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The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, is the only museum in the state of Hawai‘i devoted exclusively to contemporary art. TCM provides an accessible forum for provocative, dynamic forms of visual art, offering interaction with art and artists in a unique Island environment.
TCM presents its innovative exhibition and educational programs at two venues: in residential Honolulu at the historic Cooke-Spalding house, and downtown at First Hawaiian Center.
In addition to preserving art from 1940 to the present, the Museum also maintains and presents the historic Cooke-Spalding house and gardens for the enjoyment and enrichment of Hawai‘i’s residents and visitors.
Members, children 12 and under, and school tours are always free; One-Day Membership Passes are available for visitors: Adults $8; Seniors and Students $6; The cost of the one-day trial membership pass may be applied to annual membership fees on the day of admission. Admission is always free to shop in the Museum Shop or lunch in the Café. The Museum is open Tuesday – Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and Sunday, Noon to 4 p.m. Closed on Mondays and major holidays.
Special Offers: Military Family Outreach: Active, Retired, and Reserve Military Members and their families with Military ID are offered free entry during normal museum hours. Twenty x 20: In honor of TCM’s 20th anniversary, students and young professionals 20-29 with ID are offered free entry through September 30, 2009.
Third Thursdays: Free entry day for the whole community.
First Hawaiian Center:
First Fridays at FHC: When exhibitions are on view, First Fridays at First Hawaiian are free from 7-9 p.m. An Artist Talk is given at 7:30 p.m. and light refreshments are served. FHC is a great place to begin your Chinatown art walkabout on First Fridays.
Guided Tours:
Docent-guided tours are offered at 1:30 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday, no reservations needed unless you are bringing a group of 10 or more. Nu’umealani Garden Tours are offered by advance appointment. For garden tours call (808) 237-5230. School and Group Tours may be arranged according to special interests through the Education Department at (808) 237-5230.
Collections:
The Contemporary Museum holdings include nearly 3,000 works of art including paintings, sculpture, photographs, works on paper, and fine crafts (ceramics, wood, glass, metal, and fiber.) Nearly half of the collection is by Hawaii’s own regional artists. Other art objects include major works by some of the most important contemporary artists of the period, such as Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, Josef Albers, Robert Motherwell, David Hockney, Mark Tobey, David Nash, George Rickey, Deborah Butterfield, William Wiley, and Frank Lobdell, among many others.
Particular strengths include photography, contemporary ceramics and ceramic sculpture, and the largest turned wood collections in the United States.
Exhibitions:
The Contemporary Museum presents an eclectic and engaging schedule of temporary and traveling exhibitions from around the world as well as presentations drawn from the permanent collections. Check the website for upcoming, current and past exhibitions information. www.tcmhi.org
