Niagara beadwork hat

Unrecorded artist (Haudenosaunee (Iroquois)), Niagara beadwork hat, ca. 1870, beadwork on black cloth and velvet. Gift of Jonathan and Karin Fielding, 2016.25.5

Posted on Wed., July 8, 2020 by Lisa Blackburn

With the reopening of the Botanical Gardens following a three-month COVID-19 closure, visitors have been eagerly returning to The Huntington.

Posted on Wed., July 1, 2020

A new site-specific artwork by Lita Albuquerque, “Red Earth,” greets visitors at The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens as garden areas reopen after a closure of more than three months as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Posted on Wed., June 10, 2020

The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens announced today that after more than three months of closure as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, it will reopen most of its 130 acres of gardens

The Price of Progress

The notion that innovation and change leads to progress is at the heart of the American character, but Americans also value tradition. This unit explores a wide range of traditions and innovations in American society. When is progress worth the loss of tradition and certain ways of life?