Composite image of a botanical illustration and golden barrel cactus and portrait of a woman.

Digital Classroom Resources

Explore objects from The Huntington’s collections through our digital resources for learners of all ages. Each digital resource includes background information and learner engagement strategies.

A light-skinned Black man wearing a painter's smock and a fedora stands and looks down at a sculpture of a head he is holding. The sculpture depicts a young Black person. Behind him, we see shelves with several sculptural pieces on them.

Artist Sargent Claude Johnson looks at a sculpture inside a studio. Everett Collection. | Everett Collection/Bridgeman Images.

Harlem Rennaissance Artist Sargent Claude Johnson Collection: His Life and Art

Explore the legacy of Sargent Claude Johnson, the first Black Modernist artist from the West Coast to gain national acclaim whose work stands out due to his skill with multiple mediums and his embrace of Black identity at a time when many popular depictions of Black people were racist.

Discover Sargent Claude Johnson

Artist Sargent Claude Johnson looks at a sculpture inside a studio. Everett Collection. | Everett Collection/Bridgeman Images.

Explore the Sargent Claude Johnson Collection

  • Portrait of a man's head and neck depicted with masklike facial features, abstracted shapes, and bright colors including blue, white, red, yellow and green.
    Artist Spotlight: Sargent Claude Johnson and Black Modernism
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  • A detail image of a wood carving.
    Spotlight: Organ Screen's Symbolism and Use of California Redwood
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  • Three-quarter profile view of a small blue/green glazed terracotta sculpture of a young Black boy's head and neck.
    Spotlight: Head of a Boy's Ennobling Depiction of Non-White People
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Survival through Adaptation

Help learners develop their scientific literacy skills and their sense of belonging in the natural world by inviting them to observe and make inferences about plants from different ecosystems. Explore top topics below.
Explore Plant Adaptations
Color photograph of an older Black woman with white and grey hair pulled up to the top of her head in a short, curly ponytail. She is wearing a loose grey shirt and is standing in her artist studio, surrounded by wooden clocks, shelves, candlestick holders, and other miscellaneous items.

Betye Saar, 2019. Courtesy of the artist and Roberts Projects Los Angeles, California; Photo David Sprague.

The Betye Saar Art Box | La Caja de Arte de Betye Saar

Celebrate Betye Saar's artistic legacy and learn more about her work as you make art inspired by five of her artworks. Available in English and Spanish.

Celebra el legado artístico de Betye Saar y aprende sobre su trabajo al crear arte inspirado en cinco de sus obras. Disponible en inglés y en español.

Explore Activities | Explora actividades

Betye Saar, 2019. Courtesy of the artist and Roberts Projects Los Angeles, California; Photo David Sprague.

Videos

Watch videos that invite you to practice close looking, discover what it's like to work at our research library, and promote mindfulness and relaxation with peaceful moments from the gardens. Explore all series below.
Explore All Videos
  • Louisiana Bendolph, Going Home, 2005. Color soft-ground etching with aquatint and spitbite aquatint, 32 x 30 in. Courtesy of the artist and Paulson Fontaine Press. The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens.
    Watch Series: Close Looking at the H
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  • A table in a laboratory setting with stacked books, glass labware, and brushes. A person works in the background.
    Watch Series: Working in the Library
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  • Restore + Explore: Relational Mindfulness with Linnea Pyne
    Watch Series: Mindful Moments
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Exploring Art and Nature Intersections

Experience nature through a creative lens, explore objects from The Huntington's History of Science collection, and dive into how plants work.
black and white abstract illustration of flowers and plants

Loddon, William Morris (British, 1834-1896), ca. 1884. | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.

Color Our Collections

Color our collections! Take some time to unwind and create while you discover an object, artwork, or plant in The Huntington’s collections. Interested in learning more about the coloring page? Be sure to check out the extra activities for further learning.

Explore Coloring Pages

Loddon, William Morris (British, 1834-1896), ca. 1884. | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.