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Faith and Philanthropy: Queen Emma Kaleleonālani’s Visit to England, 1865-1866
Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, the State of Hawai‘i Museum of Natural and Cultural History, announces a new installation coming to historic Hawaiian Hall in its third floor Treasure Case: Faith and Philanthropy: Queen Emma Kaleleonālani’s Visit to England, 1865-1866 (“Faith and Philanthropy”), opening Friday, July 19, 2024.
Held the Saturday before Earth Day, the Festival brings together Museum scientists, educators, cultural practitioners, and more than 30 community partners to highlight the ongoing work needed to protect our islands’ biodiversity and build a sustainable future for Hawaiʻi.
Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum shares its April 2024 exhibitions, public programs, and events. April sees the return of the Science & Sustainability Festival to Bishop Museum’s campus. This signature event brings together Museum scientists, educators, cultural practitioners, and community partners to highlight the ongoing work needed to protect our precious biodiversity and build a sustainable future for Hawaiʻi.
Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, the State of Hawai‘i Museum of Natural and Cultural History, has attained a digitization milestone in its Botany collection: featuring the largest Hawaiian plant collection in the world, all 180,000-plus specimens are now digitally accessible to the public.
Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, the State of Hawai‘i Museum of Natural and Cultural History, invites members of the news media to a private hōʻike celebrating the peoples, cultures, and connections of the 13th Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture (FestPAC).
Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, the State of Hawai‘i Museum of Natural and Cultural History, invites members of the news media to an exclusive, pre-opening, closed-door preview of its newest exhibition, Corned Beef & Kalo.
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