bailey house museum
the first full day in maui, jason, julie and i went to the bailey house museum, which happened to be pretty close to julie's apartment. this museum was highly rated within my guide book, but i was a little disappointed in what was offered.
after our busy day popping around paia, it was a nice and peaceful spot. the museum was 4 main rooms
1. a room with his paintings
2. a room with native hawaiian artifacts
3. two rooms of items that the bailey family had at the plantation
it was interesting, but museum seems like a stretch. it also seems like a stretch that this was a top 10 place to visit on maui. the paintings were quite beautiful. they had about six paintings of maui from ~1850s. i do love a good oil landscape. they had been painted by reverend bailey. the room with hawaiian artifacts seemed tired. it had some interesting information about hunting, weaving and fishing. these were all native to hawaii artifacts prior to the missionaries' arrival in the 1800s.
upstairs in the museum, it was much more focused on the bailey family. they had some of the original furniture as well as some of the clothing that would be worn during that period.
the gift shop was very nice and the grounds were beautiful.
i was more disappointed than anything. i really have started to learn that price of admission is not really equivalent to the true value of the museum. because of the disappointment with this museum, i also skipped a few of them in lahaina.
time in museum: 45 minutes
times visited: 1
overall: B
after our busy day popping around paia, it was a nice and peaceful spot. the museum was 4 main rooms
1. a room with his paintings
2. a room with native hawaiian artifacts
3. two rooms of items that the bailey family had at the plantation
it was interesting, but museum seems like a stretch. it also seems like a stretch that this was a top 10 place to visit on maui. the paintings were quite beautiful. they had about six paintings of maui from ~1850s. i do love a good oil landscape. they had been painted by reverend bailey. the room with hawaiian artifacts seemed tired. it had some interesting information about hunting, weaving and fishing. these were all native to hawaii artifacts prior to the missionaries' arrival in the 1800s.
upstairs in the museum, it was much more focused on the bailey family. they had some of the original furniture as well as some of the clothing that would be worn during that period.
the gift shop was very nice and the grounds were beautiful.
i was more disappointed than anything. i really have started to learn that price of admission is not really equivalent to the true value of the museum. because of the disappointment with this museum, i also skipped a few of them in lahaina.
time in museum: 45 minutes
times visited: 1
overall: B
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