BPBM
Bernice P. Bishop Museum | |
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The Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum | |
Established | 1889 |
Location | 1525 Bernice Street, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.A. |
Type | Private Institution |
Website | www.bishopmuseum.org |
Founded in 1889, it is the largest museum in Hawai'i and is home to the world's largest collection of Polynesian cultural and scientific artifacts. Besides the comprehensive exhibits of Hawaiiana, the Bishop Museum has an extensive entomological collection of over 13.5 million specimens, the third largest collection in the United States.