Nov. 19, 2016–March 7, 2017
Facial hair has always been more than a matter of fashion. Impeccably coiffed or wild and unkempt, a beard or mustache says a lot about a man and who he aspires to be. This exhibition explores how facial hair styles were used to craft the identities of historical figures and fictional characters.
Sept. 3, 2016–Feb. 20, 2017
Los-Angeles based artist Lari Pittman (b. 1952) is known for his exuberant, colorful, and graphically complex works. Huntington visitors can see the artist at his hallucinogenic best in this new exhibition.
Oct. 22, 2016–Feb. 13, 2017
"Geographies of Wonder: Evolution of the National Park Idea 1933–2016" depicts the unceasing public enthusiasm for national park spaces as well as the steady pace of changes in the concept of a "national park" that grew to include national lakeshores and seashores, wild and scenic rivers, battlefields, industrial sites, parkways and trails.
Oct. 22, 2016–Jan. 29, 2017
The Japanese art of origami comes alive in a new exhibition of approximately 25 original works by the internationally renowned master Robert Lang.
Sept. 17, 2016–Jan. 9, 2017
This major international loan exhibition explores the art, craft, and cultural significance of Chinese woodblock prints made during their golden age, from the late 16th through the 19th century.
July 16, 2016–Jan. 2, 2017
Henry Huntington and Armand Hammer never met each other, but the two businessmen had at least one thing in common: they both established great art collections that form the core of major museums in Los Angeles. In an exciting "meet-up" of sorts, 15 important works from the Hammer Museum take up temporary residence at The Huntington, offering visitors the unprecedented opportunity to enjoy masterpieces from both collections in one place.
July 16, 2016–Nov. 14, 2016
Three recently acquired works of 20th-century British art are the centerpiece of a small focus exhibition titled Blast! Modernist Painting in Britain, 1900–1940.
Sat., Oct. 22, 2016, 12 a.m.–11:59 p.m.
More than 200 works from Jonathan and Karin Fieldings' collection of 18th- and early 19th-century American artworks bring insights into American art practice and culture of the time.
June 18, 2016–Oct. 3, 2016
Photographs made by Japanese-American photographer Yasuhiro Ishimoto (1921–2012) of architecture by early 20th-century designers Charles Sumner Greene and Henry Mather Greene will be on public view for the first time in the United States in this focused loan exhibition. Ishimoto turned his lens toward the Greenes' work in 1974, producing a suite of images for the Japanese design magazine Approach.
May 14, 2016–Sept. 5, 2016
In a wide-ranging examination of the evolving role of the national parks in American life, The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens will commemorate the centennial of the U.S. National Park Service in exhibitions that run consecutively from May 2016 through February 2017.
