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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

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

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

What's On

Two people sit on a stage in front of an audience, with a screen displaying a video of a NASA control room.

Charles Elachi, former director of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, with Huntington President Karen R. Lawrence during the “Why It Matters” event on Oct. 9. Elachi screened a NASA video of the Perseverance rover’s landing on Mars in 2021. Photo by Linnea Stephan. | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.

Daring Mighty Things with Charles Elachi

Charles Elachi, the former director of NASA and Caltech’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, talked with Huntington President Karen Lawrence about the importance of daring to take risks, environmental stewardship, and the mutually enriching interactions among the arts, humanities, and sciences.

A drawing of a person in a Native American ceremonial outfit, with symbols and their meanings on the left. The text reads: “Los Angeles City/County Native American Commission.”

Invitation to a “Get Acquainted Breakfast” from the Los Angeles City/County Native American Indian Commission, 1981. Papers of Edmund D. Edelman. | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.

The Establishment of the Native American Indian Commission

The Los Angeles City/County Native American Indian Commission, established almost 50 years ago, serves the needs of the largest urban Native American population in the United States. The Huntington’s records related to the commission’s founding reflect some of the complex histories of Indigenous people in Southern California.

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Edward Mitchell Bannister, Untitled (Walking Through a Field) [detail], ca. 1870s, oil on canvas, 22 x 42 1/4 in. | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.

Restoring Edward Mitchell Bannister’s Rightful Place in Art History

In 1876, Edward Mitchell Bannister became the first African American artist to win a national award. The Huntington’s Lauren Cross writes about what motivated him, whom he credited for his success, and how he shifted from being a portraitist to a landscape artist.

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