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Nov. 11, 2023–Nov. 30, 2027 | Renowned American artist Betye Saar’s large-scale work “Drifting Toward Twilight”—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.

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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.

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Explore acres of eye-catching camellias, flowering throughout the Chinese Garden, Japanese Garden, and North Vista.

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Enjoy a sea of Aloe flowers blooming now throughout the California Garden, Desert Garden, and Cycad Garden near The Huntington Art Gallery.

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Learn about some of the most important plants used in Chinese medicine for the past 2,000 years.

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

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Andrew Watsky, professor emeritus at Princeton University, discusses tea practices in 16th-century Japan, focusing on the ceramic vessels that were among the most highly esteemed artworks in the realm.

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This conference examines the musical sounds that once reverberated across the Spanish Americas to enhance devotion, signal identity, or express agency. Experts will discuss the intersectional issues of music performance, sound and voice studies, art history, gender and race relations, and institutional hierarchies.

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This conference examines the musical sounds that once reverberated across the Spanish Americas to enhance devotion, signal identity, or express agency. Experts will discuss the intersectional issues of music performance, sound and voice studies, art history, gender and race relations, and institutional hierarchies.

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Join Desert Garden Manager, Ivan Garibaldo for a hands-on gardening class all about succulents!

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