Hawaii State Museum of Art

 Hawaii State Museum of Art

The old Armed Services YMCA Building currently houses the Hawaii State Art Museum and the Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts in the No. 1 Capitol District Building.

Under King Kamehameha V, American lawmakers John Mott-Smith and Charles Coffin Harris persuaded the assembly to build a hotel when they were both in the government. It originally opened its doors in 1872. 173–174 In 1917, the hotel was turned into a YMCA and utilised by the military during World War I. The termite-infested structure was ultimately demolished in 1926, and a new one constructed in Spanish mission style by Lincoln Rogers of the company Emory & Webb was built in its place.

On March 16, 1928, the new structure was dedicated. The courtyard of the two-story U-shaped structure has a swimming pool. It may be found in the following coordinates: 21°18′31′′N 157°51′30′′W250 South Hotel Street, Honolulu, Hawaii. The Hawaii State Capitol is located across Richards Street. On December 1, 1978, the area was listed to the National Register of Historic Places in Oahu as the Hawaii Capital Historic District.

The Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts operates the Hawaii State Art Museum, which is housed on the second floor of the No. 1 Capitol District Building. Admission is always free.

The museum is divided into three galleries. There is a permanent display of Hawaiian art in addition to changing temporary shows. It has 132 works of art by 105 artists that exhibit a diverse range of Hawaiian ethnic and cultural traditions. The exhibition depicts the diverse cultural influences that inspire the creativity of Hawaii's artists via a wide range of artistic styles, movements, and media.

The show, which mostly includes works from the 1960s to the present, illustrates the expression of artists from around the state and their significant contributions to knowledge. The show exhibits the expression of artists throughout the state and their deep contributions toward understanding the people of Hawaii and their ambitions, with works primarily ranging from the 1960s to the present. Sculptor Satoru Abe (born 1926), sculptor Bumpei Akaji (1921-2002), sculptor Sean K. L. Browne (born 1953), sculptor Edward M. Brownlee (born 1929), 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.