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Hawaii’s Largest Museum
By Linda Tancs
Touted as the premier natural and cultural history institution in the Pacific, Bishop Museum is the largest museum in Hawai’i. It was founded in 1889 by Charles Reed Bishop in honor of his late wife, Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop (the last descendant of the royal Kamehameha family) and was established to house the extensive collection of Hawaiian objects and royal family heirlooms of the princess. It has since expanded to include millions of objects, documents and photographs about Hawai‘i and other Pacific island cultures. Designated as the State Museum of Natural and Cultural History of Hawaiʻi, it also has one of the largest natural history specimen collections in the world. The facility is located near downtown Honolulu and is conveniently accessible by bus, car or taxi.
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