Open for registration now! Asian Art and Culture in Honolulu June 22 – 27, 2026

Join us on this fabulous trip. We will have curator-led tours of two extraordinary exhibitions at the Honolulu Museum of Art: Divine Disruption: The Art of Tsherin Sher and Worlds Within, a retrospective of work by Toshiko Takaezu (1922-2011). The curatorial team will also introduce us to the museum’s rich Pan-Asian art and Japanese woodblock prints collections and give us a talk on Quiet Luxury: Subversive Fashion in the Edo Period.

A rare treat will be exclusive tours at two extraordinary house museums. Shangri La Museum of Islamic Art, Culture & Design is the former home of heiress Doris Duke (1912-1993), whose travels through Egypt, India and the Middle East in the 1930s inspired her to design a home that reflected the beauty, diversity, and craftsmanship of Islamic art and architecture while also complementing the natural landscape of Hawai’i. Liljestrand House, the former home of Dr. Howard and Betty Liljestrand, was designed by Hawai’i architect Vladimir Ossipof and incorporated Chinese and Japanese-inspired modern design to complement a fine collection of Japanese, Chinese and Hawaiian art and memorabilia.

We will also have guided visits to three shrines and temples for immigrant communities from East Asia, tours focusing on Hawai’i’s complex history, and a visit to the studio of a local artist.

Find the trip flyer and registration link on the trip webpage.

Reservations will be accepted ONLY BY USING THE ONLINE LINK to complete the registration form, submit full payment via no fee ACH electronic money transfer or by major credit card with an add-on 3.9% processing fee, and sign the participant tour agreement, which includes the release from liability, assumption of risk, and binding arbitration clause for the tour operator, Travel Muse Inc. A complete itinerary is also available through the online link. If you have any questions regarding this trip or the online registration and payment platform, please contact Meg MacDonald of Travel Muse Inc. at (617) 480-0250 or meg@travelmuse.net.

Acceptance will be determined by the earliest sign-up date and a waiting list will be established. This trip is limited to a maximum of 20 Society members and is expected to fill immediately, so it is important to register now! 

All trip participants must complete a Society for Asian Art trip release and waiver of liability agreement as part of acceptance on the trip. This agreement will be sent once trip participation is confirmed by Travel Muse and the Society for Asian Art.