HONOLULU MUSEUM OF ART ANNOUNCES DEPARTURE OF MUSEUM DIRECTOR

Sean O'Harrow will be leaving his position at HoMA

HONOLULU, HAWAI‘I—The Honolulu Museum of Art (HoMA) announced today the departure of its Director, Sean O’Harrow, effective February 8, 2019.

“I returned to Honolulu to the institution where I spent much of my childhood and which put me on my life’s career path,” said Sean O’Harrow. “It saddens me that family health issues require us to leave Hawai‘i and this wonderful place of transformative art experiences. I wish the museum a future of continued success in serving the public in Hawai‘i.”

“The past two years of Sean’s leadership have been a time of great progress in advancing the museum as a professionally organized and sustainable institution,” said Violet Loo, Chair of HoMA Board of Trustees. “We are deeply grateful for his efforts to create a more effective and viable organization.”

Mark Burak, a longstanding trustee and Chair of the Museum’s Finance Committee, has been named Interim Director.

-end-

Help Save Paper—convert to the Museum’s E-mail press list.

To UNSUBSCRIBE, please click here.

To join, e-mail kwong@honolulumuseum.org, or call (808) 532-6091.

About the Honolulu Museum of Art

One of the world’s premier art museums, the Honolulu Museum of Art presents international caliber special exhibitions and features a collection that includes Hokusai, van Gogh, Gauguin, Monet, Picasso and Warhol, as well as traditional Asian and Hawaiian art.

Located in two of Honolulu’s most beautiful buildings, visitors enjoy two cafés, two shops, gardens, and films and concerts at the theater. The museum is dedicated to bringing together great art and people to create a more harmonious, adaptable, and enjoyable society in Hawai‘i.

Locations:

Honolulu Museum of Art: 900 S. Beretania Street
Honolulu Museum of Art Spalding House: 2411 Makiki Heights Drive
Honolulu Museum of Art School: 1111 Victoria Street
Honolulu Museum of Art at First Hawaiian Center: 999 Bishop Street
Honolulu Museum of Art Doris Duke Theatre: 901 Kinau Street (at rear of museum)

Website: www.honolulumuseum.org

Phone: 808-532-8700

Hours:

Honolulu Museum of Art: Tues–Sun 10 am–4:30pm; closed Monday.

Honolulu Museum of Art Spalding House: Tues–Sun 10am–4pm; closed Monday.

Admission (permits entry to both museums on the same day):

$20 general admission; $10 Hawai‘i residents and active duty military living in Hawai‘i; children 18 and under are free.

There’s a lot happening at the Museum!

See a film

See our exhibitions

Take a tour