John Young Museum of Art, Art museum in University of Hawaii at Manoa, United States.
The John Young Museum of Art is a teaching museum in Krauss Hall, a former pineapple research building near the Dole Street entrance to the University of Hawaii at Manoa campus. Its 2,738 square feet hold two galleries, the Beverly Willis gallery and the Michael J. Marks gallery, plus an object study center for Asian, Native Hawaiian and Pacific art, and a large courtyard used for public events.
The museum is housed in Krauss Hall, a historic building near the Dole Street entrance to the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa campus that once served as a pineapple research facility. The museum occupies this former research building and holds a permanent collection donated largely by the artist John Chin Young (1909–1997). Maika Pollack directed the museum from 2019 to 2023.
The museum is named after John Chin Young (1909–1997), the American-Hawaiian artist who donated most of its permanent collection. Its galleries and object study center hold Asian art, Native Hawaiian (Kanaka Maoli) art and Pacific art, and public events take place in the large courtyard.
The museum is open Tuesday through Friday and Sundays during fall and spring semesters with no admission charge. Visitors should confirm opening times in advance since hours vary depending on the university semester schedule.
Artist John Chin Young, who donated most of the works, was himself a significant Hawaiian artist whose personal eye shaped what visitors see today. His legacy makes the museum reflect the artistic vision of a single collector with deep roots in the islands.
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