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About | Capitol Modern About Capitol Modern Who We Are Capitol Modern is a small gallery with a big responsibility. Part of the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts' Art in Public Places program, we are the people’s museum and our art is your art. We serve all of Hawai‘i by presenting an evolving and comprehensive portrait of our Islands, and are dedicated to presenting the largest and finest collection of works by Hawai‘i artists. We honor and inspire artistic excellence and promote education and cultural enrichment. Capitol Modern's History Capitol Modern is housed in the No. 1 Capitol District Building and occupies a site in downtown Honolulu with a rich history. The Hawaiian Hotel was built on this site in 1872 during the reign of King Lot Kamehameha V. It entertained many guests until 1917 when it was relocated to Waikīkī and renamed the Royal Hawaiian Hotel. This original wooden building was then used by the Army and Navy before being demolished in 1926 and rebuilt as it stands today. The museum’s current Spanish-Mission style concrete and stucco building opened in 1928 and was designed by local architects Walker Emory and Marshall Webb, with San Diego architect Lincoln Rogers. The structure features cast stone detailing, iron grill work and ornamental light fixtures, with Italian scrollwork and other architectural details modeled after the Davanzati Palace in Florence, Italy. Stunning original tile work can still be seen on the first and second floors.…

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Peter Shepard Cole

Honolulu

Feb 4, 2026 — May 5, 2026

No upcoming exhibitions.

2026 Hawaiʻi Regional Scholastic Student Art Awards

Feb 20, 2026 — Mar 21, 2026

Woven in the Wind: a community celebration of Manu-o-Kū

Feb 4, 2026 — Apr 4, 2026

Schaefer Portrait Challenge

Honolulu

Jan 2, 2026 — Apr 2, 2026

State of Hawaiʻi Public Art Collection Exhibit Contemporary Portraiture : Art in Public Places

Jan 2, 2026 — Apr 2, 2026

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Charlton Kupaʻa Hee

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Bernice Akamine

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Peter Shepard Cole

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No art fair history on record.

Honolulu

250 South Hotel St Second Floor, 250 S Hotel St #5, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA

State Art Museum upcoming exhibits include collaborations with Hawaiʻi Walls and the Maui Arts and Cultural Center

The Hawaiʻi State Foundation on Culture and the Arts has announced a calendar of upcoming exhibits at Capitol Modern: the Hawaiʻi State Art Museum, sp…

exhibitionsSep 2, 2025