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A cyanotype imprint of leaves over a handwritten letter.
Event

Shapiro Center Webinar: Nineteenth-Century Nature and Contemporary Photography

Tue., Oct. 8, 2024

Contemporary voices in the exhibition “Storm Cloud: Picturing the Origins of Our Climate Crisis” bring forward questions of environmental history to the present. The conversation will cover such topics as land extraction, human influence on plants, environmental injustice, immigration, photographic technologies, and reparative histories.

Puya with a pink stem and pink and blue flowers.
Event

Now Blooming: Puyas

April 15, 2024–May 27, 2024

See these highly uncommon and spectacular, long-arching inflorescence blooms in deep jewel tones, flowering for a short time in the Desert Garden.

A person holds a small box with a lid, inside there is text on an orange background and objects glued in a diorama.
Event

Evening for Educators: Betye Saar (6–12 Grade)

Thu., April 11, 2024

Explore the art of Betye Saar, connect with peers, and participate in a hands-on art-making activity.

A person holds a small box with a lid, inside there is text on an orange background and objects glued in a diorama.
Event

Evening for Educators: Betye Saar (K–5 Grade)

Mon., April 8, 2024

Explore the art of Betye Saar, connect with peers, and participate in a hands-on art-making activity.

The Alcatraz Island Prison exterior, with a lush succulent and cactus garden below.
Event

In the Gardens of California’s Prison Landscape

Thu., Nov. 9, 2023

Author and horticulturist Elizabeth Lara explores how horticulture has factored into the prison landscape, and the relationships between plants, people, and places defined by histories of violence.

underside view of wood pavilion roof
Exhibition

Crafting a Garden: Inside the Creation of Liu Fang Yuan

Oct. 22, 2022–May 29, 2023

Oct. 22, 2022–May 29, 2023 | “Crafting a Garden” sheds light on the intricacies of the Chinese Garden through models, photographs, tools, and videos that tell the story of its design and construction.

Exhibition

Tang Qingnian: An Offering to Roots

June 22, 2019–Sept. 23, 2019

Visual artist Tang Qingnian 唐慶年 created these paintings as a tribute to the nature lost in the recent devastating wildfires. Five prints of the paintings hang from a bamboo framework above the Chinese Garden. 

Dancing rituals
Exhibition

Rituals of Labor and Engagement: Carolina Caycedo and Mario Ybarra Jr.

Nov. 10, 2018–Feb. 25, 2019

This exhibition showcases new works by LA artists Carolina Caycedo and Mario Ybarra Jr., focusing on bodies of color and forms of ritual.

Hanging of the Lincoln Conspirators
Exhibition

A Strange and Fearful Interest: Death, Mourning, and Memory in the American Civil War

July 16, 2012–Jan. 15, 2013

A Strange and Fearful Interest is drawn exclusively from The Huntington's collection of photographs related to the Civil War, offering an unprecedented opportunity to bring this rare and evocative material to light.

Linda Colley
Verso

World Wide History

Sep. 29, 2010

One of the last times Linda Colley gave a public lecture in Southern California, it changed the course of her research. The professor of history from Princeton will help kick off the new lecture season at The Huntington

Fragment of American flag from Fort Sumter
Verso

Capture the Flag

Apr. 12, 2011

Confederate forces attacked Fort Sumter early in the morning of April 12, 1861. Two days later, Major Robert Anderson surrendered the fortification off the coast of South Carolina, but not before lowering the American flag and keeping it as a souvenir. A fragment of that flag is bound into a volume of a unique set of books in The Huntington Library.

Folsom Endowment Update

When James P. Folsom announced that he was retiring after 36 years at The Huntington, he suggested that an appropriate way to commemorate his career would be to establish a fund that would provide a steady stream of support for the replacement of garden equipment including tractors and carts.

Greenhouse Fantasies portrait by Lynette Yiadom-Boakye
Videos and Recorded Programs

The Hilton Als Series: Lynette Yiadom-Boakye

Feb. 24, 2020

Recent portrait-like paintings by contemporary British artist Lynette Yiadom-Boakye are displayed adjacent to the historic Thornton Portrait Gallery at The Huntington in an exhibition curated by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Hi

Detail of ship from Thomas More Utopia
News

News Release - Exhibition Takes a Fresh Look at 'Utopia' with New Works That Engage with The Huntington's Collections

Oct. 9, 2019

New works of art and literature will debut at The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens in "Beside the Edge of the World," one of the programs marking The Huntington's Centennial.

Artist-botanist Zya S. Levy
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Artists in the Gardens

Oct. 23, 2017

Catherine G. Wagley, a freelance journalist who writes about art and visual culture in Los Angeles, focuses in this post on the three artists delving into the botanical collections: Zya S. Levy, Sarita Dougherty, and Olivia Chumacero.

Across the Library

Watch these videos to uncover the inner workings of our Library, where many people work together to learn from—and care for—the Huntington Library’s collection!

Verso

Thinking Outside the (Art) Box

May 31, 2022

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the amount of time that people spent focused on screens was an issue of concern. Sarah Wilson of the Autry Museum had an idea: bring together museum education staff to find an innovative way to serve the needs of children and families beyond online learning.

Portrait of Dana Johnson
Verso

Dana Johnson and Delilah Beasley

Oct. 23, 2019

Carribean Fragoza, a freelance journalist who writes about art in Southern California, focuses in this post on Dana Johnson, writer and associate professor of English

A collage of Verso highlights from 2017
Verso

Stories Worth Revisiting

Dec. 27, 2017

Before we bid farewell to 2017 and welcome 2018, we'd like to highlight several stories published over the past 12 months that are among our favorites. We launch our retrospective with one of our most popular stories of the year, an exploration of the tiny winged creatures known as fairies

Mario Ybarra Jr.
Verso

Artist Mario Ybarra Jr.

Aug. 15, 2018

The summer day simmered. As artist Mario Ybarra Jr., his assistant Jennifer Vanegas, and I strolled through the gardens under the shade of carefully trimmed foliage, steam rose from the warm, dark earth underfoot...

A modest pocketbook made in 1776 by Elizabeth Fellows
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The Spirit of 1776 and 1924 and 1979…

Jul. 4, 2014

With the arrival of Independence Day weekend, The Huntington is counting down the days to the opening of expanded gallery space in the Virginia Steele Scott Galleries of American Art. Come July 19, you can visit five new rooms that will allow for the display of nearly 100 more works.

Digital Classroom Resources

Explore objects from The Huntington’s collections through our digital resources for learners of all ages. Each digital resource includes background information and learner engagement strategies.

Volunteer Appreciation

April 16–22, 2023, is National Volunteer Week, and the perfect time to say thank you to the dedicated volunteers who help keep things running smoothly at The Huntington.

Harriet Goodhue Hosmer's Zenobia in Chains
Verso

#5WomenArtists in the American Collections

Mar. 8, 2017

The history of art is peppered with tales of women artists who struggled to gain the same recognition as men. To shine a light on women’s artistic bounty, the National Museum of Women in the Arts kicked off a social media campaign last March to honor Women’s History Month. 

Alyssa Collins. Photo by Shane Lin.
News

News Release - The Huntington Awards Octavia E. Butler Fellowship to Alyssa Collins

Apr. 19, 2021

The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens announced today that it has awarded Alyssa Collins, assistant professor of English Language and Literature and African American Studies at the University of South Carolina, a yearlong Octavia E. Butler Fellowship for the study of the renowned science fiction writer.