Bishop Museum

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cultural history museum museum natural history museum science museum

Bishop Museum is a renowned cultural and natural history museum in Honolulu that specializes in the history, culture, and natural sciences of Hawaii and the broader Pacific region.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cultural history museum → museum → natural history museum → science museum →
city	Honolulu →
collectionType	Hawaiian artifacts → Pacific artifacts → archaeological collections → ethnographic collections → historical artifacts → natural history collections → royal family heirlooms →
country	United States →
focusesOn	culture of Hawaii → cultures of the Pacific → history of Hawaii → natural history of Hawaii → natural sciences of the Pacific →
foundedIn	1889 →
founder	Charles Reed Bishop →
hasCollection	Hawaiian featherwork → Hawaiian insect specimens → Hawaiian land snail specimens → Hawaiian plant specimens → Hawaiian royal regalia → Pacific ethnology collection → Polynesian navigation artifacts →
hasDepartment	anthropology department → botany department → education department → entomology department → ichthyology department → malacology department →
hasFacility	archives → planetarium → research library →
knownFor	Hawaiian and Pacific cultural collections → natural history research in Hawaii and the Pacific →
locatedIn	Hawaii → Honolulu → Oahu → Pacific region →
mission	preserve and share the cultural and natural heritage of Hawaii and the Pacific →
name	Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum →
namedAfter	Bernice Pauahi Bishop →
regionServed	Hawaii → Pacific Islands →
shortName	Bishop Museum →
state	Hawaii →
typeOfOrganization	nonprofit institution →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States → Oahu →	hasLandmark
Bernice Pauahi Bishop ("Bishop Museum (named for her by Charles Reed Bishop)") →	honouredIn
Bishop Museum ("Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum") →	name
Bishop Museum →	shortName