Kauai Museum

The gift shop at the museum sells some fascinating books, maps, and prints, as well as lovely feather lei hatbands, Niihau shell jewelry, handwoven lau hala hats, and koa wood bowls. Also featured at the Kauai Museum are tapa cloth, authentic tikis (hand-carved wooden figurines), as well as other good-quality local crafts at reasonable prices.

Posted on June 08, 2012. Brought to you by fodors.

Maintaining a stately presence on Rice Street, the historic museum building is easy to find. It features a permanent display, "The Story of Kauai," which provides a competent overview of the Garden Island and Niihau, tracing the Islands' geology, mythology, and cultural history. Local artists are represented in changing exhibits in the second-floor Mezzanine Gallery. The expanded gift shop...

Posted on June 08, 2012. Brought to you by fodors.

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I enjoyed the video about the history very much, even though it was wuite long. I learnt a lot and the people that work there definitely have the 'aloha spirit'!

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A natural history museum in Kaua'i.

Posted on September 29, 2012. Brought to you by tripadvisor.

Housed in two buildings, including the Albert Spencer Wilcox building which was built in 1922, this living history and art museum is dedicated to the preservation of the culture of Kauai and features galleries containing ancient Hawaiian artifacts, art work by local artists, changing exhibits, hands-on activities, and educational exhibits. An extensive gift shop is also on site.

Posted on September 12, 2011. Brought to you by discoverourtown.

There are two parts of this museum. Every aspect of the island's history, starting at its formation and winding up at the present, is covered in the permanent exhibit in the Rice Building. Historic displays include ancient artifacts, scientific diagrams and turn-of-the-century photographs. The Wilcox Building houses the Mezzanine Gallery, which features an ever-changing display of works by...

Posted on August 19, 2011. Brought to you by wcities.

Preserved in this museum's collections are the story of Kauai, detailed in artifacts, exhibits, and photographs. Two buildings showcase items from the era preceding Western contact as well as the plantation period. There's also a focus on the influx of various ethnic peoples who came to labor in the fields. Royal garments, native handicrafts, exotic shells, model ships, and documentary images...

Posted on April 04, 2010. Brought to you by 10best.