Education is the Honolulu Museum of Art's mission. The museum works closely with teachers and schools to make art part of the lives of students. Our goal is to help you make the most of your visit to the Museum.
School tours
We offer exciting school tours—many of them free—that support benchmarks in several subjects. Choose from School Tours, the Self-guided tour and the Ambassador Outreach Program.
Introductory video
Teachers can prepare students for a Museum visit by showing them the video A Trip to the Art Museum.
Take a moment to view the video.
Part 1
Part 2
Teacher workshops
In conjunction with the openings of our special exhibitions, the Museum Learning Center hosts free teacher workshops for all Hawai‘i educators. Workshops include a tour of the exhibition, lectures about the artwork, and an opportunity to share teacher resources and best practices.
Check back soon for new workshops.
Online images from our collection
We have digitized many of our most important works for you to use to prepare your students for your tour, show your students the diversity and value of art in Hawai‘i, and develop classroom lesson and student projects.
Click here to see the images, along with background information.
Curriculum guides
Curriculum guides supplement the school tours by providing K-12 teachers with suggested lessons and activities that address HCPS III benchmarks in a variety of subjects. The guides also include tour images.
Click here to access the Museum-developed guides.
Click here to access our online library of teacher-submitted resources and learn how to submit your lesson plans, student work, and pre- and post-visit activities related to our collection.
Linekona Teachers
Classes from the Art Center at Linekona are encouraged to visit the Museum galleries to inspire their students.
To request a guided museum tour click here.
To request a self-guided museum tour click here.
