Families know that new elements are always on view at the museum. From monthly themes, to traveling exhibits, to live .performances.

These are exquisite re-creations of costumes from that era. McHenry is the head of exhibits for the Smithsonian Museum, so she's a big deal.

If there was a little room somewhere in the British Museum that contained only about twenty exhibits and good lighting, easy chairs, and a notice imploring you to smoke, I believe I should become a museum man.

Things are coming together well. While we're still raising funds for exhibits and program development, the funding for the first phase of the building is pretty much complete.

To visit a museum is fine,
to be a museum piece is terrible!

- Gioconda and Si-Ya-U

Many exhibits from this aquarium use Hawaii's abundant natural daylight. This allows Waikiki to display only live coral, which creates beautiful exhibits. It's also a world leader in the propagation of live coral. The aquarium features some unusual and rarely seen species, including the chambered nautilus and the endangered Hawaiian monk seal.