Bishop Museum

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1525 Bernice St
Honolulu, HI 96817
The Bishop Museum is one of the largest museums in Hawaii and one of the premier natural and cultural history institutions in the Pacific region. It is recognized for its cultural collections, research projects, consulting services and public educational programs. The museum holds one of the largest natural history specimen collections in the world. The Bishop Museum was founded in 1889 by Charles Reed Bishop in honor of his late wife, Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop, who was the last descendant of the royal Kamehameha family. Located in Honolulu, it houses a collection of Hawaiian and royal family heirlooms artifacts, documents and photographs about Hawaii and other Pacific island cultures.

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Jaeyeong Y.
9/11/2025

The museum was even larger than expected, and in the end I was only able to see less than half of it during my 5 hour visit. The artifacts and multimedia materials on exhibit are so dense in...

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Alex A.
10/29/2025

Bishop Museum is an incredible destination for anyone interested in Hawaiian culture, science, and history. However I'll be covering it from the perspective of an outdoor music festival. The...

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Erich L.
10/21/2025

I came here for the first time 15 years ago and it's still an excellent place to learn about traditional Hawaiian and Polynesian history and culture. They have a lot of artifacts, art and explain...

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Sharine d.
10/20/2025

What an interesting museum. There were three main buildings designed for guest. 1 started with the science building... lots of interesting facts about local birds also using a volcano...

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Rachel K.
9/29/2025

We love learning about Hawaiian culture and this was a highly recommended spot during our trip to O'ahu. We arrived around 10am and had pre-purchased tickets which saved us a bit of money. Parking...

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