Exhibitions
Temporary and ongoing exhibitions can be seen in the Library Exhibition Hall, Huntington Art Gallery, Virginia Steele Scott Galleries of American Art, Studio for Lodging the Mind, Boone Gallery, and Botanical Flora-Legium.
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Temporary
Gee’s Bend: Shared Legacy
Sept. 17, 2022–Sept. 4, 2023 | Through prints recently acquired by The Huntington, this exhibition celebrates the artistry and cultural significance of work by members of the Gee’s Bend Quiltmakers’ Collective from Alabama.
The Hilton Als Series: Njideka Akunyili Crosby
Feb. 15–June 12, 2023 | Five works by Nigerian-born, Los Angeles–based artist Njideka Akunyili Crosby are spotlighted in the third and final exhibition in a series curated by the Pulitzer Prize–winning author and New Yorker magazine critic Hilton Als, in collaboration with the Yale Center for British Art and each artist.
Printed in 1085: The Chinese Buddhist Canon from the Song Dynasty
April 29–Dec. 4, 2023 | The oldest printed book in The Huntington’s collection, the Scripture of the Great Flower Ornament of the Buddha, is on display in “Printed in 1085: The Chinese Buddhist Canon from the Song Dynasty” in the Library West Hall.
Ongoing
Red Earth by Lita Albuquerque
Installed near the southern entrance to the Japanese Garden, Lita Albuquerque’s Red Earth features an approximately 6-by-4-foot rock slab coated with bright red pigment and surrounded by bamboo.
Borderlands
A portion of The Huntington’s American art collection is contextualized with contributions from contemporary artists in “Borderlands,” a new permanent collections installation that explores a more expansive view of American art history.
Remarkable Works, Remarkable Times
The Huntington Library’s extraordinary holdings of 11 million items reveal an infinite number of stories. The works on display give voice to some of the collection’s depth and breadth in the culture and history of North America, the British Isles, continental Europe, the Atlantic world, and the Pacific Rim.
Mapel Orientation Gallery
Travel back in time and meet founder Henry E. Huntington, see a Red Car replica, grab a themed tour guide, create your own masterpiece, and even take a selfie with The Blue Boy!
Mineo Mizuno
Three striking new works by California-based artist Mineo Mizuno activate the Huntington Art Gallery and its outdoor loggia to invite new ways of looking at the art collections and surrounding gardens.
Upcoming
In Our Time: Prints by R.B. Kitaj
Aug. 5, 2023–March 4, 2024 | An exhibition of screen prints by artist R.B. Kitaj (1932–2007), the newly acquired works depict hyperrealistic replicas of well-loved book covers—and some of the prints even show torn and stained covers.
Storm Cloud: Art, Science, Nature, and the Industrial Age
Sept. 14, 2024–Jan. 6, 2025 | Storm Cloud analyzes the impact of industrialization and a globalized economy on everyday life, as charted by scientists, artists, and writers over the past 150 years, and contextualizes the current climate crisis within this historical framework.
奪天工 Growing and Knowing in the Gardens of China
Sept. 14, 2024–Jan. 6, 2025 | This exhibition displays 30 artworks and a performance piece highlighting how Chinese gardens have served as transformative spaces for growing and contemplating plants, encouraging visitors to view their gardens as sources of delight, nourishment, and inspiration.
Online
Stories and Voices from L.A. Chinatown
Explore the history of Los Angeles’ Chinatown, the first community in North America to be planned and owned by people of Chinese descent.