Hawaii Museums Participate in Smithsonian’s MUSEUM DAY, September 27, 2008
Bishop Museum and Hawaii Maritime Center have announced they will both be participating in Smithsonian Magazine’s nationwide Museum Day promotion on Saturday, September 27, 2008. Free admission cards admitting the bearer and one guest free of charge will be available in the September 2008 issue of Smithsonian Magazine or downloaded easily at www.smithsonianmagazine.com/museumday.
Museum Day celebrates the country’s cultural offerings, allows the dissemination of knowledge, and brings Americans together. Last year nearly 450 museums and cultural institutions nationwide participated in the effort, which emulates the Smithsonian’s Washington, D.C. year-round free admission policy. The complete list of participating museums across the nation is available at www.smithsonianmagazine.com.
This year’s event happily coincides with the Textile Society of America’s 11th Biennial Symposium hosted in Honolulu September 24-27, 2008. This international arts event includes a city-wide effort to present exquisite textile collections and exhibitions in more than 16 different venues throughout Honolulu. Bishop Museum joined by other major museums such as Mission Houses Museum, Honolulu Academy of Arts, and University of Hawai‘i Art Gallery, and other galleries around Honolulu are presenting spectacular textile exhibitions from their respected collections. These exhibitions will be on view during Smithsonian’s MUSEUM DAY event, creating a unique opportunity for residents and visitors to see the exhibition of their choice at no charge. (For more information about the city-wide schedule of TSA-related textile exhibitions go to www.textilesociety.org.)
On view at Bishop Museum will be Ili Iho: The Surface Within featuring significant textile treasures from the Museum’s renowned Hawaiian collection paired with a selection of contemporary Hawaiian textile arts created by native Hawaiian artists. Guest curated by Maile Andrade, this special exhibition invites native Hawaiian textile artists to interpret their own material culture in contemporary ways.
The Museum Day Admission Card is good for one-day use only on September 27, 2008. The Admission Card will be collected upon entry and is redeemable for general admission for the presenter and one guest. Only one Admission Card per household is allowed. The Museum Day Admission Card may not be used with any other offer and no rain checks will be offered.
“We are proud to join the Smithsonian’s effort to promote awareness about the integrity, importance, and relevance of our nation’s cultural institutions,” says Blair Collis, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Bishop Museum.
Bishop Museum will be open September 27, 2008 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Hawaii Maritime Center will be open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on September 27, 2008.
For more information about Smithsonian Magazine’s Museum Day, call (808) 847-3511 or visit www.bishopmuseum.org. Or go to Smithsonian Magazine’s web site at www.smithsonianmagazine.com/museumday.
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