Bishop Museum on Oahu

Information about Bishop Museum on the island of Oahu in Hawaii. See also other Oahu Attractions, more about Oahu Island, and our Hawaii Travel Guide.

NAME: ,span class="ptitle">Bishop Museum
BUILT: 1889
ARCHITECT: William F. Smith
NATIONAL HISTORIC PLACE ID: 82002500
HISTORIC PLACE DESIGNATION: July 26, 1982
ADDRESS: 1525 Bernice Street
TOWN: Honolulu
ISLANDS: Oahu Island
COUNTY: Honolulu County

The largest museum in Hawaii is located in the Kalihi District of Honolulu. It has a large collection of ancient Polynesian and Hawaiian artifacts as well as exhibits featuring the Hawaiian Monarchy, Hawaii's missionary, plantation, and whaling history, and the history of Hawaii's many different ethnic groups. The Bishop Museum is also the home of the Jhamandas Watumull Planetarium, one of the largest insect research centers in the world, the Hawaii Sports Hall of Fame, and the Pacific Science Association.

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- Bishop Museum Official Web Site
- Wikipedia "Bishop Museum" Article

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