Affordable Travel 101: Where is The Contemporary Museum on Oahu?

The Contemporary Museum at Makiki Heights is located at 2411 Makiki Heights Drive in Honolulu, in a quiet residential neighborhood on the slopes of Mount Tantalus. Free parking for a limited number of cars is available in the lot fronting the museum. Handicapped parking is also available. The important to budget travel is to plan in advance. When it comes to family trips, globetrotting, well-deserved trips and/or going to see new places we have never been before, the actuality of expense and budgeting is always in the back of our heads. Organizing and expending our travel budget wisely is a consideration for most families. Minimizing expending and costs, while still enjoying your vacation to its fullest, is the key to assured achievements and fiscal responsibility. Your pocketbook and family will thank you! The thinking regarding saving money while journeying is simple: Even if your personal finances is incredibly tight, you can still take a break and enjoy life! Simply put, life is just too short to never step out of the door or departing the homestead! Also recalling that while traveling, regardless of whether on a budget or not, even the smallest of things can all add op to a big vacation or travel bill!. Visitors may also come to the museum on The Bus: 15 stops right in front of the museum.

Located within and around a historic 1920s Hawaii home, The Contemporary Museum (TCM) is the only museum in the State of Hawaii devoted exclusively to contemporary art. Exhibitions and educational programs are presented at two venues: main museum utilizing the home and grounds of the historic Cooke-Spalding house in Makiki Heights and a smaller collection that is presented downtown at First Hawaiian Center, 999 Bishop Street.

A visit to TCM is definitely something that would appeal to anyone interested in:

Architecture the beautiful Cooke-Spaulding house was built in 1925 but additions to the estate have maintained its original character.

Gardens you will find an authentic Japanese garden, meditation garden, sculpture garden, stroll garden and more

Contemporary art a collection which comprises nearly 3,000 works including paintings, sculpture, photographs, works on paper and fine crafts (ceramics, wood, glass, metal and fiber) spanning the period from 1945 to the present day are housed here. The collection contains major works by some of the most important artists of the period, including Josef Albers, Andy Warhol, Mark Tobey, Louise Nevelson, Jim Dine, David Hockney and others. The museum also has a collection of 26 boxes and collages by Joseph Cornell.

Light lunch If you time your visit, you can also enjoy a wonderful lunch or coffee and dessert at the delightful Contemporary Caf. This is where visitors can sit indoors in a gallery-like atmosphere amid changing displays of art or outdoors in a garden setting. Recently TCM started a new "Lauhala and Lunch" picnic service available through the Caf. A great idea, the lunch for two is packed in a picnic basket and complimentary lauhala mats are also available to use. You just drop off the basket and mats at the front desk after your picnic is finished.

Unique gifts No visit to any museum is complete unless there is time for a stop at the museum shop. Here, glass chicken bowls, desktop dartboards and heart-shaped water bottles are just a few of the one-of-a-kind gifts you'll discover.

TCM offers docent-guided tours, programs and special events. One-Day Membership Passes are available for visitors: Adults $8; Seniors and Students $6. For general information on hours of operation, collections, history, historic homes preservation, special events and more, visit http://www.tcmhi.org/mi.htm

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