Honolulu Museum of Art

The Honolulu Museum of Art (formerly the Honolulu Academy of Arts) is an art museum in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. The museum is the largest of its kind in the state, and was founded in 1922 by Anna Rice Cooke. The museum has one of the largest single collections of Asian and Pan-Pacific art in the United States, and since its official opening on April 8, 1927, its collections have grown to more than 55,000 works of art.

The Honolulu Museum of Art
Established1922
Location900 South Beretania Street (between Ward and Victoria Streets), Honolulu, Hawaii
DirectorHalona Norton-Westbrook
Websitewww.honolulumuseum.org
Honolulu Academy of Arts
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location900 S. Beretania St.,
Honolulu, Hawaii
Coordinates21°18′14″N 157°50′55″W
Built1927
ArchitectBertram Goodhue
Architectural styleHawaiian
NRHP reference No.72000415
Added to NRHPMarch 25, 1972
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