General information
The Doris Duke Theatre opens its doors on Kinau Street one half-hour before each showing.
Film tickets: Available at the theater door on the day of screening, beginning one half-hour before each showing, or online in advance.
Concert tickets: On sale at the museum's Visitor Information Center Tuesdays to Sundays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. or may be purchased by mail or online.
To purchase by mail, send their order (concert name, date and number of tickets desired) accompanied by a check and self-addressed stamped envelope to: Honolulu Museum of Art Box Office, 900 S. Beretania St., Honolulu, HI 96814.
Film admission: $10 general admission; $8 Academy members
Concert admission: Varies
Film submissions: For film submissions for festivals and individual films, please e-mail Gina Caruso, Director of Doris Duke Theatre, at gcaruso@honoluluacademy.org.
Parking: For weekday matinees, theater patrons may park in the lot behind the Art Center at Linekona (entrance on makai side of Beretania) for $3 with theater validation. For evening screenings, you can park free at the Academy's lot at 1035 Kinau St., Diamond Head of Victoria Street. Handicapped parking is available in the small Luce Pavilion lot on Victoria Street. Patrons using handicapped stalls should proceed to the main entrance on Kinau Street.
For the hearing impaired: The Doris Duke Theatre is equipped with the Easy Listener Hearing Assistance System. You can pick up a receiver at the ticket counter.
PATRONS PLEASE NOTE: Due to enhanced credit card security, when purchasing tickets online,
you must input your billing address exactly as it appears on your credit card statement.
If you have complications with your purchase, please call Tix.com customer service at 800-504-4849.
Staff
Abigail Algar, Assistant Film Curator: aalgar@honolulumuseum.org, 808-532-8794
Gina Caruso, Curator of Film/Director of Doris Duke Theatre: gcaruso@honolulumuseum.org, 808-532-3033
Steve Mobley, Theatre Manager/Concert Programmer: smobley@honolulumuseum.org, 808-532-8769
History
The Honolulu Museum of Art has had a film program since the 1930s, when it showed classic films in Central Court. Screenings moved to what is now the Doris Duke Theatre in 1977.
Remodeled in 2002, the 280-seat Doris Duke Theatre at the Honolulu Museum of Art offers enhanced Dolby sound systems, Harkness Hall projection screen, Meyers Concert Sound System for musical performances, an elevated stage, air conditioning, and complete audio and video facilities.
The Doris Duke Theatre is O‘ahu’s only art house, screening independent, documentary, and international film and video, and a popular series of lectures, performances and concerts by world-famous visiting artists and the finest local performers. The theatre entrance is located at the rear of the museum on Kinau Street.
The theatre was named in honor of Doris Duke, who was a generous philanthropist and supporter of Islamic art and culture, jazz and other music and performing arts. Anna Rice Cooke, Claire Booth Luce, and Doris Duke are connected by their contributions to the arts that continue to benefit the people of Hawaii. Anna Rice Cooke founded of the Honolulu Museum of Art; Claire Booth Luce endowed the building that contains the Academy’s theater; and the Doris Duke Foundation provided funds for the modernization and re-dedication of the theater in 2000.
