Honiara offers different ways to include culture and city exploration in your trip: crafts, museum history, gallery works, a food market in the city centre and a 7-kilometre route. The Craft Market Centre is dedicated to making and selling crafts; the Solomon Islands National Museum has a history dating back to the early 1950s; and the National Art Gallery displays traditional objects and modern paintings. The Commonwealth Walkway adds a route with various sights to these places. When planning, you can therefore decide first whether you want to focus on a cultural venue, crafts, a market or a route.

Crafts and Sales

The Honiara Craft Market Centre is managed by the Art Gallery and gives craftspeople the opportunity to rent space to make and sell crafts there. The Centre thus brings together two aspects: production and sales. For your trip planning, this focus differs from viewing works in the National Art Gallery. If you are interested in crafts, you can therefore consider the Centre as a distinct point of interest in Honiara.

Museum History and Art in the Gallery

The Solomon Islands National Museum was officially established as a cultural institution in 1969; its history and development date back to the early 1950s. These two dates distinguish its formal establishment from its longer history and development. This makes the museum a historical point of reference for exploring the city. The National Art Gallery in Honiara displays traditional carvings, baskets and jewellery, as well as modern paintings. Its range therefore extends from traditional works in various forms to modern painting. If you include art and culture in your trip plans, you can take into account the difference between a historic institution and a gallery featuring traditional and modern art.

A Route with Several Types of Sights

The Honiara Commonwealth Walkway is a 7-kilometre route with sights along the way. These include museums, galleries, monuments, places of worship and memorials. Its format as a route differs from a single visit to a cultural institution: several types of sights can be seen along one route. If, when exploring, you would rather choose a named route than focus on a single exhibition, you can consider the 7 kilometres as a concrete measure of its length. The different categories also show that the route is not limited to museums or galleries.

Food Market in the City Centre

The food market in the centre of Honiara offers a different focus. It is a separate place to visit alongside the cultural institutions and provides an urban experience that is not centred on exhibitions. If you would like to include a market visit in your trip, you can consider it as a separate activity alongside the museum, gallery or Walkway. Honiara therefore offers a choice of different reasons to visit, from art and history to a food market.

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