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The blog of The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.

Art

Hidden Within “The Three Witches”

Wed., Sept. 9, 2020 | Christina M. O’Connell
When The Huntington acquired Henry Fuseli's The Three Witches in 2014, I could immediately see clues that there was something to discover beneath its surface
History of The Huntington

Big Creek and the Creek Fire

Tue., Sept. 8, 2020 | William Deverell
The catastrophic Creek Fire, burning out of control in the Sierra Nevada Mountains north of Fresno, is but one of hundreds of fires
Education

Museum Education Heads Back to School

Wed., Sept. 2, 2020 | Lisa Blackburn
Notebook paper, No. 2 pencils, colorful new backpacks. Hand sanitizer? Some back-to-school essentials never change, but the COVID-19 pandemic has turned an annual rite on its ear.
Library

California Gold Rush Landscapes

Wed., Aug. 19, 2020
In January of 1851, John R. Fitch, a gold prospector, penned these words to his brother: "The wear and tear of the mines is very great."
Library

Charles Bukowski at 100

Wed., Aug. 12, 2020 | Natalie Russell
Charles Bukowski (1920–94) would have turned 100 on August 16. The so-called "poet laureate of Los Angeles low-life" had a reputation
Library

Interpreting the Music of Harold Bruce Forsythe

Wed., Aug. 5, 2020 | Karla Ann Merino Nielsen
Most researchers using our literary collections at The Huntington are writing biographies or academic articles. But we also work with publishers and artists
Botanical

Take A Walk Among the Cycads

Wed., July 29, 2020 | Usha Lee McFarling
If you're returning to The Huntington soon, one of the places you may want to visit is the cycad walk.
Botanical

Spines, Thorns, and Prickles

Wed., July 22, 2020 | Sean C. Lahmeyer
When you walk among the living plant collections at The Huntington, especially in the Desert Garden, you may notice that many of the plants have spines.