Capitol Modern

Hawaii’s biggest little art collection awaits, so get ready to activate your imagination. Stroll and reflect, unleash your creativity, and interact with an evolving portrait of Hawaii’s beauty, diversity and complexity. 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 Hawaiʻi by presenting an evolving and comprehensive portrait of our Islands, and are dedicated to presenting the largest and finest collection of works by Hawaiʻi artists. We honor and inspire artistic excellence and promote education and cultural enrichment. Capitol Modern has four galleries totaling around 19,500 square feet. It also features other exhibition and live event areas including the Front Lawn, the Second Floor Courtyard, The POD, and the Sculpture Garden. There’s always something happening at Capitol Modern. Come experience everything the museum has to offer, from new installations and programs to activities and art for all ages. It’s always free.