Robert Allerton Art Library
The Robert Allerton Art Library at HoMA is an invaluable resource for the community. With more than 40,000 holdings, the library collects books and periodicals that focus on the artists, art, and art movements represented in HoMA’s encyclopedic collection. Integral to HoMA’s mission and vision, the library plays a vital role in edifying the quest for knowledge, understanding, and beauty that inspires museum goers.
Library hours
| Monday–Tuesday | Closed |
| Wednesday | By appointment |
| Thursday–Sunday | 10am–2pm |
For research or reference appointments outside of regular library hours, please email library@honolulumuseum.org.
On view
Marginalia: Ambrotypes and Lantern Lights
This display is a complement to the exhibition Kenyatta Kelechi: Laulima, on view through January 12. See portraits made in Hawai‘i in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Location
The library entrance is in Gallery 7, to the left of the Alexander Calder work Object with Yellow Background.
Online library catalog
The online library catalog is made available with generous support from the Robert F. Lange Foundation.