Calendar

July 29, 2023–March 4, 2024 | An exhibition of screen prints by artist R.B. Kitaj (1932–2007), the newly acquired works depict hyperrealistic replicas of well-loved book covers exploring the intersection between literary and visual arts.

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.

Dec. 2, 2023–March 18, 2024 | Drawn from the collection of Sandra and Bram Dijkstra, “Art for the People” explores paintings created in the United States between the 1929 stock market crash and World War II.

This conference, organized in collaboration with the Elizabeth Montagu Correspondence Online project, explores themes related to The Huntington’s Elizabeth Montagu Papers. Topics include the letter as object, historical document, linguistic artifact, as well as a carrier of objects and messages about friendship, health, the mind and body, and politics.

Join Gamble House docents for spotlight talks exploring the pieces on display that illuminate Charles Sumner Greene's personal and artistic interests.

Learn how to connect the 300-year-old Japanese Heritage Shōya House to the content in your K–12 classroom.

This month our Second Sundays series takes us to the Japanese Heritage Shōya House where visitors can experience traditional koto music, origami, and Japanese folk dancing.

Enjoy traditional Chinese music every Wednesday afternoon in the Garden of Flowing Fragrance.

Explore the practice and learn the basic foundation of traditional Chinese floral arts with master floral artist Rosa Zee.