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News Release - The Huntington’s Historic Tea Room to Reopen May 24
Tue., March 21, 2023
The original 1911 building has been restored and a new outdoor pavilion opens onto the Shakespeare Garden.
Press Preview on April 24. Dining reservations can be made beginning May 10.
News Release - Hilton Als Named Inaugural Hannah and Russel Kully Distinguished Fellow in the History of American Art
Wed., Feb. 15, 2023
Hilton Als—Pulitzer Prize–winning writer, theater critic for The New Yorker magazine, and curator—is the inaugural Hannah and Russel Kully Distinguished Fellow in the History of American Art.
News Release - The Huntington Names Winner of 2023 Shapiro Book Prize
Mon., Feb. 13, 2023
The biennial award of $10,000 for outstanding first monograph in American history and culture goes to R. Isabela Morales for “Happy Dreams of Liberty: An American Family in Slavery and Freedom.”
News Release - Lauren Cross Appointed Gail-Oxford Associate Curator of American Decorative Arts at The Huntington
Mon., Feb. 6, 2023
The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens announced today the appointment of Lauren Cross as the new Gail-Oxford Associate Curator of American Decorative Arts.
News Release - Oldest Printed Book in The Huntington’s Collections to Go On Display April 29
Wed., Feb. 1, 2023
“Printed in 1085: The Chinese Buddhist Canon from the Song Dynasty” will showcase a sacred 11th-century Buddhist book and explore Chinese textual history.
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News Release - The Huntington Acquires Thomas Pynchon Archive
Wed., Dec. 14, 2022
The Huntington has acquired the archive of American author Thomas Pynchon, considered by many to be among the greatest novelists of our time.
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News Release - The 320-Year-Old Japanese Heritage Shōya House Will Open in Fall 2023
Tue., Dec. 6, 2022
The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens will open a major new feature in its renowned Japanese Garden in the fall of 2023, when the reconstruction of a 320-year-old magistrate’s (shōya) house from Marugame, Japan, will be complete.
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News Release - The Huntington Acquires Major Work by Female 18th-Century French Master Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun
Tue., Nov. 1, 2022
Portrait of Joseph Hyacinthe François-de-Paule de Rigaud, comte de Vaudreuil is the second masterpiece purchased through an Ahmanson Foundation gift.
News Release - Susan Juster Named W.M. Keck Director of Research at The Huntington
Mon., Oct. 3, 2022
SAN MARINO, Calif.—Following an international search, The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens announced today the appointment of University of Michigan history professor Susan Juster to the position of W.M. Keck Foundation Director of Research.
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News Release - The Huntington Acquires Large-Scale Jacobean Portrait and Rare Early 19th-Century “Portrait of a Young Black Man,” Among Other Works
Thu., Sept. 15, 2022
The two paintings will go on view in the Huntington Art Gallery starting Feb. 15, 2023.
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News Release - “The Hilton Als Series: Njideka Akunyili Crosby” Coming to The Huntington
Thu., Sept. 15, 2022
The exhibition of works by the Los Angeles–based artist is the last in a trilogy of shows on contemporary female artists curated by The New Yorker magazine critic Hilton Als.
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The Huntington Store Offers Extraordinary Gifts for the 2022 Holiday Season
Tue., Sept. 13, 2022
From handmade jewelry and a curated book selection to cool apparel, toys, and home decor, these items are in tune with The Huntington’s remarkable library, art, and botanical collections.