Past Exhibitions

June 21, 2025–Dec. 1, 2025

Perhaps no other American city has so thoroughly perplexed and inspired people—or been as maligned and mythologized—as Los Angeles. This exhibition celebrates the reciprocal influence of the city and its artists and visionaries, whose stories are inherently intertwined.

June 21, 2025–Dec. 1, 2025

Geoffrey Chaucer’s classic "Canterbury Tales" features fictionalized characters who entertain each other with stories on a pilgrimage from London to Canterbury Cathedral. In the 14th century, when Chaucer first penned the tales, each one circulated independently of the others. It was not until the turn of the 15th century that the tales came to be known as a complete work.

May 17, 2025–Aug. 4, 2025

This immersive installation explores the interconnectedness of all living beings. Combining contemporary art and classical Chinese conceptions of nature, its 22 hand-painted silk panels invite visitors into a luminous landscape.

April 12, 2025–Aug. 4, 2025

“Don Bachardy: A Life in Portraits,” a retrospective exhibition on the prolific Los Angeles artist, featuring more than 100 works of art and archival materials spanning over 70 years.

Dec. 11, 2021–May 26, 2025

The Huntington Library’s extraordinary holdings of 12 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.

April 30, 2022–May 14, 2025

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.

Nov. 16, 2024–March 3, 2025

Nov. 16, 2024–March 3, 2025 | “Raqib Shaw: Ballads of East and West” is an invitation to see the world as Raqib Shaw sees it. The London-based artist, known for his opulent and fantastical works, blends Eastern and Western influences to create mesmerizing paintings that merge fable, history, and autobiography.

Sept. 14, 2024–Jan. 6, 2025

Sept. 14, 2024–Jan. 6, 2025 | This exhibition displays 24 artworks and a participatory exercise 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.

Sept. 14, 2024–Jan. 6, 2025

Sept. 14, 2024–Jan. 6, 2025 | “Storm Cloud” analyzes the impact of industrialization and a globalized economy on everyday life from 1780 to 1930, as charted by scientists, artists, and writers, and contextualizes the current climate crisis within this historical framework.

June 1, 2024–Sept. 23, 2024

June 1–Sept. 23, 2024 | This exhibition explores how German Renaissance artist Albrecht Dürer’s travels to Italy and beyond, and the cultural exchange with his contemporaries, transformed European art.