Calendar

Nov. 11, 2023–Nov. 30, 2025 | 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.

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.

Join K–12 Learning Coordinator Kristin Brisbois for monthly virtual office hours, where you can drop in to ask questions and receive support regarding The Huntington’s primary sources and their application in your classroom.

Join Roy Ritchie, senior research associate at The Huntington, for a three-part lecture series that examines the road to independence in early American history.

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

Join Nicole Seymour, professor of English, on a six-session exploration of the influence and depiction of climate change in books, art, and the natural world. Huntington U is a college-style seminar with no tests.

Join Maite Gomez-Rejón of ArtBites for an engaging conversation, guided gallery viewing, and hands-on culinary lesson inspired by the rich history of picnic traditions depicted in European art.