In 1907 the University of Hawaii was established as the College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts at its present location in Manoa, just northeast of Waikiki. The University of Hawaii—West Oahu, in Pearl City, is also part of the University of Hawaii System, which comprises ten regional campuses around the state. Other major universities in and around Honolulu include Hawaii Pacific University, Chaminade University of Honolulu, and the Hawaii campus of Brigham Young University.
The state's largest museum, the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, is located in Honolulu. It contains a large collection of Polynesian archaeological artifacts, as well as many exhibits on Hawaiian history and culture. The museum also has an extensive entomological collection with more than 13 million specimens. Other important museums include the Honolulu Academy of Arts, known for its extensive collection of Japanese, Chinese, and Korean art; the Contemporary Museum, with exhibits of modern art and photography; and the Mission Houses Museum, which comprises three buildings from the early 1800s that once housed missionaries. Other cultural institutions in Honolulu include the Neal S. Blaisdell Center, a complex containing an arena, an exhibition hall, and a theater-concert hall, which serves as the home of the Honolulu Symphony Orchestra.
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