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Maui Museums
(Maui, Hawaii - HI, USA)



Maui has its fair share of museums, the majority of which focus on the island's history and culture. There are several museums devoted to Maui's whaling era, including a floating museum that is housed in a 90-foot / 27-meter replica of a 19th-century ship that was lost at sea.

There are also a number of museums in Maui concerned with the island's agricultural heritage, such as the Alexander and Baldwin Sugar Museum, while other themes include missionary intervention and justice on Maui. Here are Maui's main museums.




Maui Museums: Carthaginian II - Lahaina Small Boat Harbor, Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii (HI), 96761, USA
Tel: +1 808 661 8527
This floating museum is housed in a 90-foot / 27-meter replica of the original Carthaginian, a 19th-century ship that was lost at sea. Maui's Carthaginian II contains exhibits on whaling and whales, not to mention audiovisual displays that tell the story of the whaling era.
Maui museum open: daily - 10:00 to 16:30, seasonal variations apply
Maui museum admission: charge, discount for seniors

Maui Museums: Alexander and Baldwin Sugar Museum - 3957 Hansen Road, Kahului, Maui, Hawaii (HI), 96732, USA
Tel: +1 808 871 8058
Housed at the historic residence of a plantation superintendent, this museum features displays of plantation life. The Alexander and Baldwin Sugar Museum is located next to Hawaii's largest working sugar factory and documents one of the most significant times in Maui's history. This museum contains many fascinating exhibits, including displays that explain the inner workings of a sugar mill.
Maui museum open: Monday to Saturday - 09:30 to 16:30, seasonal variations apply
Maui museum admission: charge, discount for children, children under five free

Maui Museums: Bailey House Museum - 2375A Main Street, Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii (HI), 96793, USA
Tel: +1 808 244 3326
Situated in Wailuku and built on the site of the royal compound of Kahekili, Bailey House has an interesting history and once served as the Mission Station for the Wailuku Female Seminary for Girls. Later the house became the home of Edward Bailey and his family before becoming a museum that showcases Hawaiian artifacts and fascinating displays about Hawaiian and missionary history.
Maui museum open: Monday to Saturday - 10:00 to 16:00, seasonal variations apply
Maui museum admission: charge, discount for seniors and children, children under six free

Maui Museums: Baldwin Missionary Home - Front and Dickenson Streets, Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii (HI), 96761, USA
Tel: +1 808 661 3262
This historic home was built in 1834 for the Reverend Dwight Baldwin, a medical missionary who had a significant impact on democracy and education in Hawaii. The home has been carefully restored and houses furniture, artifacts, antiques and photos from Hawaii's whaling era.
Maui museum open: daily - 10:00 to 16:30, seasonal variations apply
Maui museum admission: charge

Maui Museums: Lahaina Heritage Museum - 648 Wharf Street, Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii (HI), 96761, USA
Tel: +1 808 667 1959
Situated in Old Lahaina Courthouse, this museum aims to bring Lahaina's rich history to life with an array of interactive displays, exhibitions, demonstrations and artifacts. Exhibitions focus on the whaling era, Lahaina justice system and more.
Maui museum open: daily - 09:00 to 17:00, seasonal variations apply
Maui museum admission: free

Maui Museums: Whalers Village Museum - 2435 Kaanapali Parkway, Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii (HI), 96761, USA
Tel: +1 808 661 5992
The Whalers Village Museum contains hundreds of artifacts, photo murals and displays that offer visitors a glimpse of what life was like in Lahaina's whaling days. The museum boasts a large scale model of a whaling ship, an excellent collection of 19th-century scrimshaw as well as ornaments and utensils.
Maui museum open: daily - 09:30 to 22:00, seasonal variations apply
Maui museum admission: free

 
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