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It has the state's largest collection of natural history specimens and the world's largest collection of Hawaiiana and Pacific culture artifacts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bishopmuseum.org/ |title=Welcome to the Bishop Museum |publisher=Bishopmuseum.org |access-date=May 22, 2012}}</ref> The [[Honolulu Zoo]] is Hawaii's main [[zoology|zoological]] institution, while the [[Waikiki Aquarium]] is a working [[marine biology]] laboratory. The Waikiki Aquarium partners with the [[University of Hawaiʻi]] and other universities worldwide. Established for appreciation and [[botany]], Honolulu is home to several gardens: [[Foster Botanical Garden]], [[Lili{{okina}}uokalani Botanical Garden]], [[Walker Estate]], among others. ===Performing arts=== Established in 1900, the [[Honolulu Symphony]] is the second-oldest U.S. symphony orchestra west of the Rocky Mountains. Other classical music ensembles include the [[Hawaii Opera Theatre]]. Honolulu is also a center for [[Hawaiian music]]. The main music venues include the [[Hawaii Theatre]], the [[Neal Blaisdell Center]] Concert Hall and Arena, and the [[Waikiki Shell]]. Honolulu also includes several venues for live [[theater]], including the [[Diamond Head Theatre]] and [[Kumu Kahua Theatre]]. ===Visual arts=== The [[Honolulu Museum of Art]] has Hawaii's largest collection of Asian and Western art. It also has the largest collection of Islamic art, housed at the [[Shangri La (Doris Duke)|Shangri La]] estate. Since the merger of the Honolulu Academy of Arts and The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu (now called the [[Honolulu Museum of Art Spalding House]]) in 2011, the museum is also the state's only [[contemporary art]] [[museum]]. The contemporary collections are housed at main campus ([[Spalding House]]) in [[Makiki]] and a multi-level gallery in [[downtown Honolulu]] at the [[First Hawaiian Center]]. The museum hosts a film and video program dedicated to arthouse and world cinema in the museum's Doris Duke Theatre, named for the museum's historic patroness [[Doris Duke]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://honolulumuseum.org/373-doris_duke_theatre|title=Honolulu Museum of Art – Doris Duke Theatre|access-date=February 2, 2018}}</ref> The [[Hawaii State Art Museum]] (also downtown) has pieces by local artists as well as traditional [[Hawaiian art]]. The museum is administered by the [[Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts]]. [[File:Diamond Head Hawaii - panoramio.jpg|thumb|Aerial view of [[Diamond Head, Hawaii|Diamond Head]]]] Honolulu also annually holds the [[Hawaii International Film Festival]] (HIFF). It showcases some of the best films from producers all across the Pacific Rim and is the largest "East meets West" style film festival of its sort in the United States. ===Tourist attractions=== [[File:Honolulu From Round Top.jpg|thumb|Diamond Head and Honolulu viewed from Round Top Drive]] {{div col|colwidth=30em}} * [[Ala Moana Center]] * [[Aloha Tower]] * [[Bishop Museum]] * [[Diamond Head, Hawaii|Diamond Head]] * [[Hanauma Bay]] * [[Honolulu Museum of Art]] * [[Honolulu Zoo]] * [[{{okina}}Iolani Palace]] * [[Lyon Arboretum]] * [[National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific]] * [[USS Arizona Memorial]] * [[Waikiki Aquarium]] * [[Waikiki|Waikiki Beach]] * [[Waikiki Trolley]] * [[International Market Place]] * [[Kapiolani Park|Kapi'olani Park]] {{div col end}} Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. 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