Bishop Museum, Hawaii, United States
4.5 (2.866 reviews) Sunday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Price Range: from $26.95 Ranking #17 in Oahu Speciality Museums
Bishop Museum is great for kids and adults
Bishop Museum was founded in 1889 by Charles Reed Bishop in honor of his late wife, Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop, the last descendant of the royal Kamehameha family. The Museum was established to house the extensive collection of Hawaiian artifacts and royal family heirlooms of the Princess, and has expanded to include millions of artifacts, documents and photographs about Hawai'i and other Pacific island cultures. Today, Bishop Museum is the largest museum in the state and the premier natural and cultural history institution in the Pacific, recognized throughout the world for its cultural collections, research projects, consulting services and public educational programs. It also has one of the largest natural history specimen collections in the world. Serving and representing the interests of Native Hawaiians is a primary purpose of the Museum.
Address
1525 Bernice St, Honolulu, Oahu, HI 96817-2704
Mobile
Website
http://www.BishopMuseum.org
Working hours
Monday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday : 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Current local date and time now
Sunday, April 28, 2024, 10:41
Price range
from $26.95
User Ratings
4.5 based on (2.866 reviews)
Reviews
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5MarianS S 5:00 PM Jan 8, 2023
Bishop Museum is great for kids and adults
We took kids ages 9 and 4 and they had a very good time. The building is beautiful and there is a separate building for kids interested in science with a model volcano and buttons to push to activate it. They also like the game testing knowledge of whether a species is endemic or invasive.
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4Juliette K 5:00 PM Jan 16, 2023
Interesting Museum
This is a beautiful historic museum. The displays about Hawiian history were so interesting and beautifully done. There is a hand-on exhibit next to the historic building which is mainly for kids. There is also a science building that seems to be in disrepair or in transition. The price is kind of steep compared to other museums of this type on the mainland - but this is Hawaii so expect to pay a bit more. Plan on spending at least 2 two hours or more to savor all of the displays on all three floors of the historic buildings.
