Calendar

Oct. 7, 2023–May 27, 2024 | This exhibition examines the ways painting manuals published in the 17th and 18th centuries used innovative printing methods to introduce the techniques, history, and appreciation of painting to widening audiences in early modern China.

Nov. 11, 2023–Nov. 30, 2025 | Renowned American artist Betye Saar’s large-scale work “Drifting Toward Twilight”—recently commissioned by The Huntington—is a site-specific installation that features a 17-foot-long vintage wooden canoe and found objects, including birdcages, antlers, and natural materials harvested by Saar from The Huntington’s grounds.

Feb. 17–May 20, 2024 | This exhibition of 43 works is dedicated to the work of Sargent Claude Johnson, the California artist whose uplifting portrayals of people of color made him the West Coast’s key connection to the Harlem Renaissance.

Explore a winding canopy of Wisteria blooming now in the Chinese Garden, Japanese Garden, Rose Garden, Shakespeare Garden, and Children's Garden.

See these highly uncommon and spectacular, long-arching inflorescence blooms in deep jewel tones, flowering for a short time in the Desert Garden.

Marvel in the beauty of one of the largest orchids in the United States, now blooming in the Chinese Garden.

Explore 3 acres of fragrant blooming roses in the Rose Garden, one of The Huntington’s original and most iconic gardens; the Shakespeare Garden; and the Dorothy Collins Brown Garden.

Immerse yourself in the serene beauty of The Huntington’s Rose Garden and enjoy enchanting classical music.

Join Carnegie Science Observatories astronomer Jeff Rich, who will discuss the Webb Telescope observations of ultraluminous infrared galaxies and how these discoveries will lead to a new understanding of supermassive black holes, massive star clusters, and more.

MUSE/IQUE returns to The Huntington for “Really Big Show: How Ed Sullivan Changed America Every Sunday Night,” which celebrates the diversity of entertainers that have graced TV host Ed Sullivan’s stage for more than 20 years.