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Lyman Museum
& Mission House
276 Haili Street
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
Phone 808.935.5021
Fax 808.969.7685
Hours: Monday - Saturday
10:00 am - 4:30 pm
Mission House Tours
11:00 am and 2:00 pm
Admission
Kama`aina: $8 adults, $6 seniors, $3 children (ages 6-17), $17 family
Out-of-State: $10 adults, $8 seniors, $3 children, $21 family
University Students: $5
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Special Exhibits
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Now through October 2009
EXTENDED--Must End Soon!
Salvaged from trash cans in 1964 and then stashed in archives for decades, a collection of glass plate photographs capturing life in the Kingdom of Hawai`i from 1883-1905 has been resurrected in Na Pa`i Ki`i `o Brother Bertram.
As the first Marianist principal of St. Louis College (now St. Louis School in Honolulu), German-born Brother Bertram Gabriel Bellinghausen left a legacy of education and service to the islands. As a pioneering photographer with a particular interest in the maka`āinana or common people, his legacy includes nearly 2,000 images of the people and landscape of turn-of-the-century Hawai`i. This exhibition features a selection of photos of Hawai`i Island.
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Programs and Events
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| Mauritius (New Date) February 15, 7:00-8:30 p.m. Which hotspot chain of volcanic islands ranks among the greatest in biodiversity? Visit Mauritius- once home to the now-extinct dodo- and its distinctive plants and animals, with Fred Stone and Debbie Ward as your guides. |
| Tales of Inclusion and Exclusion: Constructing the Narrative of Blacks in Hawai`i February 22, 7:00-8:30 p.m. In celebration of Black History Month, the Lyman Museum welcomes Elisa Joy White, Ph.D., assistant professor of ethnic studies at UH-Mānoa, whose presentation will consider the social and political significance of recent historical and contemporary examinations of the experiences of African Americans in Hawai`i. Excerpts from the documentary Holding Fast the Dream: Hawaii's African American Experience will be incorporated. |
| Public Structures of East Hawai`i Saturday, February 27, 8:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Guided van tour led by Judith Kirkendall. Includes bento lunch and beverage. Fee is $35.00, $30.00 for members. More
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| Wetmore Women Monday, March 29, 7:00-8:30 p.m. In celebration of Women's History Month, Lyman Museum archivist, Libby Burke, will share the history and stories of the three Wetmore women of Hilo in the mid 1800's. Their interests led one to becoming a doctor and the other two to helping scientific studies in Hawaiian geology and a map-making journey into other parts of Polynesia. Admission is $3, free for Museum members. |
| The Three Mountain Alliance Monday, April 12, 7:00-8:30 p.m. Kilauea, Mauna Loa, and Hualalai are ancient and sacred volcanoes to the Hawaiians and critically important to the life and health of the native ecosystems and human communities that inhabit them. Hear about what state, federal, and other agencies and organizations are doing to manage and protect these volcanoes in "The Three Mountain Alliance." Admission is $3, free for Museum members. |
| Predicting Climate Change Monday, April 19, 7:00-8:30 p.m. There is a great interest today in measuring and predicting global climate. But predicting future climates is extremely difficult. John L. Barnes, Ph.D., Director and Physical Scientist at the Mauna Loa Observatory, will describe some of the measurements and computer models that are used to predict climate changes, including the greenhouse gas measurements made by NOAA's Mauna Loa Observatory. Admission is $3, free for Museum members. |
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Mission House
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The Lyman Museum began in the Lyman Mission House, originally built in 1839 for New England missionaries David and Sarah Lyman.
Nearly 100 eventful years later, in 1931, the museum was established by their descendants. Today the Mission House has been restored and is on the State and National Registers of Historic Places.
The sitting-room, where the Lyman family would gather in evenings for reading and prayer.
Attic of the Lyman Mission House, built in 1856. The original (1839) `ohia roof beams are evident along with the Douglas fir beams that changed the roof line for the 1856 zinc roof.
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