2010 marks the bicentennial of the unification of the Hawaiian Islands by King Kamehameha, and the de Young museum in San Francisco hosted a celebration on June 11th. A chorus sang Hawaiian songs, a photographer showed pictures taken on the islands, and the highlight of the event was a performance by a Hawaiian dance group.
Before attending the Hawaiian celebration, I enjoyed the “Birth of Impressionism: Masterpieces from the Musée d’Orsay” exhibit and browsed the de Young museum’s Oceanic Art collection
