Shangri La Museum

Shangri La Museum of Islamic Art, Culture & Design is the Honolulu home that the philanthropist Doris Duke commissioned from the architect Marion Sims Wyeth, and the Doris Duke Foundation operates it. Duke commissioned local Hawaiian designers and artisans and hired traditional craftsmen from India, Morocco, Syria and Iran, and her collection is particularly strong in ceramics, wood, glass and textiles. It opened as a museum dedicated to Islamic art, and it lies in the ʻili of Kapahulu in the ahupuaʻa of Waikīkī. Every visit is ticketed and reserved online in advance, and it begins at an off-site meeting point: the Honolulu Museum of Art on Thursdays and Fridays, Bishop Museum on Saturdays. Your ticket includes the round-trip shuttle and same-day admission to the Honolulu Museum of Art or Bishop Museum, and both departure points have paid parking. On site you move at your own pace through the gallery spaces and part of the grounds while staff answer questions. Tickets are released monthly. Children under the minimum age are not permitted on site, for safety reasons. Small cross-body bags may be carried, but backpacks, totes and handbags are stored on site, as are food, drinks, gum and water bottles. Personal photography is welcome, but no flash, tripods, selfie sticks or drones, and lens length is limited. Because of stairs, uneven surfaces and outdoor paths, regular visits are not fully ADA accessible, and designated ADA days are on Wednesdays.