Skip to content

Verso


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

Botanical

Rescuing a Hive of Bees

Wed., July 17, 2019 | Usha Lee McFarling
Bees are no strangers to The Huntington. There are numerous hives in trees on the property that cause few problems 
Exhibitions

An Offering to Roots

Wed., July 10, 2019 | Linda Chiavaroli
An art installation unlike any The Huntington has displayed before is now on view in the Chinese Garden
Art

The Art of Simplicity

Wed., June 26, 2019 | Lily Allen
They sit on a rectangular piece of plywood that rises mere inches off the ground—more like a dancefloor than a platform.
Conservation

Conserving Canvas

Wed., June 19, 2019 | Linda Chiavaroli
"Take every painting on a case-by-case basis." That's the mantra voiced by three members of the younger generation of conservators
Botanical

Harvesting an Orchard to Feed the Hungry

Wed., June 12, 2019 | Usha Lee McFarling
Have you ever wondered what happens to the ripe, luscious oranges you see growing in The Huntington's orchards? They help feed people in need.
Library

Before There Were Yearbooks

Wed., June 5, 2019 | Deborah Miller Marr
This is the season when students start scribbling words like "Have a great summer!"
Library

Fighting a War with Books

Wed., May 22, 2019 | Natalie Russell
"Books are weapons in the war of ideas." This was the motto of the Council on Books in Wartime, a consortium of
Conferences

Cultural Exchange During the Peace of Amiens

Wed., May 15, 2019 | Dena Goodman, Paris Amanda Spies-Gans, Cora Gilroy-Ware
On March 27, 1802, Britain and France signed the Treaty of Amiens, ending a decade of warfare