Calendar

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.

View a rotating display of blooming orchids, selected for their beauty and color, year-round in The Rose Hills Foundation Conservatory for Botanical Science.

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.

May 25, 2024–May 25, 2029 | This site-specific work explores the fragility of the Earth’s ecosystem, as well as the destruction of the forest and its potential for regeneration. The sculpture celebrates the beauty of wood in its natural state and emphasizes its potential as a reusable and renewable resource.

June 1–Sept. 23, 2024 | This exhibition explores how German Renaissance artist Albrecht Dürer’s travels to Italy and beyond, and the cultural exchange with his contemporaries, transformed European art.

Admire the colorful beauty of aquatic flowers in the Chinese Garden, Lily Ponds, and the North Vista and Celebration Garden fountains.

Following on the stinky heels of Odora, the Corpse Flower Scentennial is getting ready to release its pungent scent. Both plants are on view now for a limited time in The Rose Hills Foundation Conservatory for Botanical Science. Watch the livestream, check the growth progress chart, and plan your visit.

Music and picnic season is back! Contributor-level Members and above have four opportunities to explore the gardens, picnic, and take in live music with performances by The Neighborhood Orchestra with Annie Gonzalez, Irie Earth Band, Mariachi Divas de Cindy Shea, and KCRW’s DJ Wyldeflower.

This summer we’re offering six chances to explore our gardens as day turns to dusk. Relax and explore the gardens with friends and family after hours.

See The Huntington gardens in a new light with this 90-minute, after-hours outdoor walking tour.