Exhibits
Location: Bridge Gallery
Synopsis: There are 5 distinct Polynesian cultural-ethnic groups in French Polynesia and 7 Polynesian languages spoken natively. These cultures have a famously long and intriguing... View "Te Moana Nui: French Polynesia and its engagement with Hawaiʻi" Exhibit
Location: Sunny Alcove
Celebrate Halloween with the eerie words and illustrations of Edward Gorey.... View "Gorey Halloween" Exhibit
Location: Lobby Display
Celebrate the birthday of the "most famous-est" of hobbits with this display on the story, featuring the recent Hawaiian translation! ... View "Happy Hobbit Day!" Exhibit
Location: Bridge Gallery
The library is drawing attention to challenge and censorship through the banned books and media exhibit in the bridge gallery The exhibit, in honor of Banned... View "Banned Materials" Exhibit
Location: Elevator Gallery
Master Artist. Children’s Books. An Interesting Life. Jean Charlot was a famous muralist and master printmaker who influenced many artists, including Diego Rivera on his mural... View "50+ Years of Joy: Jean Charlot’s Children’s Books" Exhibit
Location: Asia Collection
By the early twentieth century all Southeast Asia had come under colonial control. The exception was Thailand, but even here Western ideas about pathways to... View "Colonialism in Southeast Asia: Resistance, Negotiation and Legacies" Exhibit
Location: Bridge Gallery
Come celebrate 50 years of KTUH! The exhibit, on display in the Hamilton Bridge Gallery through July 12th, includes photos, posters, records and recording equipment... View "KTUH 90.1FM Honolulu 50th Anniversary" Exhibit
Location: Science & Technology Department
The Preservation Department celebrates Preservation Week 2019 with an exhibit focusing on a simple treatment: humidification and flattening of rolled paper material. This treatment is... View "Preservation Week: Humidification and Flattening of Rolled Paper Material" Exhibit
Location: Asia Collection
The Qing Dynasty was overthrown in 1911. The end of the imperial era led to a dynamic but also politically, socially, and culturally unstable era.... View "China’s Revolution in Politics, Literature, Feminism: Commemorating the Centenary of the May Fourth Movement, 1919-2019" Exhibit
Location: Elevator Gallery
Washoku 和食 was registered as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2013. UNESCO stated: “Washoku is a social practice based on a set of skills,... View "Washoku: Japanese Foods & Flavors" Exhibit
