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.

The Huntington’s next Corpse Flower will bloom soon and is 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.

Visit the Chinese Medicinal Garden and learn about some of the most important plants used in Chinese medicine for the past 2,000 years.

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

Take a closer look at the iconic masterpiece “The Blue Boy” by Thomas Gainsborough. Informal talks will be held in English, Spanish, and Mandarin.