The Contemporary Museum – Makiki Heights
2411 Makiki Heights Drive, Honolulu, HI 96822
Main: (808) 526-1322; Exhibition Info: 526-0232; Café Reservations: 523-3362

PRESS RELEASE

For Immediate Release July 7, 2009   

Contact: Charlie Aldinger, Director of Museum Advancement;
Ph: (808) 237-5231; Fax: (808) 536-5970; E-mail: caldinger@tcmhi.org
Web Site: http://www.tcmhi.org

Christmas Holiday Schedule of Events at TCM

The Contemporary Museum’s schedule of Christmas programs and special offers include Expression Sessions, TCM Contemporary Cash membership program, military family outreach, and docent-guided tours. Most programs are free with museum entry and feature artists and special guest art educators.

Holiday Hours:

The Contemporary Museum galleries at Makiki Heights and First Hawaiian Center will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Day. Public programs are as follows:

Special Two-Part Holiday Expression Session:

Part One: Saturday, November 7, 10:30-12 noon; and Part Two: Saturday, December 5, 10:30-12 noon; Reservations required: (808) 235-5230; Supply Fee: $12 each session ($7 for TCM Members);

Holiday cheer and starts right here on Saturday, November 7, with the making of magical Christmas trees and ornaments in a two-part Expression Session program. Art educator, Cheri Keefer, teaches children how to sculpt trees and ornaments out of clay on November 7. Then the work is dried and kiln fired. The children return on December 5 to paint and decorate their holiday trees and ornaments. Call (808) 237-5230 for reservations, or e-mail education@tcmhi.org.

SPECIAL OFFERS:

Military Family Outreach at TCM – Free Entry for Military – sponsored in part by BAE Systems & BOUTIKI

This special outreach program honors the sacrifices and service of our retired, reserve and active duty military members and their families. With military ID, military members and their families will be admitted free of charge throughout the year. This program is ongoing throughout 2009. This outreach is made possible by support from BAE Systems, the premier global defense, security, and aerospace company, and BOUTIKI, a not-for-profit, volunteer-run gift shop located on the Pearl Harbor Navy Base.

TCM Membership Special Offer – November 1-December 24:

Purchase a new TCM membership for your family, or a gift membership for someone you love, between November 1 and December 24 and receive $5 in Contemporary Cash. Contemporary Cash can be used just like real money towards purchases in the TCM Shop, TCM Café or for additional memberships. To take advantage of this special offer, call TCM Membership Coordinator Rujunko Pugh at (808) 237-5219, or log onto www.tcmhi.org/memberships for more information.

ONGOING PROGRAMS:

Tuesdays-Sundays at 1:30 p.m. - Docent-Guided Gallery Tours

No reservations are necessary for this walk-in tour (unless you are bringing a large group of 10 or more). Led by docents who have completed TCM’s seven-month docent training course, this tour offers lively and interesting discussions about works on view and current exhibitions in TCM’s Makiki Heights galleries. Free with museum entry.

Nu’umealani Garden Tours – By Advance Reservation Only – (808) 237-5217; or email education@tcmhi.org

Enjoy docent-guided tours of TCM’s spectacular “heavenly terraces” first created by the Rev. K. H. Inagaki between 1928 and 1941. Nu’umealani Garden won the American Society of Landscape Architects prestigious Millennium Medallion for preservation in 2000, and was called a “cathedral of meditation” by The New York Times. Stroll the gardens, learn about the plants, and enjoy the impressive views. These tours are free with museum entry.

The Contemporary Museum at First Hawaiian Center:

December 4, 2009, 7-9 p.m. - First Fridays at First Hawaiian Center; 7:30 p.m. Artist Talk; Free

Start your Chinatown art walkabout at the First Hawaiian Center, the downtown home of TCM’s exhibition programs exclusively featuring Hawaii’s own established and emerging artists. At 7:30 p.m. a special program featuring a Hawaii artist will be presented. Entry is free and light refreshments are served, while supplies last.

December 17, 2009 - Noon – FHC Gallery Talk and Exhibition Tour – Free

These lunch-hour docent-guided tours are presented at the third Thursdays of every month, when exhibitions are on view, and are free for everyone. Meet in the First Hawaiian Bank lobby at noon. No advance reservations are necessary. TCM at FHC exhibitions are always free to the public and feature the new work of Hawaii’s own regional artists. FHC exhibitions are coordinated by Curator of Exhibitions, Inger Tully.

TCM at First Hawaiian Center Exhibition:

Hiroki, Setsuko and Miho Morinoue – on view through February 19, 2010

The Morinoue family of artists from the Big Island will be featured in an exhibition of their new works. Living and working out of their studios in Holualoa, married couple Hiroki and Setsuko, and their daughter Miho, create work that is continuously inspired by each other and by their island surroundings. The range of work planned for this presentation includes prints, sculptures, drawings, paintings, and ceramics.

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A one-day membership pass at TCM-Makiki Heights is $8 General, and $6 Students 13+ and Seniors 62+. Military with ID, Members, and Children 12 and under are always free. Third Thursdays are always free. Exhibitions at First Hawaiian Center are free. For more information about The Contemporary Museum, visit our website at www.tcmhi.org; Exhibition Info: (808) 526-0232; Reception Desk: (808) 526-1322.

 

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General Information:

The Contemporary Museum - Makiki Heights

Entry: One-Day Membership Pass - $8 Adults; $6 Students & Seniors; Members & Children 12 and under are free. (Cost of a one-day pass may be applied to the cost of an annual membership on the day of issue.) It is always free to visit the Museum Shop or The Contemporary Café. Third Thursdays are free entry days! Museum and Shop Hours: Tuesday-Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday from Noon to 4 p.m.; Closed Mondays and major holidays. The Contemporary Café Hours: Tuesday-Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; Sunday from Noon to 2:30 p.m. Café Reservations: (808) 523-3362. Docent Tours: Tuesday-Sunday at 1:30 p.m. Cades Library Hours: Tuesday & Thursday from 3 to 5 p.m.; or by special appointment. Parking: Free. On The Bus: #15 to Makiki Heights Drive-stops in front of the Museum. Address: 2411 Maikiki Heights Drive, Honolulu, HI 96822. Exhibitions/Events Line: (808) 526-0232. Tours/Administration: (808) 526-1322; Web Site: www.tcmhi.org. Membership: (808) 237-5219.

The Contemporary Museum at First Hawaiian Center: Entry: Free. Hours: Monday-Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Closed on weekends and banking holidays; First Fridays: 7-9 p.m. Docent Tours: Third Thursdays at Noon. Parking: TCM Members enjoy validated parking at FHC. Address: 999 Bishop Street, Honolulu, HI 96813.

 For all press inquiries, please contact Charlie Aldinger, Director of Museum Advancement, at (808)237-5231
or via e-mail at caldinger@tcmhi.org.