Lending Collection

The Lending Collection is a circulating “library” of art and artifacts that educators across the state can borrow for use in classrooms for hands-on, object-based learning. The Lending Collection provides portable examples of arts, crafts, and material culture from around the world, encouraging teachers and students to engage with objects in ways that promote creativity, critical thinking, and cultural understanding.   

Hours

Wednesday 10am-6pm
Thursday 2pm-6pm
Saturday 10am-4pm

Location

The Lending Collection is located in the basement of the Honolulu Museum of Art School at 1111 Victoria St., between Beretania and Young streets.

Parking

Parking is available behind the Honolulu Museum of Art School, 1111 Victoria Street. The rate is $6 for the first 5 hours. Card only. For quick pick-ups and drop-offs, there is a 15-minute grace period.

Parking directions

Contact

Lendingcollection@honolulumuseum.org 

Borrowing from Lending Collection

 

What is it

The Lending Collection is a free resource for educators across the state, offering thousands of examples of art and material culture from around the world, from Dutch clogs to Micronesian stick charts used for navigation.

Who may borrow

  • K-12 school and homeschool teachers
  • University instructors
  • Librarians and coordinators for nonprofit organizations

How it works

Come by and browse the stacks or have us personalize a loan for you. Select up to twelve objects to borrow for up to two weeks. 

Neighbor Island educators enjoy free round-trip shipping and a loan period of one month. (We encourage sharing use of the objects with fellow teachers). 

Lending Collection objects can support lessons in

  • appreciating the cultures and histories of our diverse communities
  • asking questions and drawing conclusions based on observation
  • engaging in historical inquiry
  • investigating the movement of people, goods, and ideas
  • exploring the interaction between people and the environment
  • classifying objects according to their attributes
  • addressing tactile and other learning styles
  • understanding art principles and techniques
  • understanding art making as a way for people to respond to the world around them

Bwinnin Ri-M̗ajel̗ / Marshallese Collection

The Lending Collection includes many objects from the Marshall Islands. Explore a sampling of these objects, with text in Ebon and English, and learn what they are made from, how they are made, and how they are used.

Explore the Bwinnin Ri-M̗ajel̗ / Marshallese Collection