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Before leaving the foyer of the exhibition "Visual Voyages: Images of Latin American Nature from Columbus to Darwin," take a moment to examine two glass cases filled with tiny, exquisite hummingbirds frozen in motion. They are remarkable replicas of displays first created at the time of the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London.

In astronomy, the first time a telescope lens is exposed to the night sky for viewing is referred to as first light. Astronomers and the people who design and construct telescopes eagerly await first light

For the better part of 2017, seven female-identified artists have been mining The Huntington's collections, bringing their own interests to bear upon the institution's holdings. On Nov. 18, when the exhibition "COLLECTION/S: WCCW/five at The Huntington" opens in the Virginia Steele Scott Galleries of American Art

Often when we view a painting, we take stock of the storytelling elements that leave us with a certain thought or feeling. Especially when we are confronted with works that are associated with realism, we expect a painted scene to make sense. But how do we understand works that seem to purposely leave out key elements of the story?

Home to gorgeous gardens, spectacular art, and stunning rare books and manuscripts, The Huntington also offers an impressive slate of lectures and conferences on topics and themes related to its collections. Featured are audio recordings of five recent lectures and conversations.

The Ridge Lecture in Literature, which I'll deliver at The Huntington's Rothenberg Hall on November 1, 2017, is an opportunity to celebrate the 350th anniversary of the first publication of John Milton's Paradise Lost in 1667. It also gives me the opportunity to assess the daring originality of the greatest epic poem

To mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, The Huntington is mounting an exhibition that explores the power of the written word as a mechanism for radical change. "The Reformation: From the Word to the World" is on view in the West Hall of the Library

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.