is presented in 32 galleries and six courtyards. Admission The Honolulu Museum of Art occupies near downtown Honolulu. The museum is open to the public Thursday through Sunday. Admission is free to members, children 18 & under and for some events, but otherwise a fee is charged. Complimentary admission is offered to Hawai‘i residents on the third Sunday of the month from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. Guided tours are offered several times daily. Hours The museum is open: Thursday 10 am - 6 pm, Friday 10 am - 9 pm, Saturday 10 am - 9 pm, Sunday 10 am - 6 pm. Closed Monday - Wednesday. Doris Duke Theatre The Doris Duke Theatre at the museum seats 280. It hosts movies, concerts, lectures, and presentations. Robert Allerton Art Library In 1927, the Research Library opened with 500 books. In 1955, it was expanded and named for Robert Allerton. The collection includes 45,000 books and periodicals, biographical files on artists, and auction catalogues dating to the beginning of the 20th century. The library is a non-circulating research facility with a reading room open to the public. Honolulu Museum of Art School Education has been at the core of the Honolulu Museum of Art's mission since it opened in 1927. Today the museum serves more than 40,000 children and adults annually through free school tours, classes and workshops, outreach programs, activity-filled free museum days, free lectures, and other special programming held throughout the year. The Honolulu Museum of Art School (formerly the Academy Art Center at Linekona) opened in 1990, and now serves thousands of children and adults each year. The Honolulu Museum of Art School is currently undergoing renovations, and is set to reopen in summer 2022. Shangri La: Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art Shangri La is a museum for learning about the global culture of Islamic art and design through innovative exhibitions, educational initiatives, public programs, and community partnerships. Through a partnership with the Honolulu Museum of Art (HoMA), visitors may tour Shangri La. Reservations are required. Doris Duke (1912–1993) built Shangri La with the help of American architect Marion Sims Wyeth. Duke's collection of Islamic art was assembled over 60 years. History Anna Rice Cooke (1853–1934), daughter of New England missionaries and founder of the Honolulu Museum of Art, in her dedication statement at the opening of the museum on April 8, 1927, said: "That our children