Capitol Modern facts for kids
The Capitol Modern Museum is a cool art gallery in downtown Honolulu, Hawaii. It's on the second floor of the No. 1 Capitol District Building. Until 2023, it was called the Hawaii State Art Museum. People often called it HiSAM for short.
This museum is managed by the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. It helps everyone learn about and enjoy art from Hawaii.
Discovering Capitol Modern
The museum first opened its doors on November 1, 2002. It was created to share amazing art with everyone. It's a great place to explore Hawaiian culture.
What You Can See at Capitol Modern
The museum has many interesting art pieces. You can see both temporary shows and a permanent collection. The permanent collection shows art from Hawaii.
This collection features 132 artworks by 105 different artists. It mixes Hawaii's many ethnic and cultural traditions. Most of these works were made from the 1960s until now.
The art helps us understand the people of Hawaii. It shows their dreams and how they express themselves. It's a journey through the state's artistic history.
Famous Artists at the Museum
Capitol Modern features works by many talented artists. Here are some of the notable artists whose art you might see:
- Sculptor Satoru Abe (born 1926)
- Sculptor Bumpei Akaji (1921–2002)
- Sculptor Sean K. L. Browne (born 1953)
- Sculptor Edward M. Brownlee (1929–2013)
- Mark Chai (born 1954)
- Jean Charlot (1898–1979)
- Isami Doi (1883–1931)
- Juliette May Fraser (1887–1983)
- Hon Chew Hee (1906–1993)
- Ceramicist Jun Kaneko (born 1942)
- John Melville Kelly (1877–1962)
- Sueko Matsueda Kimura (1912–2001)
- Ceramicist Sally Fletcher–Murchison (born 1933)
- Printmaker Huc-Mazelet Luquiens (1881–1961)
- Ceramicist David Kuraoka (born 1946)
- Ben Norris (1910–2006)
- Louis Pohl (1915–1999)
- Sculptor Esther Shimazu (born 1957)
- Shirley Ximena Hopper Russell (1886–1985)
- Tadashi Sato (1954–2005)
- Reuben Tam (1916–1991)
- Ceramicist Toshiko Takaezu (1922–2011)
- Masami Teraoka (born 1936)
- Madge Tennent (1889–1972)
- Sculptor Michael Tom (1946–1999)
