keep you up to speed with what our researchers are up to....







