uhmuseum

The University of Hawai'i is the oldest state university in Hawai'i, with a rich history of more than a century. The university houses comprehensive museum collections of retrospective and current research and teaching materials pertaining to both Hawai'i and Asian-Pacific cultures. In response to the growing demand of the public for digital access to these collections (especially teachers and students), the Museum Consortium (UHMC) of the University of Hawai'i was created to initiate the first campus-wide Virtual Museum (UHVM).

This new initiative will provide local, national, and international educators and learners with a digital tool specifically designed to develop or use humanities resources. An interactive online environment will offer a compilation of teaching resources (text, images, video and multimedia) currently held by one of Hawai'i's premier institutions.

The Virtual Museum allows scholars,