Is it possible that the English physicist and mathematician Sir Isaac Newton, one of the greatest theorists in the history of science, practiced alchemy? That a giant of the scientific revolution shared a dream common among charlatans of his age—to turn lead into gold?
People who appreciate green tea for its antioxidant properties don't know the half of it. In a recent Huntington lecture, "Searching for the Spirit of the Sages: The Japanese Tea Ceremony for Sencha" (which you can listen to on iTunes U)
Did you know that the Huntington property was once home to the first commercial avocado orchard in Southern California? That in 1910, Henry Huntington's network of trolley cars, the Pacific Electric "Red Cars," stretched over 1,300 miles across Los Angeles?
With the arrival of April, we begin the final countdown of Civil War Sesquicentennial commemorations. In short order, we will mark the 150th anniversaries of Appomattox (April 9), the shooting of Abraham Lincoln in Ford's Theatre (April 14)
When the Steven S. Koblik Education and Visitor Centeropens on April 4, 2015, Scott Kleinrock hopes the first things visitors notice are the gardens. As garden design and landscape construction coordinator, Kleinrock has created garden spaces that complement
Since 2012, The Huntington has displayed Global Loft (Spread), 1979, a mesmerizing work by groundbreaking 20th-century artist Robert Rauschenberg, combining acrylic paint, pieces of fabric, three glue brushes, and a series of photographs on three conjoined wood panels.
When the pandas at the San Diego Zoo crave a bit of variety on their menu, zookeepers know exactly what to do. They order up some Chinese takeout. That's what led the Zoo to partner with The Huntington this year to obtain bamboo from the Botanical Gardens
One of the first things visitors encounter in the mansion that houses the Huntington Art Gallery is a series of first-floor period rooms that Henry and Arabella Huntington inhabited in the early decades of the 20th century.
On the eve of Albert Einstein's 136th birthday on March 14, we invite you to consider a letter Einstein wrote in 1913 to renowned solar astronomer George Ellery Hale (1868-1938)—a letter reminding us of the dance between theory and experiment.
When it comes to aloe collecting, Karen Zimmerman's hybrids are real show-stoppers. As The Huntington's propagator of succulent plants, Zimmerman has had amazing success breeding striking, jagged-toothed specimens permeated with red, orange, or yellow that produce delectable contrasts with the aloes' green to bluish-green leaves.