Reflections of Paradise: Tiki Culture on the Mainland See all the exhibitions.

This exhibition is a brief examination of the history of "Tiki culture" in the United States. Several periods of Pacific Island influence on mainland American pop-culture are documented through record albums, sheet music, restaurant menus, bar décor, and, of course, tiki mugs. From the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco that introduced many visitors to Hawaiian music and art, to the regular revival of tropical-themed bars and restaurants, Tiki Culture charts the ebbs and flows of a cultural influence that continues to offer fantasy and escapism to "mainlanders" everywhere.