Engaging the public with the arts in downtown Honolulu.
Capitol Modern (Hawaiʻi State Art Museum) is a free public art museum within the SFCA Art in Public Places Program. As a part of this public art program, the museum features exhibitions curated from the State’s Art in Public Places Collection and from student exhibitions.
The museum is in the No. 1 State Capitol Building, near the State Capitol, ʻIolani Palace, and the State Library.
Admission is always free.
Monday – Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.,
with evening hours during First Friday and other events.
View current exhibit information and virtual tours of past exhibits on the Capitol Modern website: CapitolModern.org/exhibitions.
Free, all ages art and music events at Capitol Modern include First Friday, Super Saturday, and Friday Night Tempo. Follow @CapitolModern on social media or subscribe to the Capitol Modern email newsletter for updates.
There is no cafe on-site at this time.
Artwork: “The Tea Ceremony” serigraph print by Peggy Jane Garbutt-Murray, 1989. Art in Public Places Collection of the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts.
Interested in bringing your classroom to the museum? Admission is always free and groups are welcome to visit during regular museum hours. For more information, please contact Museum Education Coordinator Shirley Lam at [email protected].
Indoor and outdoor spaces available for event rentals. Ask about the nonprofit organization discount!
Photo: 2024 Hawaiʻi Chess Federation tournament at Capitol Modern.
The SFCA is a state government agency, administratively attached to the Department of Accounting and General Services (Hawai‘i Revised Statutes Chapter 9). Capitol Modern (Hawai‘i State Art Museum) is operated by the SFCA. All hiring for permanent jobs is done via the Hawai‘i Department of Human Resources Development (DHRD). For careers and career opportunities within the state of Hawai‘i, please visit their website: Hawai‘i Department of Human Resources Development.
For additional information about SFCA jobs, working with the SFCA as a contractor, artwork purchases, artwork commissions, etc., please visit the SFCA Jobs page.
For those interested in doing business as a contractor with the Capitol Modern as a workshop instructor or as a performer, please go to the forms linked below.
Explore and learn about the museum in this short video.
Featuring videos about the museum and from events at Capitol Modern.
