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Library Art Museum Botanical Gardens
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Library

One of the world's great research libraries with 12 million items spanning the 11th to 21st centuries, with works on display in the Library exhibition halls

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Art Museum

British, European, American, and Asian art including more than 45,000 world-renowned examples of decorative arts, paintings, prints and drawings, photography, and sculpture

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Botanical Gardens

Encompassing approximately 130 acres, the Botanical Gardens contain more than a dozen spectacular themed gardens with some 83,000 living plants including rare and endangered species

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Explore the gardens and galleries, conduct research, and learn from the collections.

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What's On

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  • Detail view of an immersive art installation with a wooden canoe and various found objects.
    Exhibition
    Betye Saar: Drifting Toward Twilight
    Nov. 11, 2023–Nov. 30, 2027
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  • A large sculpture in a garden, created with charred wood and ceramics.
    Exhibition
    Mineo Mizuno: Homage to Nature
    May 25, 2024–May 25, 2029
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  • A green image with an illustration of a fruit tree in a garden.
    Exhibition
    奪天工 Growing and Knowing in the Gardens of China
    Sept. 14, 2024–Jan. 6, 2025
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  • A black and white image of a smoke cloud rising from the ground with a person walking away.
    Exhibition
    Storm Cloud: Picturing the Origins of Our Climate Crisis
    Sept. 14, 2024–Jan. 6, 2025
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  • Event
    Now Blooming: Camellias
    Nov. 1, 2024–April 5, 2025
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  • An enamel artwork featuring a person and a dog looking at a glowing square on an ornate carpet.
    Exhibition
    Raqib Shaw: Ballads of East and West
    Nov. 16, 2024–March 3, 2025
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  • Orange-red aloe ferox with raindrops
    Event
    Now Blooming: Aloes
    Nov. 24, 2024–April 5, 2025
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  • A person wearing an "Ask Me" badge talks to another person in front of a large hanging tapestry.
    Event
    Gallery Drop-In Talks: “Storm Cloud”
    Sun., Jan. 5, 2025
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  • An open laptop is set on a desk seen through a glass window that says "School Programs" and "School Partnerships."
    Event
    K-12 Educators Virtual Office Hours
    Tue., Jan. 7, 2025
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  • A pencil sketch of the corner of an ornate artwork frame.
    Event
    Drawing The Huntington | Wednesday Class
    Wed., Jan. 8, 2025
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A collage of artworks and photos of nature and events.

A collage of Verso highlights from 2024. | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.

The Stories We Told in 2024

The following selection of 2024 Verso posts provides new perspectives, cultivates curiosity, and ignites the imagination.

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A collage of Verso highlights from 2024. | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.

A beautifully detailed vase in blues, pinks, and greens.

William De Morgan, designer (British, 1839–1917), Frederick Passenger, painter (British, 1864–1943), Vase, late 1890s. Glazed earthenware, 13 3/8 × 11 in. | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.

Inspired by the Middle East: A William De Morgan Vase

Artist William De Morgan’s fascination with Middle Eastern designs and colors prompted his design of the original “Persian” vase, decorated with stylized flowers and leaves, in the late 19th century.

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William De Morgan, designer (British, 1839–1917), Frederick Passenger, painter (British, 1864–1943), Vase, late 1890s. Glazed earthenware, 13 3/8 × 11 in. | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.

A flat mushroom with growth patterns that look like tree rings.

Bracket or shelf fungi belong to a group called polypores because their undersides are composed of enormous numbers of tiny pores through which they release mass quantities of spores. Many are colorful, with striking growth patterns similar to tree rings. | Photo by Sandy Masuo.

Mushroom Magic at The Huntington

Fungi are an essential part of biodiversity at The Huntington, though many species remain unseen without sufficient rainfall. The past two winters’ heavy rains led to a surge in mushrooms across the gardens.

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Bracket or shelf fungi belong to a group called polypores because their undersides are composed of enormous numbers of tiny pores through which they release mass quantities of spores. Many are colorful, with striking growth patterns similar to tree rings. | Photo by Sandy Masuo.

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