Asian Art & Culture in Honolulu

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Join the SAA on this fabulous trip. We will have curator-led tours of two special exhibitions at the Honolulu Museum of Art, Divine Disruption: The Art of Tsherin Sherpa, and Toshiko Takaezu: Worlds Within, as well as the permanent collections, including the Pan-Asian galleries and Japanese woodblock prints. A rare treat will be a visit to the Shangri La Museum on a day when it is closed to the public, allowing us time to appreciate this home of Doris Duke (1912–1993) with some 4,500 objects and cultural resources that she collected from Spain, Morocco, Egypt, Syria, Iran, Central Asia, India, and Southeast Asia. Rounding out our trip will be a visit to Iolani Palace, the official residence of Hawaii’s monarchy; a walking tour of the historic district with SAA member Bob Oaks; a private tour of both permanent and off-view ethnological collections at the Bishop Museum, which showcases the natural and cultural history of Hawai‘i and the Pacific, followed by lunch with the museum’s historian, who will share insights into Hawaiian food; and visits to artist studios. We will stay at the four-star Prince Waikiki, which sits on the quieter side of Waikiki, just steps away from shopping, dining, and beautiful beaches.

An email announcement with trip details and registration instructions will be sent the 2nd week of February to all SAA members and newsletter subscribers. The trip is limited to 20 SAA members and will be filled on a first-come first-serve basis.